From Screen to Stage 从银幕到舞台
[audio]http://file.24en.com/bbc/tae/assets_11254643/bbc_tae_321_screen_to_stage_110615_tae_321_screen_to_stage_audio_au_bb.mp3[/audio][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][p=21, 2, left][b]Showbiz[/b] is a tough world – even if you are a superhero.[/p][p=21, 2, left]A stage musical about Spider-Man has finally [b]opened[/b][b] on Broadway[/b] to[b]mixed reviews[/b].[/p][p=21, 2, left]Critics praised the [b]cast[/b] but [b]blasted[/b]other aspects of the production, which had been delayed six times because of technical problems and injuries.[/p][p=21, 2, left]The Hollywood Reporter's David Rooney summed up the mood when he called Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark a "[b]clunky reworking[/b]".[/p][p=21, 2, left]Ben Brantley from the New York Times said that the show had gone "from[b]jaw-dropping [/b]badness to mere [b]mediocrity[/b]".[/p][p=21, 2, left]The [b]score[/b], by U2's Bono and the Edge, also got [b]a panning[/b]. Entertainment Weekly said the show's [b]numbers [/b]were "a mostly[b]lacklustre[/b] collection of [b]forgettable[/b] tunes".[/p][color=#3f3f3f][size=12px][float=right][img=226,170]http://www.24en.com/d/file/bbc/bbc2/2011-06-16/14231cde0dcf4abb15b12cd727c4c35e.jpg[/img][p=30, 2, left]The Foxwoods Theatre, New York, where the Spider-Man musical is showing[/p][/float]
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[p=21, 2, left]Despite the [b]poor reception[/b], the musical might still be a [b]hit[/b]. Tickets are [b]selling out[/b] and lots of celebrities went to the opening night, including Bill Clinton, the rapper Jay-Z and Andrew Lloyd Webber.[/p][p=21, 2, left]Over in [b]the West End[/b], another[b]stage adaptation[/b] of a Hollywood movie has had a more positive reception. Shrek the Musical opened on Tuesday evening.[/p][p=21, 2, left]Writing in the Guardian, Michael Billington said the show was "genuinely[b]theatrical[/b]," although he was disappointed with the score. He also praised the performances, in particular that of Nigel Harman, whom he said [b]stole the show[/b] as the evil Farquaad[/p][/font]
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