By Gabriela Resto-Montero
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
MIDTOWN — Spider-Man fans haven't let a little thing like a lack of a polished ending get in the way of their praise for the Broadway show.
"Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," directed by Julie Taymor and with a score produced by U2's Bono and The Edge, has been in previews since Nov. 28, but producers are still working on a grand finale, the Wall Street Journal reported.
"The actual ending that we have planned is still not in the show," lead producer Michael Cohl told the paper.
"Nobody's seen it — including us, by the way," Cohl said.
That hasn't stopped fans from lining up for tickets — as sales for "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" narrowly beat out perennial favorite "Wicked" last week ahead of Spidey's opening night Feb. 7, the Journal reported.
Cohl told the Journal that the element of danger brought on by the special effects and stunts was part of what has attracted audiences to the show.
"Is it thrilling to see something dangerous?" Cohl told the paper. "Well, the circus has been around a lot longer than Broadway, and so the answer has to be a resounding yes."
The elaborate production, Broadway's most expensive musical to date, has struggled with safety problems for its 41 aerial stunts and shut down for two nights in December after a stunt man was seriously injured during a preview performance.
Christopher Tierney, a Spider-man stunt man, suffered a hairline skull fracture, four broken ribs, a bruised lung and three broken vertebrae after a 25-foot plunge off the stage on Dec. 21.
Over the course of the show, three other actors have also been injured, and stars who initially planned to be part of the show, including Evan Rachel Wood and Alan Cummings have dropped out, according to reports.
The injuries prompted investigations from the state labor department and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
