Spider-Man... the Musical?

[Broccoli]

Fair point on Peter Pan, Chris. I hadn't thought of a fly system. That would probably be the best bet.

^^Maybe, but having the mask on might have an effect on the performer's breathing or freedom of mouth/jaw movement, for all I know.

A microphone in the mask wouldn't be a problem at all. Depending on how it is set-up, it can sound a bit muffled. The material needed for the mask shouldn't be a problem either. I am sure that they can find something that will allow the actor to breath properly, not die in sweat, and give him full movement. I directed my students superhero play a year ago and these problems were easy to solve.

If a little school in the middle of nowhere with no money in their drama department can pull it off, I am sure a big-time Broadway musical can.

 

[Dick Whitman]

May the solution would be to have a mixture of a mask and makeup for Spider-man. For the distances the audience will be from the performers you would not be able to tell.

 

[Gepard]

The first problem I see is that it's hard to set the line "With great power comes great responsibility" to a musical meter -- at least, not in a short, catchy way.

Weird Al did a perfectly fine job of it to the tune of "Piano Man" on his 2003 album, Poodle Hat.