TWITTER WATCH: Alice Ripley - 'SPIDER-MAN should be ashamed of itself...'

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Twitter is being flooded with messages from audience members tonight at SPIDER-MAN, with word that Christopher Tierney fell during the middle of Act 2 when a cable failed to suspend him. The show was first put on hold, and then cancelled as ambulances arrived on the scene. Tierney is currently in the hospital in stable condition.

Broadway actors are beginning to speak out on the incident, and the seeming inadequacies in safety procedures.  Next to Normal's Alice Ripley has just posted the following on her twitter:

SPIDERMAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF ITSELF. THIIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND EMBARRASSING TO WORKING ACTORS EVERYWHERE.
12 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone

A startling video of the fall can be seen here.

As previously reported, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark has delayed its opening night (previously set for January 11, 2011) to Monday, February 7. Directed by Julie Taymor and featuring a book by Julie Taymor and Glen Berger, and new music and lyrics by U2's Bono and The Edge, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark is now in previews at Broadway's Foxwoods Theatre (213 West 42nd Street).