Disasters

Another Injury at Spider-Man Musical

Stunt double falls into pit.

You never heard stories like this from the set of the Sound of Music. Another actor was injured during Monday’s preview performance of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark—the fourth injury to occur during the show’s preview period. A stunt-double for Spiderman fell eight to 10 feet into a pit when a line holding him apparently snapped. “You heard screams,” said one audience member. “You heard a woman screaming and sobbing.” The theater went black after the accident. When the lights went on, an announcement said there would be a delay; then, there was an update saying the performance was over. The actor, now identified as 31-year-old Christopher Tierney, was carried out of the theater on a stretcher, wearing a neck brace. He's currently in serious condition at New York's Bellevue Hospital.