weird spider-man musicals

[@MusicallyMeen]

I like to imagine that when Reeve Carney and Patrick Page (who played Green Goblin in TOTD) met during Hadestown it was like a mini-reunion. Like: “Hey…remember the OSHA violations?”

[@donultrawide]

Don’t forget that T.V. Carpio (Arachne) played Eurydice alongside them in the Edmonton production

[@MusicallyMeen]

@@donultrawide Oh my gods I didn’t know that. Coincidence? I think NOT.

[@erikdaniels0n]

During Reeve’s last show as Orpheus, the entire original cast came back to see him off and gave speeches and Patrick Page revealed that he was actually the one who convinces Reeve to come to Canada to play Orpheus in the initial run

[@lilytaylor4760]

It’s kind of hilarious to me that Reeve didn’t get hurt during Spiderman but he did get smacked with a lamp during Hadestown

[@carolkoski4875]

@@donultrawide rachel chavkin really took everyone from turn off the dark and put them in hadestown, it's hilarious

[@honey.blossom456]

The fact that Spider-Man turn off the dark is THE MOST expensive broadway musical to date is literally wild lmao

[@dragonetafireball]

13:06 “no goblin, you die” is so funny compared to Sam Raimi Spider-Man who does everything in his power to not kill goblin

[@sydneykingmusic]

Watching Howard Stern be so unflinchingly wrong about the meaning of My Hero in front of Dave Grohl-without even a self-conscious bone in his body-makes me feel like I should be a little kinder to myself when I make mistakes

[@user-zo6jh6rl9z]

For real, I can’t imagine making a song for a musical, about how anyone can be a hero even if they don’t seem like one, then a guy asks if the songs about your late best friend

[@lindseyb2777]

The thing that interests me about Rock Reflections is that it’s a period piece. It’s clearly set in the ‘60s like the early comics. The music is ‘60s, the language and slang is ‘60s, it’s just up to its eyeballs in the vibes. I think it could become quite a quaint little production for black box theaters; no fancy webswinging sequences, just a weird nerd from the 1960s crushing on a girl and moving on from the girl dying. While juggling being a superhero.

[@clairegb9837]

Ok but MJs vocals in Lady Marmalade ate. No idea why she’s singing that, but a slay nonetheless

[@kabobawsome]

the worst part about doing an origin story is that they always change the radioactive spider into something more """reasonable""" WRITERS. KEEP THE GODDAMN RADIOACTIVE SPIDER RADIOACTIVE.

[@satinahall]

I'm surprised that the Spiderverse movies have yet to acknowledge any of the musicals

[@ninereeds1810]

Actually, Swiss Miss (a character from 'Turn Off the Dark') has a background cameo in 'Across the Spiderverse'! You can see her silhouette in the super-villian prison.

[@ohmygodtheykilledkenny4887]

​@@ninereeds1810I love that! Wish they'd have Arachne from the original version of Turn Of The Dark in the background

[@neofromthewarnerbrothersic145]

​@ohmygodtheykilledkenny4887 and let her speak at least one little line please!

[@ripphunter8872]

DID PETER SNAP THAT DUDES NECK???

[@baylorwuzhere]

YES! I WAS SO FLABBERGASTED!!!

[@gggthsb]

straight up killed the guy 😅

[@gaygrim]

RIGHT WTF?!

[@princessjazmin6499]

4:38 Jesus I was not prepared for the the actor to be so ripped what-

[@brentparker7359]

The concept of "No More" must be catnip to lyricists. Besides "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark" and "Into the Woods," "No More" is also a song title in "See What I Wanna See," "tick...tick...BOOM!" and "The Goodbye Girl."

