Nightly News | December 21, 2010
'Spider-Man' to resume production after accident
An actor in the musical "Spiderman" was hospitalized after he plunged 30 feet into the orchestra pit when his harness failed. The producers of the troubled Broadway show said they have enacted new safety measures. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
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>>> the show did not go on last night on broadway , though some of the people in the audience, for spiderman on broadway thought what happened was part of the show. amateur video shows the stunt man spiderman falling 30 feet into the pit after a tether broke. the broadway extravaganza has been plagued by problems from the start, eight years in the making at a cost of $65 million. the biggest production ever staged. the show includes 27 aerial stunts. government safety inspectors ordered some changes today. tomorrow's matinee has been postponed but the producers say tomorrow night's show will go on.