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Spider-Man Stunt Double Injury - The troubled Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" was plagued by its fourth accident since it began previews last month when a performer doing an aerial stunt fell about 30 feet, fire officials said. Firefighters were called to the Foxwoods Theatre at about 10:45 p.m. Monday after the 31-year-old performer fell near the end of the latest preview performance. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital with minor injuries, police said. Police did not release the actor's name, but a performer in the show identified him as Christopher Tierney. The performer spoke on condition of anonymity because the performer was not authorized to speak publicly about the accident. A nurse at Bellevue Hospital said that a Christopher Tierney was admitted and was in stable condition, but would not provide details. Spider-Man Stunt Double Injury Tierney is the show's main aerialist and performs stunts for the roles of Spider-Man, and the villa...