[@sonofaspyder3000]

“Spider-Man’s 3 musical endeavors” *SPIDER BELLS SPIDER BELLS SWINGING THROUGH MIDTOWN*

[@cassidyr2287]

MAX POSTED MAX POSTED THIS IS NOT A DRILL

[@ripphunter8872]

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨

[@darcim8737]

okay I'm only at the start but you point out that spiderman rocks is using holding out for a hero is SO funny to me because that songs composser - the legend that is Jim Steinman - was at the time working on a batman musical inspired by the Burton films. sadly it never got out of development hell, but the demo tracks are so good would recommend giving them a listen

[@linksavetheday]

there was another spider-man musical in 1999 at the British theme park Butlins, it was called spider-man on stage, no video footage of it exists but the cast recording did come out on CD

[@TheLyricsAnalyst]

Not Butlins.. that place is so bloody nostalgic ☠️

[@wormskink]

as soon as u finished explaining the video conept i had to rush to the timestamps to make sure the third musical would be rock reflections. i found it ages ago in the depths of fixation and was very obsessed with it. cant wait to hear commentary about that weird little concept album LMAOO

[@FortKnoxMovies]

For the longest time I’ve had the vaguest memory of being a little kid and watching some random live spirderman show. I have this strange memory of my family and me talking to the Spider-Man actor after the show the because we were the only ones in the audience. For the longest time I thought maybe I made it up or it was a weird dream or something, but after watching this it hit me! It was Spider-Man Rocks!

[@beepatpen]

I bet you made that guy's day lmao

[@vernalloy4640]

There's another Spider-Man musical! The Spidey Project was a fanmade musical released in 2012 in reaction to Turn Off The Dark, with a self-described focus on "clear, simple story telling and character driven theater." It... is honestly not very good, but definitely captures some of the tonal whiplash and odd phrasing in old comics, to the point where the finale culminates in the refrain of, "I want Spider-Man inside of me!" Deeply ridiculous show and definitely aware of it. A stage recording is available on this very site! I consider it lacking a little in... heart? Nothing in the show will make you cry but there is this FUCKING KILLER INSTRUMENTAL NUMBER CALLED CHAMELEON

[@vernalloy4640]

ALSO PLEASE GOD RAGGEDY ANN MUSICAL!!!!! my beloved mutuals did so much work to unearth it

[@elise2920]

Gwendolyn was IMMEDIATELY added to the playlist

[@averyeml]

Credit where it’s due, those pyro effects in Spider-Man were spot on perfectly timed to Another One Bites the Dust. It’s just about the only praise I’ve got for it other than “the actors sure are giving their all,” but still

[@beepatpen]

honestly can we just get a pyrotechnics show to queen songs, I think that would make good money Lmao

[@thatsMasonDrake]

A musical that you might enjoy looking into is Birds & Bats! It's a smaller batman + batfamily musical. It's genuinely so good 😭

[@pqcowboychanel]

Or Holy musical b@ man

[@nightinggalejesusimsogay]

Watched it the other day it was amazing

[@bbbeansss4757]

I was lucky (or unlucky) enough to see Turn off the Dark twice as a kid and I loved it so much. Reeve Carney was my first celebrity crush because of his performance. I've come to realize how bad the show was but I still think Boy Falls From the Sky absolutely slaps and would be so good in a musical that had a better plot. ALSO THEY STRAIGHT UP ADDED A NEW MEMBER TO THE SINISTER SIX AND NOBODY TALKS ABOUT THAT

[@Sebastientalkstoomuch]

You should definitely look into It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman the musical based on the Superman comics it premiered in the 60s had a cringy 70s tv movie and a off off broadway revival in 2006

[@TheManUpstairsHere]

I could watch a nine hour video from max and still be interested even with my minuscule attention span.

[@amandamoore7512]

6:55 THAT SONG WAS LITERALLY ON THE 2002 RAIMI SPIDERMAN SOUNDTRACK I ACTIVELY REMEMBER THAT SONG AND THAT MOVIE BEING TIED TOGETHER HOLY SHIT THATS ALL THIS IS

[@amandamoore7512]

6:02 yes you’re 100% right baby they’re literally pulling a Nemo Musical of the Raimi movie and THATS why this scene is a thing In that Spiderman movie MJ is attacked in an alley by rapey guys, saved by Spidey and THAT is where they put the upside down kiss scene in the movie🫠

[@jerryorg1]

