Spiderman Broadway Accident Body Count Up to 4
Just days earlier, the official premiere date for critics was moved back to Feb. 7, giving Julie Taymor and company even more time to work the kinks out. But these kinks continue to endanger the health of its aerial performers, which was proved again last night.
The fourth accident occurred near the end of last night's show, when it appeared they would actually get through unscathed. But with just minutes to go, one of the flying actors fell into the stage pit after a line that held him snapped.
The show had to end right there when they took the actor to the hospital. However, he had reportedly landed on his feet, and was said to have only minor injuries. Yet the actor's identity was not officially released by police or by the show.
Yet it is widely believed that this latest accident happened to lead aerialist Christopher Tierney. He does the flying stunts for not only Spiderman, but two of the villains as well. At the moment, he now appears to be another statistic of the production's horrific luck.
They will now have to find another performer to act out the stunts - but at this point, it hardly appears worth the risk. With four actors now injured due to technical errors, the body count, rising costs, and terrible word of mouth continue to make this show the joke of Broadway.
The way things are going, it may be a miracle if the production even has a premiere date at all. The rash of Spiderman accidents are making many believe that the entire production is an accident in itself. Yet with $65 million and counting sunk into the project, Taymor, Bono and the Edge have no choice but to try to keep going.
The preview shows will continue up until Feb. 7 - presumably. But now they will have new aerialists to try to survive the production, while the latest injured actor - whether it's Tierney or not - tries to recover.
Sources
New York Times- "Actor Injured in Fall During Spider-Man Performance"
Hitfix- "Another Spider-Man musical actor hospitalized during fall"
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