Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
Arts & Entertainment
Actor Injured During <em>Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark</em> Performance
By
Jen Chung
Published Aug 16, 2013
Modified Aug 16, 2013
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
Getty Images
By
Jen Chung
Published Aug 16, 2013
Modified Aug 16, 2013
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Last night an actor was hurt while performing in Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, the elaborate Broadway musical that has been cursed since opening. Regarding the latest injury, an attendee from last night said it looked like a trapdoor "completely closed on his leg," while someone in the fourth row said, "I heard screaming. I heard him crying and couldn’t do anything."
The incident occurred at the beginning of the second act. Theatergoer Melissa Kessler told the NY Times, "They brought out a privacy screen and a lot of people on stage started getting things going. A stretcher was brought out, they were using a saw to cut a hole in the stage floor. All we cared about was whether the actor was and would be O.K. We explained it as simply and as carefully as we could to our kids."
Another attendee told WABC 7, "Someone came on the stage, stopped everything. People ran up on the stage, and his foot obviously got caught in one of the elevators, the floor lifts that bring them up to the stage."
The actor, who is one of the nine Spider-Man dancers, was taken to Bellevue Hospital. According to the Daily News, he will "not lose his foot." For theatergoers, the musical will refund their tickets.
The show infamously had numerous injuries during its previews, including the nearly thirty-foot fall of stunt man Christopher Tierney.
Update: Spokesman Rick Miramontez said, "Following last night’s accident at SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, Daniel Curry remains in the hospital in stable condition having sustained an injury to his foot. Tonight’s performance will go on as scheduled. The technical elements of the show are all in good working order, and we can confirm that equipment malfunction was not a factor in the incident. Our thoughts are with Daniel and his family."
Tagged
accident
broadway
musical
spiderman
spiderman turn off the dark
Jen Chung
Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE arts-entertainment
Will Barnes and Noble in the East Village spell doom for smaller shops? It's complicated.
Independent booksellers are grappling with whether the big-box chain is a threat or an ally in the fight against Amazon.
By
Sonia Rao
Published Oct 16, 2026
Can eligible NYC singles find love with 30 minutes and some really spicy food?
We went to the Spiciest Supper Club singles night to take the temperature of New York City's dating scene.
By
Elizabeth Shwe
and
James Ramsay
Arts & Entertainment
Can eligible NYC singles find love with 30 minutes and some really spicy food?
We went to the Spiciest Supper Club singles night to take the temperature of New York City's dating scene.
By
Elizabeth Shwe
and
James Ramsay
How the NYC Marathon has changed in the last 50 years
By
Hannah Frishberg
A visit to Art of Play, the Brooklyn store in an animatronic bird beef with Kelly Clarkson
By
Sonia Rao
The hottest way to show you're an authentic New Yorker is… riding a Citi Bike?
By
Lindsay Lee Wallace
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .