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Spider-Man: a dangerous musical

A woman enters the atrium at Sony headquarters under a giant Spiderman in New York on Monday. New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced an agreement to halt
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
A woman enters the atrium at Sony headquarters under a giant Spiderman in New York on Monday. New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced an agreement to halt
A woman enters the atrium at Sony headquarters under a giant Spiderman in New York on Monday. New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced an agreement to halt "pay-for-play" in the music industry. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

NEW YORK – The curtain will go up again Thursday on “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” after the producers of the accident-plagued Broadway musical agreed to new safety precautions to prevent another fall like the one that left a stuntman seriously injured.

The state Department of Labor said it is satisfied the producers of the $65 million musical have made the necessary adjustments.

Wednesday night’s performance was canceled so that the cast and crew could rehearse the new precautions, which include a requirement that a second person ensure that the harnesses used by performers during the show’s high-flying stunts have been put on properly. More here.

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