Last
night, one of the stunt doubles performing in the preview of the
Broadway play Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark was seriously
injured and was hospitalized after falling 20 to 30 feet when his
harness snapped.
This is the fourth time in the past month a performer associated
with this play has required hospitalization.
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is, of course, a
collaboration between Julie Taymor (who won a Tony
Award for directing The Lion King) and Bono and
The Edge of U2. This collaboration has already become the most
expensive production in the history of Broadway - and it hasn’t
even officially opened yet. As of this writing, it is scheduled to
open on February 7, 2011.
I have a very bad feeling someone is going to get killed
before it’s all said and done.
Occam's Tool| 12.21.10 @ 2:57PM
Perhaps the play should be closed down while safety measures are reviewed? Shades of Notre Dame in the wind?