Marvel Universe Live!

Marvel Universe Live!
Poster for the 2014 UK tour.
Company Feld Entertainment
Genre Superheroes
Show type Touring arena
Date of premiere July 10, 2014 (2014-07-10)
Location Mobile
Creative team
Primary Marvel character creators Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
Producer Juliette Feld
Other information
Production company Feld Entertainment
Official website

Marvel Universe Live!, stylized as Marvel Universe LIVE!, is a touring live action arena show featuring Marvel Comics characters by Feld Entertainment.

Marvel's previous licensed theatrical show, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, a Broadway musical, was plagued by several injures. The movie licenses currently do not restrict the licensed out Marvel characters' appearances in a theatrical presentation like an arena show.[1]

History

In March 2013, Feld Entertainment agreed with Marvel Entertainment to produce a Marvel Character-based live arena show.[2] For nearly two years, development and engineering had been underway for the show.[1] In September 2013, regional casting calls began in Los Angeles with another set held in Las Vegas, New York and in Orlando in October.[3] In October 2013, at New York Comic Con, Marvel and Feld revealed that the arena show would be Marvel Universe LIVE![4] In February 2014, the performers were cast and rehearsals began at Feld's facility in Ellenton. Martial artists, aerial performers, X Games competitors and stunt people was the pool from which the cast was selected.[1]

On July 10, 2014, Marvel Universe Live! premiered at the Tampa Bay Times Forum with showing there until July 13. The show has an initial 85-city national tour.[1] The show's world premiere follows on August 13 at New York City’s Barclays Center. After Tampa, Florida and New York City, the show will stay on the east coast which includes stops at Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Nashville, Miami, and Atlanta.[5]

A new Marvel Universe Live! show, "Age of Heroes", was announced by Feld in May 2017. The tour had a soft launch in New Orleans from June 23–25 before heading out West for the summer. Age of Heroes debuted at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on July 7, 2017. Then Age of Heroes went to the Midwest in the fall follow by Canada and circling the USA until early 2019 when the show goes over seas.[6]

Original show

Marvel Universe Live!
Poster for the 2014 UK tour.
Company Feld Entertainment
Date of premiere July 7, 2017 (2017-07-07)
Creative team
Director Shanda Sawyer[1]
Writers Adam Wilson & Melanie Wilson LaBracio[7]
Stunt coordinator Andy Armstrong[1]
Producer Juliette Feld[1]
Casting director Jessica Ferris[3]
Costume designer Cynthia Nordstrom[8]
Other information
Length 90 Minutes[1]

Thor shattered the cosmic cube, so it would not fall into dangerous hands. Loki moves to reform the cube in order to destroy the Earth. So, a worldwide race for the fragments is on. The Avengers, Spider-Man and the X-Men work to stop Loki and the other involved super villains (Red Skull, Madame Hydra, Electro, Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus) to save the Earth.[1][5]

Characters

Age of Heroes

The Guardians of the Galaxy and the Avengers team up to help Dr. Strange retrieve the Wand of Watoomb from Yondu. Loki also is in pursuit.[11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Kennedy Wynne, Sharon (July 1, 2014). "Ambitious Marvel stunt show makes world premiere in Tampa". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Marvel, circus company join forces for superhero arena show". Los Angeles Times. March 13, 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  3. 1 2 Clark, Noelene (October 12, 2013). "'Marvel Universe Live': Behind the scenes of a superhero arena show". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ McMillan, Graeme (October 12, 2013). "NYCC: Marvel Reveals Live-Action Stage Event to Launch 2014". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  5. 1 2 Suhay, Lisa (July 21, 2014). "Marvel heroes take their 'powers' to live stage show". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  6. ↑ Lush, Tamara (May 17, 2017). "'Marvel Universe LIVE!': Superheroes save the day in new show, with Utah on itinerary". The Salt Lake Tribune. AP. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Rearick, Kristie (July 18, 2014). "'Marvel Universe Live!' show blows away sibling team who penned script". South Jersey Times. nj.com. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 Truitt, Brian (November 5, 2013). "Avengers assemble on the 'Marvel Universe LIVE!' tour". USA Today. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  9. 1 2 "'Marvel Universe Live' Brings Superheroes to Life". ABCNews.com. ABC News. July 4, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  10. ↑ Roberts, Kimberly C. (July 24, 2014). "'Marvel Universe Live!' comes to Wells Fargo". The Philadelphia Tribune. Archived from the original on August 5, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  11. ↑ Lussier, Germain (July 18, 2017). "The Marvel Universe Live Show Is a Goofy, Kid-Friendly Preview of Infinity War". io9. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
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