U2-Scored "Spider-Man" Gets Broadway Start Date

U2-Scored "Spider-Man" Gets Broadway Start Date: "Spider-Man has conquered the movies. Now, with a little help from Julie Taymor and U2, it's Broadway's turn.

'Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark' will open Feb. 18, 2010, at the Hilton Theatre, its producers announced Tuesday.

Preview performances begin Jan. 16.

The musical, directed by Taymor, will feature a score by Bono and The Edge, both of U2. Taymor who was the creative force behind 'The Lion King,' Disney's long-running musical, now in its second decade on Broadway. She will co-write the 'Spider-Man' book with Glen Berger."