The show was originally scheduled to open -- following other delays -- on December 21st and now will miss the Christmas season, which could be painful.
Writes the Mail, "Extravagant flying numbers involving performers attached to harnesses swooping down from the far, high corners of the Foxwoods Theatre in New York have been somewhat problematic and lead to two broken wrists. Actor Kevin Aubin suffered the injuries when he was sent hurtling across the stage in a daring slingshot-style stunt. The high-risk maneuver thought up by director Julie Taymor, is just one of many in the show, which attempts to push the limits of theatrical boundaries, and evidently the health and safety guidelines too. Inspectors from the New York State Department of Labor visited rehearsals this week, but producers have failed to procure the necessary permits for some of the stunts out of the 24 aerial sections. The inspectors will therefore have to return to examine some scenes again before declaring the performance legally safe."
In the same piece, Taymor underplayed the problems, noting that the needed changes are technically-related, not only regarding the flying but wires and transitions between scenes.
"We may need a little bit of an underscore to cover a move, or a small transition that needs to be smoothed. These are the things that you would work out on the road. We're doing them here," she said.
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