SPIDER-MAN Injury Update; Mendoza Concussion Was Received During First Preview; Equity Investigating

[Rob]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 12:52pm

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[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 12:56pm

'Shut the show', 'An actor was injured how could that happen?', 'It's clearly unsafe' etc etc

Sorry was just getting in there before everyone else

[steven22]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 12:58pm

Julie. Fix your mess NOW. Not later. NOW.

[mybigsplash]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 12:59pm

I still can't believe all those people on here who were saying "It could have been caused by anything!" and of course we all knew it was a show related injury.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 1:02pm

"Julie. Fix your mess NOW. Not later. NOW."

I don't fix messes. I create art. It doesn't matter to me that actors tripped on their costumes and were trampled by other actors during the opening scene of The Lion King. What matters is that it looked stunning!

Updated On: 12/3/10 at 01:02 PM

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 1:03pm

Actors always get injured during shows, why is this one any different?, why are we having to hear every detail?

This is getting more coverage than when the lead actor in the original UK production of Fame throw himself of a bridge to his death, or when the girl in Saturday Night Fever suffered a major injury and so and so on

It's getting turned in to a circus.

[Pianolin717]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 1:03pm

"I still can't believe all those people on here who were saying "It could have been caused by anything!""

... I can believe it because it COULD have been caused by anything. It's not that hard to believe.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 1:07pm

"Actors always get injured during shows, why is this one any different?, why are we having to hear every detail?"

True dat! When Mary Martin was flying as Peter Pan, someone didn't pull her back in time, and she smacked into a wall and broke her arm. What did she do? She said, "Tape me up boys, I'm going on tonight in The Sound of Music." Mary knew that if she didn't go on, Lenora Nemetz was waiting in the wings to sing about her favorite things.

[dshnookie]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 1:11pm

oh God, who cares?

Best to Mendoza, though.

[Kalimba]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 1:51pm

This injury-inducing mess of a show (which I refuse to see) needs to be shut down, and Julie Taymor needs to be run out of town.

[fingerlakessinger]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 2:18pm

I'm sorry but maybe my point was not clear enough...
Its not the fact that she got hurt doing the show we are upset about...its what this show consists of that we are upset about.
The show has stunts in it that are pretty risky...thats pretty obvious when they had to have inspectors come in and declare it safe/unsafe. And the fact that Taymor has a reputation for forging ahead without changing much of her "vision" is not a good thing when you have actors getting hit in the head with heavy equipment and actors falling at high speeds and snapping bones.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 2:28pm

Equity is investigating...
I'm scared.

The test of this show will be if the public takes to it, not if some unknown actors get kicked in the head or break bones.
All this just adds to it's history.

But there are conspiracy theories:
Reidel whacked her with the rope in the Green Room,
Benanti saw a threat for the featured actress TONY and whacked her with an Italian purse.
Taymor wants the role herself and it's an inside whack-job.

We shall see, I'm hooked on the drama.
Updated On: 12/3/10 at 02:28 PM

[americanboy99]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 2:32pm

WOW. Could this get any more juicy?

My prayers to Mendoza. I hear she's a marvel in the role.

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 2:34pm

"The show has stunts in it that are pretty risky...thats pretty obvious when they had to have inspectors come in and declare it safe/unsafe"

You do relaize the do this an all shows with any kind of stunt, fire, pyrotechnics etc right?

[dshnookie]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 2:38pm

who's upset? I'm not.

[Adam Chris]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 2:45pm

CurtinPullDowner,

In all your theories someone is getting "whacked".

At least someone will be happy.
Updated On: 12/3/10 at 02:45 PM

[Gothampc]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 3:06pm

I know for a fact it was the cast of Hotel Babylon that sabatoged her. The show was never right after she left.

[madbrian]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 3:09pm

If there is half a much drama in the show as there is surrounding the show, it will run forever.

[SeanMartin]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 4:05pm

Regardless of how slight an injury it might be, this could be the proverbial kiss of death.

[dramarama3]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 4:07pm

It's concussion. not hemorrhage. wow.

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 4:08pm

Actors always get injured during shows, why is this one any different?, why are we having to hear every detail?

Maybe because this is the third injury in less than a month?

[Proper Villain]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 4:10pm

I'm beginning to fear that "The Boy Who Fell From The Sky" is less a song title than it is a warning to the audience sitting in the orchestra.

[leefowler]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 4:19pm

Here's what Riedel says:

Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark’’ is not only the most expensive show in Broadway history – it’s the most dangerous.
A third actor was injured during the show this week.
Natalie Mendoza, who plays Arachne, was hit on the head by a rope at the first preview Sunday night. Although she felt fine and performed again Wednesday night, she fell ill yesterday and could not perform last night. Her absence was first reported by BroadwayWorld.com.
The actress was diagnosed with a concussion and will be out of the show at least a week.
Her understudy, America Olivo, a former Playbill cover model, will take over the role.

[leefowler]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 4:24pm

Here's a link to a times article...

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/03/concussion-sidelines-spider-man-actress/

Updated On: 12/3/10 at 04:24 PM

[ALittlePriest]

Posted: 12/3/10 at 4:26pm

"Diagnosed"

after she was rushed to the Hospital.
Updated On: 12/3/10 at 04:26 PM