Julie Taymor & Bono + The Edge (U2)'s new musical Spiderman : Turn Off the Dark is suffering some tough times and not just from the actual production. I have friends who have seen it and both say the story/script
has major issues that needs work and is confusing. Christopher Tierney fell 30 feet in the below video during a recent performance breaking bones with internal bleeding. I understand with broadway shows especially Spiderman you want to try to top other shows and even the movie with having actors swinging all over the theater which is much tougher to do in a broadway house as opposed to a Cirque Du Soleil type theater which might have been more appropriate for this show. I personally think the show should shut down with even previews until they can get the wires, timing and acrobatics down so safety isn't an issue and the actors aren't scared for their lives!