You should do a video on Pokemon Live! Ash's mom is played by Dee Roscioli (who played Elphaba on Broadway!), James was played by Andrew Rannells (Elder Price), and the story was so strange it invented an entire ship in the Pokemon fandom (DiamondShipping, Delia x Giovanni). Love the vid! ❤

[@hiimaytuser5832]

10:46 isnt MJ like a high schooler? isn't the green goblin like 30 years older than her at least? who's idea was this? I think my main example of this would be that in the Sam Raimi trilogy she dated Harry Osborn the green goblin's son, so having in mind that at least in the Sam Raimi trilogy she was he's daughter-in-law, Wich I know that is exclusive to the Sam Raimi trilogy but regardless of adaptation she is still a minor (Edited because I focused on comparing the musical and the Sam Raimi' movies because I thought the musical was inspired on them, if there are incorrect things let me know)

[@sirgentlebread7302]

We never see MJ in the comics until Peter's in college already, so she's an adult comic wise.

[@qwellen7521]

6:30-6:41 Wait… did Spiderman just kill that guy? I mean he was an attempted rapist but that’s still a wildly out of character moment.

[@rileyp2775]

PIDERMAN DOES ROCKS

[@LyricNear]

part 3 of politely spamming you to cover the raggedy ann musical

[@ErisIsAnAbomination]

Bonus points if he also covers the film version, it’s absolutely nightmarish in the best way possible.

[@LyricNear]

@@ErisIsAnAbomination oh the movie has nothing on the stage musical. some creepy visuals sure but a lot less death. they aren't really "versions" they're completely different stories

[@Pixie_Shmixie]

I read a book about the production of Turn Off The Dark once and it was…certainly something.

[@elizabethwood2063]

It's so good, and it leaves no doubt that U2 thought they could coast through the songwriting part of creating a musical. I'm sure those guys are in the top 0.01% of living humans in terms of being able to sit down for one day and produce something that can get radio play, but songs in musical theater have to do a lot more than be listenable. Anyway, I think about that book at my work a lot, every time I tell people "before something can be brilliant, it must first be competent.

[@steviguzman7575]

Excited for more musical content but I'd watch you read a shopping list. Love your vids Max

[@DimeUhDozen]

24:00 would work like ten times better if it was the guitar lick from the 90’s animated series.

[@ceridvven]

i clicked on this video without knowing my headphone volume was all the way up and got absolutely blasted by sound. my ears are ringing but it was worth it for a new max video

[@youraveragetheatrenerd2330]

Btw I would trust you wholeheartedly with the stage production of Spider Man: Rock Reflections of a super hero

[@luckywons]

ive seen the spiderman rocks one in person as a kid and was blown away bc they kept singing i need a hero, but I AM AMPED FOR THIE VIDEO

[@haydenoneverything2002]

I actually wrote a script for Rock Reflections of A Super Hero and it runs to about 50 minutes long. I'm going to try and produce it as a small workshop in my area!

[@paigemorabito4770]

The dr. Octopus outro could easily trick someone to think its hello goodbye

[@mabbimoo]

YESSSSS I watched Spider-Man rocks with a few friends after you mentioned it in a video, so happy you made a full video!

[@runningbaconman9598]

If you are looking for a proper musical rendition of another one bites the dust, check out “we will rock you” the musical (specifically try to get the North American rendition of it) amazing cast and production all around. Would really appreciate it if you could check it out!!! Love the content ❤❤❤

[@scrambldrabbit]

i just discovered ur channel, youre so underrated! i hope the algorithm picks up your content because i think there’s a big audience waiting for you

[@michel0dy]

I'm coming out of this as a fan of Rock Reflections of a Superhero, I need a proper musical on this

[@Wiilovefandoms]

These make my whole month everytime he posts. Could anything be better!

[@Ash-zj4vn]

Amazing video! There was also a UK musical called Spider-Man on Stage, which even had a cast album that I own for some reason lol

[@theboringkaren]

If I can recall (I worked at TOTD), Bono and The Edge weren't around for previews, they wrote the music and peaced out, so Reeve's band had a big hand in the music since they were musicians for the show.

