Christopher Tierney, the main stunt performer in the Broadway production Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, fell approximately 30 feet during last night’s performance and needed to be hospitalized for minor injuries, according to the Associated Press. The accident occurred about seven minutes before the end of the show, which was then halted. “The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Actors Equity and the New York State Department of Labor have met with the Spider-Man company today to discuss additional safety protocols. It was agreed that these measures would be enacted immediately,” the show’s spokesperson, Rick Miramontez, said in a statement. “Tomorrow’s matinee has been postponed and will be rescheduled. Tomorrow evening’s, and all subsequent performances will proceed as scheduled.”
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OK people – I said it before and will again. It’s time to shut this crap down.
To top it off, the producers are blaming the fall on human error. You have got to be kidding me. How reckless. Sue the director and producers, including Bone and The Edge.
Ooops Bono. Got very frustrated at the thought.
I hope that he will be ok. This show is so dangerous–lots of injuries and cancellations. I had preview tix for Dec 14, and that was cancelled. Now I have tickets ($$$$) for March 26–hopefully it will be ready by then. It looks like a great show, but safety for the actors is very important!! GOOD LUCK!!
What ever you do never say “Break a Leg” to the performers!
This project has a curse of the Poltergeist variety.
This show is so tragic. Not for the technical difficulties that are in the news but for the horrible show itself. The 4 geeks that tell the story should be banished and the Arachne character is just the worst. 4 slow songs and human legs with shoes. Start over please.
I agree. The first half was enjoyable. Some fun parts of Spidey jumping around the audience. The second half was awful. Just plain awful. The whole second half is built around Arachne, and every time she’s on stage it’s an interest-killer. Worst. Character. Ever.
People said the same things about the Lion King.
Immediately I think of the SNL skit during Weekend Update a few weeks ago.
Wow. They should just go ahead and close it. And no, The Lion King never had these calamities. Starting with the fact that nothing in TLK is even half as dangerous as the aerial stuff that Spider-Man requires. But in reality, this show might go down in history as the biggest flop Broadway will ever see. Maybe we’ll see a book called “Not Since Spider-Man” (Sequel to “Not Since Carrie”)
The only good thing to come out of this show are the Conan skits.
It really needs to be closed down immediately. Someone is going to be killed, perhaps even an innocent audience member if a stunt goes wrong above their heads.
“Innocent” audience member? If morons keep buying tickets, the show will keep playing.
NNNoooooooooo!
A theater spokesperson initially said he fell “several feet” – and then I heard ten now it’s 30!? This show is done when it’s an audience member that gets hurt. What a dumb idea bringing Spiderman to Broadway.This is why Broadway continues to be dead.
Let’s shut down gymnastics and NASCAR while we’re at it. Geez.
Just don’t say “Break a Leg” to the performers!
LMAO!!! You win the internet!
Just shut it down already!
Dumb ideas for a dumb audience. Idoicracy is becoming a reality.
As a retired professional rigger I advise they fire the entire tech staff and hire a team from Cirque du Soleil…they don’t drop people. How do they expect the underwriters to support this?
Supposedly they did use Cirque people from the beginning to do the arials.
The flying system has been designed, built, installed and is run by technicians from one of Cirque’s major suppliers. Which is why there have only been a few issues. Also, this latest injury was not a malfunction in the system, it was a slipped detail that happens when you cram a $65million dollar show into a hundred+ year old theatre on Broadway and sell paid performances before the show is actually ready for an audience.
Good suggestion, if they haven’t thought of it yet