Spider-Man: accident stops show mid-performance.

The New York Times reports that the 15 Aug 2013 performance of Spider-Man, Turn Off The Dark was stopped around 9pm, during the show's second act, after performer Daniel Curry was injured on stage and sent to hospital for medical treatment.

One audience member, Melissa Kessler, told the New York Times that the actors leg was pinned by a trap door that appeared to have closed shut. In a interview she said,

The floor looked completely closed on his leg. They brought out a privacy screen and a lot of people on stage started getting things going. A stretcher was brought out, they were using a saw to cut a hole in the stage floor.

The actor Daniel Curry, a member of the show's swing, was reported to have been taken to Bellevue Hospital in "serious condition."

Actors, especially dancers, in a Broadway musical will often suffer minor injuries and Spider-Man, Turn Off The Dark is not unusual in that regard. However, the show, which is said to have the most extensive computerized automation and special effects then any show on the great white way, has been plaqued with a number of serious injuries

On 28 Nov 2010 Natalie Mendoza, who played 'Arachne' suffered concussion when she was struck on the head by a piece of rope that was holding production equipment.

On 20 Dec 2010 Christopher W. Tierney , who performed stunts dressed as Spider-Man, was admitted to instensive care after falling several feet from a platform. His injuries included an hairline skull fracture, four broken ribs, a bruised lung, internal bleeding and cracks in three lumbar vertebrae. Tierney returned to the show five months laterafter new safety procedures had been out in place.

In Feb 2013 Joshua Kobak, who replaced Christopher W. Tierney, filed papers to sue the production company for "two herniated discs, a concussion, whiplash and holes in both knees," injuries he claims he received as a result of performing in the show on equipment that had not been properly maintained, or calibrated for the height, weight and size differences between himself and Christopher W. Tierney.

On 16 Mar 2011 T.V. Carpio, who repaced Natalie Mendoza in the role of 'Arachne,' suffered unspecified onstage injuries which led to her taking a two-week leave on Doctor's orders.

Spider-Man, Turn Off The Dark opened at the Foxwoods Theatre on 14 Jun 2011, following previews from 28 Nov 2010, where it is currently booking through to 22 Dec 2013.

Drawing from more than 40 years of Marvel comic books for inspiration, Spider-Man, Turn Off The Dark follows the story of teenager Peter Parker, whose unremarkable life is turned upside-down—literally — when he's bitten by a genetically altered spider and wakes up the next morning clinging to his bedroom ceiling. This bullied science-geek—suddenly endowed with astonishing powers — soon learns, however, that with great power comes great responsibility as villains test not only his physical strength but also his strength of character.

Spider-Man, Turn Off The Dark features music and lyrics by 22-time Grammy Award-winners Bono and The Edge of U2, and a book by Julie Taymor and Glen Berger ('Underneath The Lintel').

Spider-Man, Turn Off The Dark currently stars *Reeve Carney as 'Peter Parker/Spider-Man,' Rebecca Faulkenberry as 'Mary Jane Watson' and Robert Cuccioli as 'Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin.'
*Justin Matthew Sargent plays the alternate 'Peter Parker/Spider-Man' on a varied week to week performance schedule.

As previously reported, the production is launching a coast-to-coast search, to find its next Peter Parker/Spider-Man! The show's original and current star, Reeve Carney, will depart the production on 15 Sep 2013 and two open casting calls, in Los Angeles and New York, are being planned to find his replacement. The production will also use these open calls to find a future 'Mary Jane.'

The principal cast also currently features Christina DeCicco (Arachne), Michael Mulheren (J. Jonah Jameson), Ken Marks (Uncle Ben), Isabel Keating (Aunt May), Timothy Warmen (MJ's Father), Emily Shoolin (Emily Osborn), Dwayne Clark (Boyle/Busker), Jake Odmark (Flash), Aaron LaVigne (Kong).

The creative team includes Daniel Ezralow (Choreography), George Tsypin (Scenic Design), Academy Award-winner Eiko Ishioka (Costume Design), Tony Award-winner Donald Holder (Lighting Design), Jonathan Deans (Sound Design), Kyle Cooper (Projection Design) and Julie Taymor (Mask Design).

Spider-Man, Turn Off The Dark is being produced on Broadway by Michael Cohl, Jeremiah J. Harris, Land Line Productions, Hello Entertainment/David Garfinkle, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Billy and Fernando Rovzar Diez Barroso, Jeffrey B. Hecktman, Omneity Entertainment/Richard G. Weinberg, Nederlander Organization/James L. Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer, S2BN Entertainment, Jam Theatricals, the Mayerson/Gould/Hauser/Tysoe Group, and Patricia Lambrecht, by association with Marvel Entertainment.

Spider-Man, Turn Off The Dark previewed for an unprecedented seven months as the original creative team struggled to finalise the production.

Eventually, the musical's director and co-book writer, Julie Taymor, give up controll of day-to-day duties in Mar 2011, and Philip William McKinley was appointed as creative consultant/director. With the aid of Playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and choreographer Chase Brock, who were also added to the creative team at this time, new staging, book rewrites and additional choreography was introduced to the show. The musical then went into hiatus for three weeks, from 19 Apr - 12 May 2011, while the new version went through final rehearsals in preparation for opening night on 14 Jun 2011.

The press release announcing the re-worked production read, "The revamping of Spider-Man, Turn Off The Dark represents an unprecedented and historic moment on Broadway. The new version takes the best aspects of the original, adds great new songs by Bono and The Edge, tells the story from a different angle, and will offer an even more thrilling audience experience."