‘Spider-Man’ To Tour

Michael Cohl’s opus, the $75-million “Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark,” musical is coming to a theater or arena near you – if you live in Las Vegas, Hamburg, Germany, or London.

Photo: AP / Jenny Anderson / Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark)

Justin Matthew Sargent (L) points to outgoing Spidey Reeve Carney during a curtain call for “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” at the Foxwoods Theatre in New York Sept. 15. Carney left after 840 performances and lots of drama.

“Spider-Man” is being prepped to hit the road, according to an interview in Toronto’s Globe And Mail. The production has been playing at the Foxwoods Theatre in New York City since it opened with fits and starts in 2011.

While Cohl admits “Spider-Man” has been an undertaking, he still considers it one of his biggest accomplishments.

“I would compare it to a war,” he told the paper. “It’s been the worst project I’ve ever gotten involved in. … Yes, Spider-Man has had an infinite capacity to trouble and disappoint. But it’s also been the greatest triumph of my entire career.”

Some of the low moments for Cohl undoubtedly included several cast injuries, critics panning the original storyline (the script underwent a massive rewrite), and a settled lawsuit from former director Julie Taymor.

A tell-all memoir by writer Glen Berger, who rewrote the script, and a documentary shot by Cohl’s son that captured all the behind-the-scenes drama of the production, are forthcoming, the Globe And Mail noted.