Musical 'Spider-Man' actor falls in stunt
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December 22, 2010, Wednesday
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THE troubled Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" was plagued by its fourth accident since it began previews last month when an actor performing an aerial stunt fell about 39 meters, fire officials said.
Firefighters were called to the Foxwoods Theatre at about 10:45pm on Monday after the 31-year-old actor fell near the end of the latest preview performance. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital with minor injuries.
Police did not release the actor's name, but a performer in the show identified him as Christopher Tierney.
A nurse at Bellevue Hospital said that a Christopher Tierney was admitted and was in stable condition.
Tierney is the show's main aerialist and performs stunts for the roles of Spider-Man, and the villains Meeks and Kraven.
The cable to Tierney's harness snapped during a scene in which Spider-Man rescues his love interest, Mary Jane, the performer said. It was unclear if Tierney was properly harnessed when the cable snapped.
Actress Natalie Mendoza, who plays Spider-Man's evil love interest Arachne and herself was injured during the show's first preview last month, posted a Twitter message asking people to pray for the actor.
"Please pray with me for my friend Chris, my superhero who quietly inspires me everyday with his spirit. A light in my heart went dim tonight."
Rick Miramontez, a spokesman for the production, said the fall happened about seven minutes before the end of the performance, and the show was stopped.
Last Friday, the show's lead producer Michael Cohl delayed the show's official opening for the second time, pushing it back 27 days, from January 11 to February 7. More than eight years in the making, delays and money woes have plagued the US$65 million musical's launch. Three other accidents have injured actors, including one who had both his wrists broken while practicing an aerial stunt.
Firefighters were called to the Foxwoods Theatre at about 10:45pm on Monday after the 31-year-old actor fell near the end of the latest preview performance. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital with minor injuries.
Police did not release the actor's name, but a performer in the show identified him as Christopher Tierney.
A nurse at Bellevue Hospital said that a Christopher Tierney was admitted and was in stable condition.
Tierney is the show's main aerialist and performs stunts for the roles of Spider-Man, and the villains Meeks and Kraven.
The cable to Tierney's harness snapped during a scene in which Spider-Man rescues his love interest, Mary Jane, the performer said. It was unclear if Tierney was properly harnessed when the cable snapped.
Actress Natalie Mendoza, who plays Spider-Man's evil love interest Arachne and herself was injured during the show's first preview last month, posted a Twitter message asking people to pray for the actor.
"Please pray with me for my friend Chris, my superhero who quietly inspires me everyday with his spirit. A light in my heart went dim tonight."
Rick Miramontez, a spokesman for the production, said the fall happened about seven minutes before the end of the performance, and the show was stopped.
Last Friday, the show's lead producer Michael Cohl delayed the show's official opening for the second time, pushing it back 27 days, from January 11 to February 7. More than eight years in the making, delays and money woes have plagued the US$65 million musical's launch. Three other accidents have injured actors, including one who had both his wrists broken while practicing an aerial stunt.
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