Spider-Man's Surreal Adventures on Broadway

Very Special Episodes is a new podcast hosted by Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English. Follow us down a different rabbit hole every Wednesday.

In 2011, after many delays, one of the most anticipated musicals in theater history finally opened on Broadway. The show was Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. The powerhouse creative team included an up-and-coming playwright, a MacArthur Genius, and Bono. But its downfall would be long and treacherous. Here's the story of what went wrong — and why we're still pushing for a revival.

Go follow Very Special Episodes! Drop in on the night someone poisoned the cast and crew of James Cameron's Titanic; unravel a 130-year-old mystery surrounding the Pledge of Allegiance; go inside the illicit black market moon rock trade. And more!

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CREDITS

Hosted by Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English

Written by Joe Kinosian

Produced by Josh Fisher

Editing and Sound Design by Chris Childs

Additional Editing by Emily Marinoff

Mixing and Mastering by Baheed Frazier

Story Editors are Josh Fisher and Marisa Brown

Research and Fact-Checking by Austin Thompson and Joe Kinosian

Original Music by Elise McCoy

Show Logo by Lucy Quintanilla

Executive Producer is Jason English

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