Injured Broadway Spider-Man Actor Returning to the Stage
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Christopher Tierney is fully recovered from the 35-foot fall he sustained on the set of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. His fractured skull, fractured shoulder blade, four broken ribs and three broken vertebrae are all patched up, he’s been cleared to go back to work… and he’s actually returning to the Broadway production.
Tierney will go back to rehearsals on Monday. The show, which started previews way back in November, is scheduled to open in June after multiple delays. It will be Tierney’s Broadway debut. He plays a super villain and doubles as the body in Spider-Man’s main aerial stunts.
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Spidey Curse Strikes Again: Turn Off The Dark Actress Injured
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There has been another injury on the set of as-yet-unopened Broadway play Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark. T. V. Carpio’s name has just been added to the injury list. Carpio took over the role of Arachne after Natalie Mendoza left the play -- ironically, because she was injured while working.
Theirs are not the only two injuries that have occured on the set of the big-budget production, the release of which has already been delayed several times.
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Broadway Spider-Man Delayed Again, Overhaul Upcoming
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One day, this whole thing is going to become a movie. If only Shakespeare hadn’t already taken the title “The Comedy of Errors.” The Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark has been delayed for the fifth time… so that the entire, $65-million monster can be completely overhauled.
Say what?! The show has been notoriously plagued with problems, but this last decision comes as a shock. Color us surprised to learn of this recent decision to push opening back another three months -- because opening night was scheduled for March 15 two months ago.
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Broadway Spider-Man Delayed AGAIN!
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Time to reschedule that trip to New York. The opening of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark has been delayed again. Now, opening night for the musical is scheduled for March 15.
The 900-pound production already carries a price tag of $65 million … and it’s still growing.
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Broadway Spider-Man Plagued With More Troubles: Lead Actress Leaves
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Ill-fated just doesn’t seem strong enough language to describe the series of troubles that have plagued the Broadway version of one of Marvel’s most successful franchises.
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark has been repeatedly delayed, run far over-budget and suffered a series of catastrophes that left some cast members injured. Now, the production has a new problem: Actress Natalie Mendoza has walked away.
Mendoza -- who played Arachne, an evil love interest to the spandex-clad hero -- recently suffered a concussion during last month’s preview performance, and now she says she will not stay with the production. “It has been a difficult decision to make, but I regret that I am unable to continue on Spider-Man as I recover from my injury,” she offered in a statement.
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VIDEO: Lea Michele Talks Broadway … Ten Years Before Glee
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Lea Michele, 12, radiated star power long before millions heard her voice on FOX’s hit Glee. In the video above, Michele is being interviewed for a documentary later picked up by MTV’s The Seven.
She talks to cameras openly about her experiences on Broadway, explains that she’s still “a normal kid,” and remains poised and engaging throughout.
Documentary filmmakers Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker recall the young Lea Michele in brief asides, remarking that she had a “thousand-watt personality.”
“I can do anything and that’s how I kind of stay sane in this really tough, dog-eat-dog business,” she explains. It took 10 years, but the Emmy-nominated actress has managed to convince many that her words are true: she really can do anything.
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Glee Going Broadway?
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Like the rest of the world, 20th Century Fox has fallen in love with Glee co-creator and writer Ryan Murphy. The studio has given Murphy a four-year contract, and he’ll be doing more than creating new episodes of Glee and raking in TV ratings for the duration. The contract also includes an option to create a Broadway show based upon the series, and offers are flying at him from every direction.
Amy Pascal, of Sony, says she’ll “do anything Ryan wants” in order to get the show going. Gossip says that Murphy is also in consideration to direct a film version of Wicked, the successful Broadway play which was adapted from the book.
Glee took the world by storm when it premiered on FOX last year, sparking several top-selling albums and massive fan culture.
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Ashlee Simpson Confirmed to Chicago Cast
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As reported earlier, Ashlee Simpson will soon be appearing on Broadway.
Chicago producer Barry Weissler told reporters that Simpson will start her Broadway run on November 30, for a ten-week commitment.
Ashlee formerly played the role in the London production of the play, back in 2006.
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Ashlee Simpson Moving from Melrose to Broadway?
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Television, Rumors, Where Are They Now?,
Maybe Ashlee Simpson won’t suffer too badly from being ousted from Melrose Place, after all.
Gossip suggests that Simpson will soon be playing Roxie Hart in the Broadway production of Chicago. However, reps for Simpson and the show have yet to confirm the rumors.
This wouldn’t be Ashlee’s first time tackling the role. She also appeared in a London version of the musical in 2006.
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Abigail Breslin Nabs Broadway Gig
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Movies, Child Stars, Where Are They Now?,
Academy Award-nominated Abigail Breslin will be following in Patty Duke’s footsteps. The actress, 13, will soon be starring in the first Broadway revival of The Miracle Worker as Helen Keller. Duke originally played the role on Broadway and in the subsequent movie (for which she won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar, the youngest actress ever to receive the honor at that time).
Breslin is the fourth-youngest actress ever to receive the Academy nomination; she was selected for the award thanks to her work in Little Miss Sunshine.
“I am so honored,” she said of receiving the Broadway role. “It’s like the biggest thing in the world…I’ve always known the story, and it’s always been something I wanted to play.”
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