Spidey's Accident

In the very first performance that they put in front of a live audience, it came to a halt when Spidey got stuck above the audience. The New York State Department of Labor cited the show for workplace safety violations as if it was some kind of shady docked-side warehouse. As the run of previews went on, you had one of the stunt doubles springing backwards and breaking both of his wrists. You had another of the stunt flyers because obviously like 10 actors playing Spider-Man so that he could dole around the auditorium. Being injured in the same seems a 20 foot high ramp, which was meant to lower from a 45 to a 20 degree angle, but it didn

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