I never really understood what Bono was thinking when he came up with the idea for his disastrous Spider-man broadway musical. I mean, Westside Story already looked silly when gangs fought each other using elaborate song and dance numbers instead of badass martial arts, but imagine if those guys were wearing brightly colored and extremely tight spandex? Yeah, musicals tend to bring out the worst in the already silly superhero genre. Unfortunately, people still think a stage musical about superheroes can work, hence: Batman Live.
I’ll let the trailer speak for itself, after the cut: