The producers of Broadway's Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and a trade association representing the show's former director, Julie Taymor, have settled their legal disputes over her firing and withdrawn breach of contract claims, the groups said on Thursday.

Under the agreement, Taymor will receive full royalty fees for her services as director through the show's duration, as well as some fees toward her work as a collaborator.

Producers at 8 Legged Productions LLC and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), which represents Broadway directors and other professionals, agreed that Taymor's services as a collaborator on the project were completed and she has no further involvement in the show.

"The litigation between us is over, and we are hopeful that any remaining issues between the producer and Ms Taymor regarding her role as author can also be resolved to the satisfaction of all," said Karen Azenberg, president of the SDC, in a statement Thursday.

Tony-winning The Lion King director Taymor worked on the original book for the Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark musical, before being fired from the production in March 2011.

She filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the Spider-Man producers last year, saying they made "unauthorized and unlawful use" of her written works.

Michael Cohl and Jeremiah J. Harris, producers of the show, filed a counter-suit against Taymor last month, accusing her of jeopardizing the production of the show by "developing a dark, disjointed and hallucinogenic musical."

The show had a rocky start with cast injuries and opening night delays, but since then has been packing in audiences, making a record $2.9 million from Christmas to New Year's Day, according to industry website The Broadway League.

Reuters