Bono ‘to save’ Spider-Man musical
Bono may swing to the rescue of a troubled multi-million-dollar Spider-Man musical.
The U2 frontman – who penned the score to the Broadway show with bandmate The Edge – is said to have reached out to his wealthy pals to save the extravaganza after it reportedly ran into financial trouble.
Work on the show was suspended last week after producers experienced “cash flow issues”.
It prompted rumours that the cast and crew had been released from their contracts and the whole musical had been axed. But producers insisted that was not the case.
Now Bono is being tipped as the $45 million show’s saviour.
New York Post theatre critic Michael Riedel wrote: “The help – or, more accurately, the cash – is said to be coming by way of Bono.
“Bono’s too smart to put his own money in the show, but word on the street is that he’s tapped into his vast network of rich friends and business associates to restart production.
“Designers and some stagehands go back to work today. Bono feeds half of Africa, so raising a few more million for Spider-Man shouldn’t be too difficult.”
The show is due to go into previews next February.
A representative for Bono, 49, was unavailable for comment.
Source: Splash News
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