Gary Gershoff/WireImage Justin Matthew SargentJustin Matthew Sargent will be the next actor to don Spider-Man’s costume on Broadway in the musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,†the producers announced on Sunday.
Mr. Sargent previously played the aspiring musician Drew in “Rock of Ages†from March 2012 to July of this year. His first performance as Spider-Man and his alter ego, Peter Parker, will be on Monday night. He replaces Reeve Carney, who has starred in the role since the production opened in 2010 and announced his departure back in July. It was expected that Mr. Carney would make the announcement official after his final performance on Sunday night and introduce Mr. Sargent during the curtain call.
