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 Producers said Friday that original stars Jennifer Damiano and T.V. Carpio will end their run in "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" next month when their contracts expire.Damiano, who has played Mary Jane Watson since performances began last November, will be replaced by Rebecca Faulkenberry, who made her Broadway debut in "Rock of Ages." Carpio, who has been playing the spider-woman named Arachne, will be replaced by Christina Sajous, who starred in "Baby, It's You!" and "American Idiot."
Reeve Carney, who plays Peter Parker and the webslinger, and Patrick Page, who is the Green Goblin, are sticking with the $75 million show, which after a difficult birth, has become a top Broadway earner.
The musical, Broadway's most expensive, was plagued by accidents and delayed premieres before finally officially opening in June.
By that time, the original director and co-book writer Julie Taymor had been ousted, and the musical's songs by U2's Bono and The Edge and the story line were reworked.
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 Carpio originally landed a part in the so-called Geek Chorus
-- four comic book fans who framed the plot and represented Taymor, Bono, The Edge and co-book writer Glen Berger. But Carpio had been the understudy for several roles since joining the show in 2007 and was a natural choice when the original Arachne
-- Natalie Mendoza -- pulled out after suffering a concussion in December.
During the show's rocky spring, the role of Arachne was reworked and Carpio suffered whiplash when one of the performers playing Spider-Man toppled onto her in March.
Damiano's last performance will be Nov. 6. Carpio's will be Nov. 13.
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