The curse of "Spider-Man" struck again Monday night when a stunt double in the star-crossed show was injured as he plunged from a platform into a pit below the stage.
The unidentified 31-year-old actor, whose harness snapped, was taken to Bellevue Hospital. Cast members of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" said he was taken out of the Foxwoods Theatre on W. 42nd St. on a gurney but didn't appear badly hurt.
"All signs were good as he was taken to the hospital for observation," said Rick Miramontez, spokesman for the $65 million production, which is in previews.
He said the actor fell several feet, but audience members described a 20- to 30-foot plunge. The mishap came about seven minutes before the show's end, when Spidey's love interest, Mary Jane, runs up a ramp, followed by the stunt double in a Spider-Man costume, and both jump off. Mary Jane's harness held, but the stunt man's didn't.
Theatergoer Mike James of San Jose, Calif., said, "I'm pretty sure what wasn't supposed to happen is this guy topples off the stage ass over teakettle." He said the audience sat in stunned silence as the empty harness swung out over seats in the first few rows "and someone under the stage started screaming, 'Call 911!' "
Tourist Terese DeLuca, 58, of Naples, Fla., said, "At first we thought it was part of the show."
There was a blackout after the accident, audience members said, and a delay was announced, and later it was announced the performance was over.
The theater is dark on Tuesdays, and Miramontez did not say whether tomorrow's shows would go on.
It was the third accident since previews began last month. An actor and a dancer suffered broken bones while attempting to do the slingshot flying technique, and then actress Natalie Mendoza suffered a concussion during the show's Dec. 2 performance.
The show's opening has been delayed by four weeks to Feb. 7 for artistic overhaul.
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