Actors who played the role of Arachne: America Olivo,Christina DeCicco,Christina Sajous,Jodi McFadden,Katrina Lenk,Megan Elizabeth Lewis,Megan Lewis,Michelle Dawson,Natalie Mendoza,T.V. Carpio ...

Ten years ago, the show Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark had an ill-fated first preview on Broadway – the beginning of its journey to becoming a legendary debacle, writes Nicholas Barber.

Spider-Man had just flown and landed onstage with the musical’s heroine, Mary Jane Watson ... (who played the villainess Arachne) as she hung in mid-air during a six-minute pause.

Broadway shows don't come with crazier backstories than Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Find out about NYC theater's favorite webslinger.

But the issues with it were most definitely linked to the lack of care for Spider-Man's lore. Arachne was, technically, pulled from the comics. — Bendis' own Ultimate Spider-Man comic.

There's plenty that's wrong with Julie Taymor's Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Broadway show, but for the fanboys of the world there's even more that's right about it. That is, if they're willing ...

Meet the original Broadway cast of Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark on Broadway, and find out who was in the Original Cast, what parts they played and more.