Opening Date for the Spider-Man Musical

The project Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, directed by Julie Taymor, and whose musical score was written by Bono and The Edge, will hit Broadway on February 18, 2010, while the pre-premiere is set for January 16, reports Billboard.com.

Although the cast has not yet been picked, Taymor has held auditions with Across the Universe actors, Jim Sturgess and Evan Rachel Wood.

Although Sturgess is not likely to play the part of Peter Parker, Wood has publicly stated that the role of Mary Jane Watson was made for her.