Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History (44 page)

Dafoe, William,
31

Damiano, Jenn,
130
,
330
,
346

and chemistry,
171
–72,
311

as Mary Jane,
123
,
143
,
311

and new direction,
311

and publicity,
278
,
336
,
338

and tech details,
143
,
181
,
201

Daniels, Chris,
70

Deans, Jonathan,
162
,
168
,
254
,
258

Devine, Matt,
97
,
149
,
172

Disney Company,
107
,
111
,
139
,
248
,
255
,
277
,
323

Ditko, Steve,
5
,
6

Dolgoff, Gene,
80

DreamWorks,
107

Dunst, Kirsten,
48

The Edge,
12
,
21
,
26
,
76

meetings with,
see
Bono

and Plans A-C/X,
218
,
234
–38,
240
,
260
–61,
263
–65,
267
,
272
,
276

and publicity,
90
,
91
,
92
,
113
,
134
–35,
139
,
173
–74

and rehearsals,
174
–76

and rewrites,
303
–4,
314
,
317
,
319
,
321
,
336

and
Spider-Man
music,
29
–30,
35
–42,
49
–51,
52
–55,
64
–65,
88
,
94
,
99
,
122
–23,
159
–62,
281
,
301
–2,
312
,
335
,
336
–37,
340
,
351

and U2,
see
U2

Edwards, Blake,
9
,
66

Eileen the Unsung,
318
,
329
,
334

Elice, Rick,
10

Elliott, Erin,
310

Ende, Joop van den,
10

Ezralow, Danny,
101
,
102
,
111
,
254
,
264
,
319
,
340
,
351
–52

and aerial action,
71
–72,
124

and choreography,
66
,
100
,
124
–25,
130
,
131
,
132
–33,
148
,
306
,
309
,
325

in exile,
300
–301,
306
,
308
–9,
310

and injuries/glitches,
196
,
203

and morale,
131
,
195
,
225
–26,
300
–301

and rehearsals,
143
–44,
167
,
171

and spirituality,
127
,
177
–78,
203
,
239
,
241

Finke, Nikki,
44

Flying by Foy,
67
–68

The Flying Dutchman,
71

Fool’s Fire,
50

Ford Center for the Performing Arts,
76

forgiveness,
348
–49

42nd Street,
192

Foxwoods Theatre,
127
,
131
,
137
,
209
,
340

Frida,
265
,
277

Friedman, Roger,
336

Gallo, Fred,
84
–85

Garfinkle, David,
11
–12,
29
,
90
,
95
,
114
,
129
,
348

and finances,
37
,
48
,
78
,
83
,
103
,
106
–12,
119
,
158

and Hello,
12
,
27
,
112
,
117
,
295

and Hilton Theatre,
76
–77

and Marvel,
55
,
58
,
87
–88,
110
–11

and music,
39
,
64
,
88

and schedules,
42
,
47
,
220

and technology,
68

and U2,
21
,
38
,
113

Geffen, David,
109

Gelblum, Seth,
20
,
63
,
112
,
239
,
264
,
265
,
271

George, Jennifer,
217
–18

Gohl, Teese,
56
–57,
95
,
123
,
258

as music supervisor,
52
,
142
,
167
,
340

Goldenthal, Elliot,
12
,
50
,
52

Goldsworthy, Andy,
320

Good Morning America,
134
–35,
218

The Green Bird,
31
,
71

Green Goblin (fict.):

casting of,
54
,
97
–98

character of,
15
,
31
–32,
155
–56,
299
,
315
,
327
,
336

and grand piano,
18
–19,
157
,
179

Spider-Man’s dogfight with,
66
–68,
131
–32,
156
–57,
170
,
185
–86,
229
,
240
,
330