[@spiltbongwater7591]

the doowop song sold me. i need to see this musical

[@alexthestinker]

Its funny you talk about the nemo musical. The childrens theater I work at is doing Nemo next season and we are fightinng to not have weird puppets

[@shaefurlong1907]

6:38 I'm sorry, did spider man just break that guys neck?

[@societycrumbles]

I can't help but to think about Titus' song about too many Spider-Men from Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, lol

[@heathercalun4919]

The Universal Studios show is probably the best one _as a show._ Personally I like "Turn Off the Dark" just because of how many risks it took. I'll agree "Reflections in Rock" has better music and "sounds more like what I'd expect a Spider Man musical to sound like" if that makes sense... but for how weird and obscure this gem was I really wish it had given more insight into Peter's psyche like the intro promised.

[@Athairne]

I'm legitimately grateful you introduced me to that last work and I'm honest to god going to look it up and give it a serious listen. Maybe it's because this was my dad's era so I'm predisposed to feel positively to that kind of rock lol.

[@5nightsatgengars830]

This reminds me of spooder-man,also I love the way he just snapped that man’s neck😂

[@biv524]

If I had a nickel for everytime a universal theme park musical used “lady marmalade” I would have 2 nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice

[@user-nd4fb9rx1u]

My hole life is siting on the floor with a headache and reflecting on life.

[@Ty-xb7dj]

I was literally thinking “what if Maxwell did a spider-man musical video” so I looked at your channel and it was the first video I saw

[@bestiecon]

if you’re looking for bad musicals… bare: a pop opera is a great example. the bits that are good are so so good but the bits that miss… oh boy

[@cartoongraveyard4643]

Seeing you cover a concept album was really cool - I feel like it'd be neat to see your thoughts on the album Go To School by The Lemon Twigs!! It's got a wild concept (woman who gave up on her rockstar dreams raises a chimp to believe he's a human) but it gets devastatingly emotional at times. Even if you don't review it, HIGHLY recommend checking it out anyway :D

[@deynat7481]

This came at the perfect time because I was just thinking about a friend who saw Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark when we were kids!! Still don't know if he was being honest about it

[@theoracle0914]

As a TOTD fan, I agree with a lot of Max’s points but I really want to know what his thoughts of Sinistereo (the song that plays during the Sinister Six taking over the world)? It is one of my favorite songs from the album and that version is different than from the Second Version of the musical

[@thenumberoneprincessesinth4950]

Spider-Man turn off the dark is my roman empire and now I have to look into the other two

[@gabby3036]

12:29 I'm not totally convinced it's not Will Ferrell under that goblin mask.

[@KieraWaffles]

that rock reflections album was incredible, i hope it does get made into a stage show

[@waterwitch1690]

Bro do it, get ahead of the game, start choreographing it now, recruite some theatre nerd friends, make a stage version of it for fun and upload it to KZbin like the good’ol days. It doesn’t need to look professional, that’s what makes it so fun to do! Everyone one is scared on monetization, but what ever happened to making things because your passionate about it and not for an income.

[@MentalIgglybuff]

These videos fill a weird whole in my heart, thank you

[@_benn]

i love ur content i rlly hope u get more popular

[@ninereeds1810]

'A Freak Like Me' is an absolute banger and I will hear nothing bad about it.

[@FrecklesHasAQuestionMark]

SpongeBob musical brought up in the context of bands writing musicals, please be TMBG mentioned [jackpot sound effect]

[@Rainbowfox_]

This video made me such a big fan of Rock Reflections and I am forever grateful !!!!

[@NemeyukoP]

Fun fact, I think the bootleg for turn off the dark you used had the actor Robert Cuccioli as Norman Osborn/Green Goblin. He the original actor to play Jekyll & Hyde on broadway and the 1995 pre broadway tour. Not first to play the character but still. Do with that what you will.

[@Imthatguykayden]

Ok next do diary of a wimpy kid the musical (yes that’s a real thing)

[@drew-id]

You hit the nail on the head. Universal undoubtedly had a list of songs they already had the rights to...

