Tierney Hopes to Heal in 2-3 Months; Return to SPIDER-MAN

According to the NY Times, now that SPIDER-MAN's Christopher Tierney is on the mends,  the 31 year-old has made it clear that he can't wait to get back to the Foxwoods Theatre.  

Tierney said of director Julie Taymor: "Julie's not a safe person creatively, she doesn't go for artistically safe choices, and I'm a person who loves being - for lack of a better word - a tool for these artists because I don't take things safe. I never have. That goes for things artistically as well as physically. I don't really think in terms of boundaries. One of my talents as a dancer and as a mover is I fall really well. I've never been worried that I'll hurt myself."

He added, "I've been in shows with people whose legs pop out of their hips. An ex-girlfriend of mine has four concussions. People tearing their A.C.L. And for a show that's this technically complex, four injured performers is just not strange."

"You have a lot of time to think when you're undergoing physical therapy and all I can think about is getting my body back where it was, and getting back to the show."

To read the full article, visit: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/04/four-injured-performers-is-just-not-strange-recovering-spider-man-dancer-says/?src=mtwt&twt=mnytimestheater 

We reported earlier in the week that injured SPIDER-MAN actor Christopher Tierney has left the intensive care unit and has been transferred to a New York City rehabilitation facility, according to his father. Tim Tierney added that his son is now able to walk with the help of a full-torso brace. It's also interesting that yesterday, President of Actors' Equity Nick Wyman put out a lengthy and heated statement about the Actors' Union's position about the entire safety situation at the mega-million dollar musical and opened somewhat stunned that the press has been calling Mr. Tierney a stuntman, which has been repeatedly put out there and is not a true statement. He's an actor that's been gainfully employed by the union.

On December 20, Christopher Tierney suffered an accident which caused the actor to fall 30 feet. Tierney sustained a fracture in his skull, a broken scapula, a broken bone close to his elbow, 4 broken ribs, a bruised lung and 3 fractured vertebrae.

The production's opening night, (previously set for January 11, 2011) is still set to open on 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).