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 "When you think of the difficult birth that we had with 'Turn Off
the Dark,'" he said, "it's worked out so well."
"Three hugely successful years, and then it's off to Germany, it's
off to Las Vegas," Bono said Monday night on the red carpet for
"Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom."
U2 contributed to the film's soundtrack with "Ordinary Love." It's
the band first new song in three years and it plays at the end of
the movie.
Bono and Edge also wrote the music for "Spider-Man."
By the time it closes, more than 2 million people will have seen it.
But the musical had a tumultuous run, including six delayed opening
nights, numerous injuries to the cast, and the publicized firing of
director Julie Taymor. It was also Broadway's most expensive show,
costing around $75 million.
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 "It was a lot more expensive than it should have
been, but in the long term it will ... do very, very well," he said.
The musical turns off its light at the Foxwoods Theater on Jan. 4.
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