The opening of "Spider-Man," the $65 million mishap-prone Broadway show, has been delayed yet again.
Curtains will rise on March 15, more than a month after the show's previously scheduled opening of Feb. 7, producers announced Thursday night.
Spiderman "is ten-times more complicated to tech than anything else, and the preview schedule allows for only very limited rehearsal time (twelve hours per week)," said Michael Cohl, co-producer of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark."
"We simply need more time to fully execute the creative team's vision before freezing the show."
The show - the most expensive production in Broadway history - has been dogged by controversy from the start. Four actors have been injured in the death-defying musical, and the opening date has now been postponed a total of four times.
The show, directed by director Julie Taymor, took another hit this month when actress Natalie Mendoza abruptly dropped out after suffering a concussion.
Mendoza's departure was announced days after Spidey stunt-double Christopher Tierney fell 30 feet from a Broadway stage, suffering four broken ribs and three broken vertebrae and fracturing his scapula, elbow and head.
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