[@ApolloAzraelSpektra]

Wow, they'll really let anyone sing on stage if you ask.

[@davidleavitt835]

I was blessed to see Turn Off The Dark twice and the more you see this as a Universal theme park/ arena touring show, on a large scale, it works. It is good fun, once one divorces it from what the traditional musical structure is. This is NOT, nor do I think ever was, meant to be a "Broadway musical" I believe someone got cocky and said let's go Broadway. Yes, as a traditional Broadway musical it sucked big time; no arguments on that point. The songs, albeit not horrible by pop/U2 standards, do feel almost out of place but, for an arena show, again, not that bad. Rock Reflections had me rolling from laughter; so bad. 😂😂😂

[@HAT.12345-c]

In Spiderman rocks It sounds like let’s get ready 2 rumble on Dreamcast

[@ElsaLouiseSinger]

I wanna see this guy review MWCA: Musical Without a Cool Acronym lol :)

[@daniellebalouise9596]

I always get so excited for your videos. You're one of my deepest comfort watches. It just feels like home.

[@chloejarvis1]

I have no clue what Tarzan musical & mishaps you're talking about good sir, please do a video on it

[@ArturGlass.C]

That Gwendolyn Doo-Woop song is so fucking good tho.

[@realjpegmafia]

I thought I was one of the few people that knew of rock reflections of a superhero great video ! I didn’t know about Spider-Man rocks

[@lemonade8660]

my favorite spiderman musical is holy musical b@man

[@FnafTTTEKid]

“Mama! I wanna watch spider man across the multiverse!” “No little Maxy, we got spider man at Home” spider man at home:

[@Just.Kidding]

If Rock Reflections wanted to be authentic, they'd have Steve Ditko narrate and Stan Lee would take all the credit.

[@MxShadow8]

There can’t be more then 2 spider man musicals? Right?

[@cr4zysh4dez]

Spiderman rocks is giving me a brain freeze

[@abcdedavidson2227]

If you want more bad obscure musicals, you could consider looking into cruise ship original musicals. Worst show I ever saw was on a royal carribbean ship: Columbus the Musical-the (fictional) story of Christopher Columbus’ brother Marvin who has been lost to history… The couple sitting behind me seemed to find it hysterical though.

[@Measuresderepo]

Guess we’re listening to some rock reflections

[@celo7carvalho]

YOU DID NOT JUST SKIP THE FACT THAT THE FIRST THING PIDEY DOES IS SNAP THE GUYS NECK

[@montanajackson3713]

Do the Death Note musical or Back to the Future musical next!

[@fioledarsenic]

I think you'd really like Mozart L'Opera Rock, its a 2000's french musical (its up on youtube with english subtitles :]) its very campy and it makes no sense and i love it dearly! every french person i know can sing Assasymphonie by heart Even if you dont make a video about it, please go watch mozart in eyeliner singing rock songs

[@oliviasjkskdkd7584]

I’d say the biggest Broadway flop would be Oliver putnam’s Splash!

[@manta-rayz]

35:40 i've listened to stan lee pronounce murdered about 8 times now

[@blakeparkerlovesyoutoo]

I got a spiderman concept album i'm working on. idk might b amazing

[@SpideyMinion5432]

Spider-Man in Spider--Man Rocks Suit is based off of the Sam Rami Spider-Man

[@SassyTart42]

I love this video so much. New comfort vid.

[@dippitydoop]

I would just like to submit for review: Death Note the Musical thank you

[@clemclemclemclemcl]

MAX UPLOAD TIS IS TIME FOR CELEBRATION!!!

[@Hannah-gz5xy]

Where’d you find “A Soldier Starts To Bleed”? Bc I can’t find it anywhereeeee just the narration

[@SpideyMinion5432]

you forgot the 2002 musical in radio city Spider-Man live! a stunt spectacular

[@SpideyMinion5432]

btw idk if it is one

[@old_memoriaa]

NO WAY THEY SANG A FOO FIGHTERS SONG FOR SPIDER-MAN ROCKS??? that would go so hard if it was done a little better 💀