Spiderman: Turn off the Dark - Broadway's Biggest Musical Failure? (Part 4)
Josh Widdicombe's Archive of Pop Culture
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🗓️ 6 June 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Spiderman: Turn off the Dark - Broadway's Biggest Musical Failure? (Part 4)
In the final part of this incredible story of the Spiderman Broadwy musical - Turn off the dark, we discover the true cost, both finanical and emotional, of the infamous show.
How did it measure up to other notorious Broadway bombs?
Was it really a failure? And if so, who was to blame?
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