NEW YORK – Broadway’s stunt-heavy, $65 million “Spider-Man” musical has experienced another technical glitch that left its lead villain dangling in midair, and the troubled production will shut down for more than three weeks this spring for an overhaul.

Lead producers Michael Cohl and Jeremiah J. Harris said in a statement Friday that “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” which has been in previews for a record 103 performances, would officially open June 14. The show’s opening, delayed six times, was to have opened last March 15.

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Actor Patrick Page, who portrays The Green Goblin in the Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” was left dangling over the stage for about three minutes when the mechanical flight system failed on Friday. The Associated Press

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The final preview performance before the shutdown will be April 17. Performances will be canceled from April 19 to May 11, with previews resuming May 12.

On Wednesday, producers announced that Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor would no longer direct the show, and a new creative team was brought in to change and polish the flawed musical, which has also been plagued with a series of injuries to cast members and aerial stunt mishaps.

The latest occurred Friday when the Green Goblin’s flight system failed during a fight scene, leaving him hanging over the stage for about three minutes before stagehands lowered him down. It was the second time last week that a technical problem interrupted a scene with the Goblin.

The replacement of Taymor in her day-to-day duties was a stunning development for the heralded director of “The Lion King,” a megahit that is No. 3 at the box office more than a decade after it opened. Taymor, known for her bold and creative artistic vision, is believed to have been pushed aside because she wouldn’t accept the need for outside help and significant changes to “Spider-Man,” which she co-wrote with Glen Berger.

Gallagher recovering from heart attack

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Gallagher’s manager says the comedian is recovering from a minor heart attack after collapsing during a performance in Minnesota.

Craig Marquado said that Gallagher, 64, would remain hospitalized at least until Saturday.

Todd Powers, owner of Whiskey Bone’s Roadhouse in Rochester, said the comedian collapsed during a show there Thursday night.

A witness, Chris Blade, told the Rochester Post-Bulletin that Gallagher had complained of pain in his left arm and shortness of breath earlier in the evening. Blade said Gallagher was responsive when emergency crews were taking him out of the club.

Gallagher, whose real name is Leo Anthony Gallagher, is best known for smashing watermelons with a sledgehammer.

Pregnant Jewel appears fine after crash

STEPHENVILLE, Texas – A spokeswoman for Jewel says the pregnant country singer was involved in an auto accident but appears to be fine.

Nicole Perez-Krueger said in an e-mail that hospital tests indicate that Jewel and the baby are healthy.

The Texas Department of Public Safety said the singer and Erath County Commissioner Jim Pack were involved in the two-vehicle collision Friday at a rural intersection in Stephenville. The agency said Pack was driving a fire truck with his lights and siren on while on his way to a grass fire.

Jewel and her rodeo champion husband, Ty Murray, live in Texas.

‘Christmas’ songwriter Martin dies at 96

LOS ANGELES – Hugh Martin, the composer-songwriter whose works included “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “The Trolley Song” and “Meet Me in St. Louis,” died Friday. He was 96.

Martin’s niece, Suzanne Hanners, said the songwriter died from natural causes at his home in Encinitas, Calif.

Martin wrote about his show business exploits in his 2010 autobiography, “Hugh Martin: The Boy Next Door.”

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