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Suck Sense...Tingling!
Poor Peter Parker. He survives encounters with Dr. Octopus, Electro, and Kraven the Hunter only to be humiliated by a much more sinister foe; Bono, evil master of musical theater! In news sure to sicken many, the U2 maestro and his sidekick the Edge are reportedly signed on to write songs for an upcoming Spider-man musical helmed by Broadway heavyweight Julie Taymor.
But at least they're not over-thinking it. From the Playbill casting notice:
"The character Arachne ("female, 20-35 years old, any ethnicity") is described as "a beautiful, boastful young woman turned into a spider for her hubris and lack of respect for the gods. She subsequently appears to Peter Parker and the audience as in turn a powerful spider-woman who comes from another time to inspire Peter; an otherworldly lover; a bride; a terrifying (and sexy) dark goddess of vengeance; a dance partner in a charged and violent spiders dance of death; and, finally, a lonely, fragile young woman." Casting is seeking a "strong Celtic, Balkan style, e.g., Sinead O'Connor," noting, "outside the box ideas are welcomed. Could be someone from the music industry."
Also, a "Geek Chorus" consisting of "three teenage boys and one girl" are described to "meet to ritualistically retell the greatest Spider-man stories.""
Yeah.
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WTF

What WON'T Bono do these days? He's becoming a parody of a parody of a parody of a...you get the picture.

John Zeiss

You've got to shitting me. It's April 1st, right?

Brian

Oh, it's true. Read it and weep.

Jeff Klingman

Nothing surprises me with Bono anymore. I'm immune.

Dave Park

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