Marvel Universe Live!
| Name | Marvel Universe Live! |
| Image |  |
| Caption | Poster for the 2014 UK tour. |
| Company | Feld Entertainment |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Type | Touring arena |
| Premiere | 2014-07-10 |
| Location | Mobile |
| Creatortitle1 | Primary Marvel character creators |
| Creatorname1 | Stan Lee & Jack Kirby |
| Otherlabel2 | Production company |
| Otherdata2 | Feld Entertainment |
| Creatortitle5 | Producer |
| Creatorname5 | Juliette Feld |
| Website | http://www.marveluniverselive.com/ |
Marvel Universe Live!, stylized as Marvel Universe LIVE!, is a touring live action arena show featuring Marvel Comics characters by Feld Entertainment. So far there have been two shows under the banner, the original and "Age of Heroes".
Marvel's previous licensed theatrical show, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, a Broadway musical, was plagued by several injuries. The movie licenses currently do not restrict the licensed Marvel characters' appearances in a theatrical presentation such as an arena show.
History
In March 2013, Feld Entertainment agreed with Marvel Entertainment to produce a Marvel Character-based live arena show. For nearly two years, development and engineering had been underway for the show. In September 2013, regional casting calls began in Los Angeles with another set held in Las Vegas, New York, and in Orlando in October. In October 2013, at New York Comic Con, Marvel and Feld revealed that the arena show would be Marvel Universe LIVE! In February 2014, the performers were cast and rehearsals began at Feld's facility in Ellenton. The cast was selected from a pool of Martial artists, aerial performers, X Games competitors and stunt people.
On July 10, 2014, Marvel Universe Live! premiered at the Tampa Bay Times Forum with showing there until July 13. The show has an initial 85-city national tour. The show's world premiere followed on August 13 at New York City's Barclays Center. After Tampa, Florida, and New York City, the show stayed on the east coast which includes stops at Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Nashville, Miami, and Atlanta.
A new Marvel Universe Live! show, "Age of Heroes", was announced by Feld in May 2017. The tour had a soft launch in New Orleans from June 23–25 before heading out West for the summer. Age of Heroes debuted at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on July 7, 2017. Then Age of Heroes went to the Midwest in the fall follow by Canada and circling the USA until early 2019, when the show goes overseas.
Original show
| Name | Marvel Universe Live! |
| Image | |
| Caption | Poster for the 2014 UK tour. |
| Company | Feld Entertainment |
| Premiere | 2014-07-10 |
| Creatortitle2 | Director |
| Creatorname2 | Shanda Sawyer |
| Creatortitle3 | Writers |
| Creatorname3 | Adam Wilson Melanie Wilson LaBracio |
| Creatortitle4 | Stunt coordinator |
| Creatorname4 | Andy Armstrong |
| Creatortitle5 | Casting director |
| Creatorname5 | Jessica Ferris |
| Creatortitle6 | Costume designer |
| Creatorname6 | Cynthia Nordstrom |
| Creatortitle7 | Scenic designer |
| Creatorname7 | Joe Stewart |
| Creatortitle8 | Lighting designer |
| Creatorname8 | Norm Schwab |
| Creatortitle9 | Composer |
| Creatorname9 | Michael Picton |
| Otherlabel1 | Length |
| Otherdata1 | 90 minutes |
Thor shattered the cosmic cube, so it would not fall into dangerous hands. Loki moves to reform the cube in order to destroy the Earth. So, a worldwide race for the fragments is on. The Avengers, Spider-Man and the X-Men work to stop Loki and the other involved super villains (Red Skull, Madame Hydra, Electro, Green Goblin, and Doctor Octopus) to save the Earth.
