New York, NY--Once again, problems have struck the stunt-filled musical production of "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark." Last week, a show ended prematurely, not the first, when an actor fell several feet into an orchestra pit and was eventually taken away by ambulance."It's just frustrating because I offered the Spider-Man role to Spider-Man and he was like 'thanks but no thanks,'" said Julie Taymor, the musical's director. "He said he didn't think that it would be right for him to play himself and that it would be 'weird.'"
Reports also surfaced that the superhero was very reluctant about using his wrist webbing, the superpower that allows him to swing through the city, for a Broadway production and not for actually saving residents in despair.
Most involved with the show, the most expensive production on Broadway ever at $65 million, believe that had Spider-Man joined the cast the injuries and delays sustained thus far would have never surfaced. On Tuesday night, the real Spider-Man emerged from a dark corner of the Foxwoods Theater to save another falling Spider-Man actor whose harness had snapped during an aerial stunt.
"If he's going to be in the theater watching anyway, why can't he just play the role? It's a little bit ridiculous," said Taymor. "I'm willing to offer him the lead ... again."
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