Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa hired to rewrite SPIDER MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has been hired to rewrite Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. The troubled Broadway musical is based off of the book written by Julie Taymor and Glen Berger. 

Aguirre-Sacasa is a good choice since one of the biggest criticisms about the musical it is that the webslinger lacks and insiders voice. He definitely has a grasp on Spidey, having written a number of Spider-Man comics for Marvel. He recently wrote a book to the Charles Strouse/Lee Adams musical It's A Plane, It's SUPERMAN! which was a hit at the Dallas Theatre Center. He also writes on the HBO series Big Love.

The $65 million musical has recently received horrible reviews and been slammed with safety violations. It's production has been pushed back a fifth time to a March 15 opening night. Bono and The Edge recently brought in their record producer Steve Lillywhite. This hiring has been the the most serious move they've made to improve the book.

What are your thouhts on this news?