Characters
| Super Heroes | Live | Age of Heroes | Avengers | Live | Age of Heroes | S.H.I.E.L.D. | Live | Age of Heroes | X-Men | Live | Age of Heroes | Guardians of the Galaxy | Live | Age of Heroes | Other Heroes | Live | Age of Heroes | Super Villains | Live | Age of Heroes | A.I.M. | Live | Age of Heroes | Sinister Six | Live | Age of Heroes | Hydra | Live | Age of Heroes | Other villains | Live | Age of Heroes |
|---|---|---|
| Captain America | ||
| Iron Man | ||
| Thor | ||
| Hulk | ||
| Black Widow | ||
| Hawkeye | ||
| Nick Fury | ||
| Maria Hill | ||
| S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents | ||
| Wolverine | ||
| Storm | ||
| Cyclops | ||
| Star-Lord | ||
| Gamora | ||
| Drax the Destroyer | ||
| Rocket Raccoon | ||
| Groot | ||
| Pepper Potts | ||
| Spider-Man | ||
| Captain Marvel | ||
| Falcon | ||
| Doctor Strange | ||
| Wasp | ||
| Black Panther | ||
| Iron Fist | ||
| Aldrich Killian | ||
| A.I.M. Agents | ||
| Extremis Agents | ||
| Green Goblin | ||
| Doctor Octopus | ||
| Rhino | ||
| Black Cat | ||
| Electro | ||
| Lizard | ||
| Red Skull | ||
| Viper | ||
| Hydra Agents | ||
| Yondu | ||
| The Ravagers | ||
| Nebula | ||
| Loki | ||
| Chitauri |
Age of Heroes
| Name | Marvel Universe Live: Age of Heroes |
| Premiere | 2017-7-17 |
| Creatortitle2 | Director |
| Creatorname2 | James Hadley |
| Creatortitle3 | Writer |
| Creatorname3 | David Love |
| Creatortitle4 | Flying director |
| Creatorname4 | Mark Dirkse |
| Creatortitle5 | Action director |
| Creatorname5 | Eric Miranda |
| Creatortitle6 | Scenic designer |
| Creatorname6 | Josh Zangen |
| Creatortitle7 | Costume designer |
| Creatorname7 | Mark Koss |
| Creatortitle8 | Lighting designer |
| Creatorname8 | Sam Doty |
| Creatortitle9 | Composer |
| Creatorname9 | Michael Picton |
| Otherlabel1 | Length |
| Otherdata1 | 90 minutes |
The Guardians of the Galaxy and the Avengers team up to help Doctor Strange retrieve the Wand of Watoomb from Yondu. Loki has hired Nebula to get the Wand for him. Guardians of the Galaxy are also after Nebula. The two teams meet in Asgard before uniting and travel to stop Loki and Nebula from ending the world with the wand.
See also
- Iron Man Experience
- Marvel Experience
- Marvel Super Heroes 4D
- Spider-Man Live!
- Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
References
- Kenner, Kari, Marvel Universe LIVE! Age of Heroes brings action-packed superhero stunt show to Utah, April 9, 2019, Daily Herald, Herald Communications, September 27, 2017, en
- Kennedy Wynne, Sharon, Ambitious Marvel stunt show makes world premiere in Tampa, July 29, 2014, Tampa Bay Times, July 1, 2014
- Marvel, circus company join forces for superhero arena show, 11 May 2013, Los Angeles Times, March 13, 2013
- Clark, Noelene, 'Marvel Universe Live': Behind the scenes of a superhero arena show, July 29, 2014, Los Angeles Times, October 12, 2013
- McMillan, Graeme, NYCC: Marvel Reveals Live-Action Stage Event to Launch 2014, July 29, 2014, The Hollywood Reporter, October 12, 2013
- Suhay, Lisa, Marvel heroes take their 'powers' to live stage show, July 29, 2014, Christian Science Monitor, July 21, 2014
- Lush, Tamara, 'Marvel Universe LIVE!': Superheroes save the day in new show, with Utah on itinerary, 2 March 2018, The Salt Lake Tribune, AP, May 17, 2017
- Rearick, Kristie, 'Marvel Universe Live!' show blows away sibling team who penned script, July 29, 2014, South Jersey Times, nj.com, July 18, 2014
- Truitt, Brian, Avengers assemble on the 'Marvel Universe LIVE!' tour, July 30, 2014, USA Today, November 5, 2013
- 'Marvel Universe Live' Brings Superheroes to Life, July 30, 2014, ABCNews.com, ABC News, July 4, 2014
- Roberts, Kimberly C., 'Marvel Universe Live!' comes to Wells Fargo, July 31, 2014, The Philadelphia Tribune, July 24, 2014, dead, August 5, 2014
- The Creative Team, Marvel Universe Live!, Feld Entertainment, April 9, 2019, September 21, 2020, dead
- Lussier, Germain, The Marvel Universe Live Show Is a Goofy, Kid-Friendly Preview of Infinity War, March 2, 2018, io9, July 18, 2017
External links
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