Patrick Page, Green Goblin in 'Spider-Man' Musical, Will Depart on Aug. 5 Patrick Page, the veteran stage actor whose gleefully demonic portrayal of the Green Goblin in "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" was hailed as a consistent bright spot throughout the show's troubled development, will play his last performance on Aug. 5, a publicist for the production confirmed on Wednesday. Mr. Page, who originated the role, has been a notable survivor in a musical that has seen actors hospitalized in aerial mishaps when not being generally savaged by critics. Originally killed off in the first act, he saw his role expanded last spring after it tested well with focus groups assembled by the producers during the show's 180-some preview performances, the most in Broadway history. Ben Brantley of The New York Times, assessing the revamped show's official opening in June 2011, called Mr. Page "the one reason for adults unaccompanied by minors to see the show," noting that he had "charmingly reinvented that staple of melodramatic villains, the sustained cackle." Elsewhere, he praised Mr. Page's ability to ad-lib through technical glitches, bringing the audience in on the joke. Despite harsh reviews, "Spider-Man" has gone on to be a big popular hit, sitting steadily among Broadway's top earning shows every week, though its huge budget will mean a long road to profitability for its producers. While putting away the green exoskeleton, Mr. Page is not giving up on villainy. In September he will join the Roundabout Theater Company's production of "Cyrano de Bergerac," playing the Comte de Guiche, who schemes to marry Cyrano's beloved Roxanne to one of his underlings. The Tony winner Douglas Hodge is Cyrano. Mr. Page has made the transition from comic book role to classic drama before. In 2008 he followed a turn in the title role of "Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical" with a stint as Henry VIII in a revival of "A Man for All Seasons." As he told The Times, the Grinch and Henry were just the latest in "a long line of egotists" he had portrayed, which also included Scar in "The Lion King" and Macbeth. "These characters all have very strong desires and a ruthlessness about achieving them," he said. That, of course, is very fun to play.