"Spider-Man" musical co-writer gets a book deal

"Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark" co-writer Glen Berger is ready to take readers backstage.

Berger is working on a book about the disaster-prone show. "Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History," will come out next year, Simon & Schuster announced Tuesday. Simon & Schuster publisher Jonathan Karp said the book would be, "entomologically speaking," the "ultimate fly-on-the-wall account" of how a musical is made.

The big-budget production became notorious for a series of stunt accidents during previews. The show was eventually revamped and the original director, Julie Taymor, was fired. Taymor later sued the producers, who countersued. A tentative settlement was reached over the summer.

CBS and Simon & Schuster share the same parent company.