After endless delays, months of previews and a variety of injuries to multiple actors, director Julie Taymor is leaving the star-crossed $65 million "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" musical. Following days of rumors, producers announced the split on Wednesday, which, for Taymor, ends a nine-year effort to bring the story of the web-slinging superhero to the Broadway stage.

In a statement, the show's producers said the production's most recently announced opening night, this Tuesday (March 15), has been pushed back until "early summer" though previews will continue as the creative team reworks the script and staging.

"The additional time commitment required by this new plan will make it impossible for director and co-book writer Julie Taymor to continue on in her day-to-day duties with the production," the producers explained in the statement. Taymor will be replaced by veteran Broadway director Philip William McKinley and playwright/ "Spider-Man" comic-book writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, who will help work over the script and staging.

Others have been brought in to punch up the music and sound quality of the show, which features songs composed by U2's Bono and The Edge.

Despite Taymor's leave-taking, the play's producers stressed that she will still be involved in the musical's creative team. "Her vision has been at the heart of this production since its inception and will continue to be so," they maintained. "Julie's previous commitments mean that past March 15th, she cannot work the 24/7 necessary to make the changes in the production in order to be ready for our opening. We cannot exaggerate how technically difficult it is to make such changes to a show of this complexity."

Bono and The Edge also weighed in, saying, "Julie is a truly gifted and imaginative director. This is an epic ride, and the standing ovations we have seen from the preview audiences have confirmed our absolute faith in the project. We are listening and learning and, as a result, we have a couple of new songs we are very very excited about putting into the mix. All of us on the creative team are committed to taking 'Spider-Man' to the next level. We are confident it will reach its full potential and when it does, it will open."

Taymor did not make a public statement about the split.

The show has gotten almost universally negative reviews during its 101-performance preview run, with critics complaining about the confusing story, awkward staging and numerous technical glitches.

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