Spider-Man stuntman returns to site of fall
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January 9, 2011, Sunday
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The actor badly hurt at the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" returned to the theater for the first time since his accident, going backstage to wish cast members good luck. He then watched Friday's performance from the safety of the orchestra seats.
"It's what I've been waiting for for the past two weeks - to see my friends and finally watch the show," said Christopher Tierney, wearing a pea coat, a scarf and a back brace decorated with Spider-Man stickers. He said it was "awesome" to be back.
Tierney's appearance came 18 days after he fell 10 meters in front of a shocked preview audience when his safety harness failed. The 31-year-old suffered a fractured skull, a fractured shoulder blade, four broken ribs and three broken vertebrae during his December 20 tumble.
The US$65 million show officially opens on February 7 at the Foxwoods Theatre in Times Square, New York, and has been plagued by technical glitches, cancellations, money woes and injuries to three other actors. Last month, a lead actress bowed out.
Tierney has blamed his injuries on a freak accident and doesn't accuse the producers or the creative team of carelessness. The team is led by Tony Award-winning director and book co-writer Julie Taymor of "Lion King" fame.
Cast mate Reeve Carney, who plays Peter Parker, called Tierney's return a "miracle" after Friday's performance, which was delayed twice for technical reasons. "He's got the most positive attitude of anyone I've ever met," said Carney. "It's definitely a morale booster."
Tierney, who was discharged on Wednesday from The Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, arrived about 45 minutes before the start of the show to a scrum of reporters and two young women holding up a sign that read "Chris T. has Superpowers."
He slipped into the theater and greeted cast mates before the curtain was raised.
"It's what I've been waiting for for the past two weeks - to see my friends and finally watch the show," said Christopher Tierney, wearing a pea coat, a scarf and a back brace decorated with Spider-Man stickers. He said it was "awesome" to be back.
Tierney's appearance came 18 days after he fell 10 meters in front of a shocked preview audience when his safety harness failed. The 31-year-old suffered a fractured skull, a fractured shoulder blade, four broken ribs and three broken vertebrae during his December 20 tumble.
The US$65 million show officially opens on February 7 at the Foxwoods Theatre in Times Square, New York, and has been plagued by technical glitches, cancellations, money woes and injuries to three other actors. Last month, a lead actress bowed out.
Tierney has blamed his injuries on a freak accident and doesn't accuse the producers or the creative team of carelessness. The team is led by Tony Award-winning director and book co-writer Julie Taymor of "Lion King" fame.
Cast mate Reeve Carney, who plays Peter Parker, called Tierney's return a "miracle" after Friday's performance, which was delayed twice for technical reasons. "He's got the most positive attitude of anyone I've ever met," said Carney. "It's definitely a morale booster."
Tierney, who was discharged on Wednesday from The Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, arrived about 45 minutes before the start of the show to a scrum of reporters and two young women holding up a sign that read "Chris T. has Superpowers."
He slipped into the theater and greeted cast mates before the curtain was raised.
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