Christopher Tierney was seriously injured during one preview performance The opening night of the new Spider-Man musical on Broadway has once again been delayed.
The official first night of the production, which has been plagued with problems including on-stage injuries, will now open in March.
Producer Michael Cohl said they need extra time to rehearse a new ending, but promised this is "the final postponement".
The show had been scheduled to open in February.
Earlier this month, it was announced that U2 stars Bono and The Edge, who wrote the score, would return from touring to help fix the show's problems.
Four actors from the production have been injured during previews, frequent technical glitches and negative early assessments from critics have caused more problems for the musical.
In December, lead actress Natalie Mendoza announced she was pulling out of the show.
Despite its fraught preview performances, the musical is still selling out the 1,930-seat Foxwoods Theatre in Times Square almost every night.
But the show's huge costs, which include a 41-member cast, 18 orchestra members and dozens of daring aerial stunts mean the theatre will have to sell out every show for several years just to break even.
The weekly running bill has been put as high as $1million (£632,000).
Promoter Gregory Castoria has said in the past that audiences are still going to watch whether anything goes wrong during the performance.
Once a show officially opens, changes to the production are not permitted.
"We are so grateful for the enthusiastic audiences who have been coming to see Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark and we are dedicated to giving them the very best show we can," director Julie Taymor said.
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