LOS ANGELES—Fil-Am Natalie Mendoza, who decided to bow out of the headline-making “Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark” musical in Broadway, will be replaced by another Fil-Am, T.V. Carpio. U2’s Bono and The Edge wrote the score of the musical which has been plagued by injuries suffered by cast members.
Natalie, who was going to play the principal role of Arachne, a villainess, sustained a concussion when a piece of backstage equipment hit her on the head. Natalie is one of several actors who were injured in the big budgeted musical stage version of the Marvel comics hero’s exploits. Born in Hong Kong, she is the daughter of Filipino musician Noel Mendoza and Australian TV personality Robin Jackson.
T.V. also has a Hong Kong connection. She is the daughter of Teresa Carpio, a Filipina singer based in Hong Kong, and Peter Mui, a businessman also in Hong Kong. The show’s director, Julie Taymor, met T.V. when she cast her in the film
“Across the Universe.” Originally hired to play a member of the Greek chorus in “Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark,” T.V. now has the key role when the $65-million production officially opens on Feb. 7 at the Foxwoods Theatre. Her credits include “Rent” and the movies “She Hate Me” and “Limitless.”
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Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer
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