"Spider-Man" Stunt Double Plans Return to Stage After Fall Accident
On December 20 of last year, a member of the cast of the Broadway show “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” fell thirty feet, and joined the growing list of accident victims injured by the show’s gravity-defying stunts. According to The New York Daily News, the actor has recently been released from intensive care and plans to return to the stage again.
The actor, a 32-year-old stunt double, fell off a ramp when his safety harness snapped and suffered four broken ribs, three broken vertebrae, and fractures in his shoulder blade, elbow, and skull. He hit the stage and landed in the orchestra pit. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital for surgery, in which steel rods were implanted in his back.
“Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” has faced a number of problems since production began, including several injuries of cast and crew members. For example, the lead actress suffered a brain injury during rehearsal and had to leave the show in December. The show suspended several performances while investigations of safety concerns took place and while further safety measures, some required by the state, were put in place.
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