Grendel,
50
,
61

Grigsby, Kimberly,
93
,
99
,
161
–62,
184
,
191
,
312

Harris, Jere,
116
–18,
129
,
135
,
197
–98,
330
,
348

and arbitration meeting,
271
–76

and finances,
117
–18,
119

and Phil,
262
,
291
–92,
295

and Plans A-C/X,
224
,
227
–28,
231
–32,
242
,
262
–63

and previews,
188
,
221

and PRG,
116
–17

Harris, Neil Patrick,
338

Healy, Patrick,
166
,
173
–74,
208
,
258
,
275
,
321
,
336

Hello Entertainment,
51
–52,
66
,
106
–7

and David,
12
,
27
,
112
,
117
,
295

as Goodbye Entertainment,
117

launch of,
10

and Tony,
10
–11,
12
,
102
,
117
,
295

Hilton Theatre,
76
–77,
101
,
105
–7,
117
,
127
;
see also
Foxwoods Theatre

Hippodrome,
105

Holder, Don,
72
,
142
,
143
,
274
,
313

Hopkins, Anthony,
98

hubris,
307
–8,
309
,
350

Hylenski, Peter,
258

I Ching,
227
,
229

ideograph,
24
,
350

Iger, Bob,
255

Ishioka, Eiko,
70
,
91
,
142
,
346

Jack (crew member),
227
–29

Jackson, Michael,
146

Jacksons,
115

Jameson, J. Jonah (fict.),
31
,
165
,
178

Jefferson Airplane,
98

Jersey Boys,
10

John, Elton,
99
,
257

Jordan, Neil,
12
–13,
14
–15,
21
,
29
,
122
,
257
,
347

Joshua Tree National Park,
349

Jules (friend),
17
,
23
,
334
,
338
–39

Julia, Raul,
216

Jung, Carl,
280

Kansas City Star,
334

Keating, Isabel,
150
,
283

Ketay, Joyce,
244
,
268
–69,
287
,
290
–91

Khayat, Nadir,
175

King Kong,
345

Kushner, Tony,
17

Lancman, Rory,
205

Landscape with the Fall of Icarus
(Bruegel),
351

Lauer, Matt,
325
–26

Lee, Alice,
295
,
319

Lee, Stan,
5
,
6
,
154
,
155
,
208
,
294
,
314

Lennon, John,
63
,
174

Les Misérables,
29
,
182
,
188

Letterman, David,
278

Leveaux, David,
166

Liberace,
179

Lillywhite, Steve,
281
,
302

The Lion King,
13
,
50
,
69
,
97
,
99
,
118
,
142
,
348

cost of,
48
,
107

illusions delivered in,
14
,
23
–24,
62
,
139
,
246
,
277

opening of,
145

The Little Mermaid,
75
,
170
,
273
–74

Live Nation Entertainment,
108
,
127

Lloyd Webber, Andrew,
258

Loomis, Dodd,
206

The Magic Flute,
61
,
197

Maguire, Tobey,
70

Maisel, David,
27
,
58
,
92
,
110

Manson, Marilyn,
54
,
89

Marks, Ken,
283
,
306

Marks, Peter,
252

Marshall, Kathleen,
309

Martin, Mary,
68
,
170

Marvel Comics,
5
,
314
;
see also
Spider-Man (comic books)

Marvel Entertainment:

and Disney,
111

meetings with,
55
–59,
87
,
255

public image as concern of,
27
,
41
,
58
–59,
79
,
88

and
Spider-Man
movies,
11
,
47
,
48

and
Spider-Man
musical,
12
,
13
,
25
,
41
,
92
,
106
,
107
,
108
,
110
–12,
121
,
248
,
272
,
274
,
296
,
313
,
323

Marx Brothers,
A Night at the Opera,
181

Mayer, Michael,
41

McCallum, Martin,
62
,
111

and finances,
78
,
84
,
110
,
114

as line producer,
29
,
112

and Marvel,
58
,
112

and schedules,
42
,
76

and tech issues,
68
,
74
,
77

McGuinness, Paul,
11
,
26

McKinley, Phil,
262
,
334
–35,
339
,
347

and the circus,
263
–64,
294
–95,
301

as co-director/director,
261
,
282
–83,
330
,
331

and Cohl,
261
,
295
,
313
,
317
–18,
319
,
323

and Goblin’s Goddesses,
315

and morale,
301
,
306
,
316
–17

and new direction,
263
,
286
,
291
–300,
311
,
311
–18,
327
,
329
,
336

and publicity,
325
–26,
333

and rewrites,
314
,
321
–24

Mendoza, Natalie:

as Arachne,
98
–99,
194
,
198

and injuries,
190
–92,
196
,
203
,
205
–6

and tech issues,
181
,
185

Menzel, Idina,
170

A Midsummer Night’s Dream,
347

Millan, Jim,
278
,
282
,
287

Mirren, Helen,
89

Miss Saigon,
29

Molina, Alfred,
31

MOMIX,
71

Mulheren, Michael,
206
,
305

Mullen, Larry,
51

Murdoch, Rupert,
174
–75

Nederlander Organization,
11