The producer of U2's Spider-Man musical has hit back at critics after recent negative reviews.

Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, which is still in previews at the Foxwoods Theatre following a string of delays, was slammed by critics.

The Hollywood Reporter described it as a “web-slinging folly”, while the New York Times said: "Spider-Man is... the most expensive musical ever to hit Broadway. It may also rank among the worst."

Producer Michael Cohl has now hit back at the critics saying many of them 'don't get popular culture'.

"Any of the people who review the show and say it has no redeeming value are just not legitimate reviewers, period. It's hard to have people that don't get popular culture reviewing a popular culture event, isn't it," Cohl told Entertainment Weekly,

U2's Bono and The Edge have created the score for the musical, which is still selling out despite the negative publicity.

(by Holly Frith)