www.nytimes.com/ (Nov. 29 online edition)
[H]undreds of people – most of them adults – who snaked along West 42nd Street for nearly a full city block as they waited to enter the Foxwoods Theater for “Spider-Man,” which opened Sunday night. Ms. Cardace had bought their third-row seats this fall for her grandson Logan’s birthday on Nov. 7; those tickets, like many held by Spidey-goers for the first performance, were originally for the first preview that was scheduled for Nov. 14, which was delayed until Sunday night because more work was needed on the show.
“We’ve been waiting for what feels like a very long time, so we’re extra-excited, aren’t we?” Ms. Cardace asked her grandson Logan, who nodded enthusiastically.
A bit down the line was Billy Jackson, also 8, and his father, Scott, who had rearranged their trip from Cincinnati after the Nov. 14 performances was canceled; instead, they made a Thanksgiving outing to New York and caught the holiday parade and other attractions, though “Spider-Man” remained the climatic moment of the trip.
“He’s one of my favorite characters in the movies,” Billy said. Asked what he was looking forward to most, he said, “That it’s going to be good like the movies. And I’d like to see some flying.”
For costume bragging rights, no one could probably compete with 4-year-old Chris Canales, who wore a “Spider-Man” t-shirt, sweatshirt, and hat, and said that he had a Spidey undershirt and underwear on, too. He came from Dix Hills, N.Y., with his godparents Bryan and Divina Salamone, who were also showing off some Spidey red for the musical, for which they’d also purchased tickets several months ago.
“We told Chris that Spider-Man had gotten a little sick,” Mr. Salamone said, accounting for the production delays, “but now he’s better and ready to fight the bad guys.”
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