As if Broadway's most expensive musical doesn't already have a lot on its plate, ousted director Julie Taymor is suing the producers for not compensating her for her work.

The Tony Award winner also co-wrote the book, "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," and as such is demanding half of the profits that the show would henceforth make as well as the removal of her likeness from a behind-the-scenes documentary on the show.

Taymor was fired in March by U2's Bono and The Edge, producers of the $75 million musical, when the production hit delays, infamous accidents and heavy critical backlash. Philip William McKinley replaced her and has been billed as a creative consultant since the show opened.

The musical has been playing to full houses nearly every night for a year now.

"Producers have failed to compensate Ms. Taymor for their continued use of her work to date, despite the fact that the show has consistently played to capacity or near-capacity houses since its first public performance in November 2010," Charles Spada, Taymor's lawyer, has stated.

"Spider-Man's" lead producers Michael Cohl and Jeremiah J. Harris deny all allegations against them and released a statement as well. "The production has indeed compensated Ms. Taymor for her contribution as a co-book writer [but] the court system will provide, once and for all, an opportunity to resolve this dispute," the pair said in the account.

Taymor is quick to object, saying that not only has she been paid only in delayed checks, she is also being unpaid for the royalties that her book is due. "It said she is owed more than $70,000 additional book royalties to date, along with royalties of nearly $3,000 per week for performances," The Associated Press writes.

Having said all she has about the subject matter, Taymor still maintains that she is not bitter about the show's success and is in fact, full of pride.

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