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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/actress-quits-spiderman-musical.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="A lead actress in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark has quit the musical (AP)" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-actress-quits-spiderman-musical.jpg" alt="A lead actress in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark has quit the musical (AP)"/></a></p>
<p>A lead actress in Broadway&#8217;s Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark officially walked away from the long-delayed musical, another blow for an unsettled production that has already sent several actors to hospital and burned through millions of dollars even before its official opening.</p>
<p>Natalie Mendoza, who had recently returned to the stunt-heavy show after suffering a concussion during its first preview performance last month, pulled out for good following several days of negotiations between lawyers for both sides.</p>
<p>Producers broke the news to the cast before the Thursday evening performance.</p>
<p>The actress cited her head injury as the reason she walked away. &#8220;It has been a difficult decision to make, but I regret that I am unable to continue on Spider-Man as I recover from my injury,&#8221; Mendoza said in a statement.</p>
<p>The protracted exit of a key star only a few weeks before the launch of what is considered Broadway&#8217;s most expensive show was in keeping with a production that has been marred by accidents and bad press.</p>
<p>Mendoza played Spider-Man&#8217;s evil love interest Arachne &#8211; a part written by director and co-book author Julie Taymor &#8211; and is one of four actors to be injured in the 65 million US dollar musical that has been delayed four times this year alone.</p>
<p>Mendoza&#8217;s move comes 10 days after stuntman Christopher W Tierney, playing the web-slinger, fell about 30 feet into a stage pit when a safety tether failed on December 20.</p>
<p>He spent Christmas in hospital while recovering from back surgery and was transferred to a New York City rehab facility this week. His accident was also the last night Mendoza performed as Arachne.</p>
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