Are the sentences true or false?

Producers planned that the stunt double would fall into the orchestra pit. True False

The audience didn’t know if the fall was scripted or not. True False

Christopher Tierney was the first actor to be hurt during the making of the musical. True False

“Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” is the most expensive Broadway production ever. True False

People already have tickets to the show. True False

The show is putting new safety measures into practice. True False

The musical will open on time. True False

It is likely that the show will make enough money to regain its costs. True False

Some words have several different meanings. Choose the meaning used in the video.

1. (snap) The stunt double’s cable snapped.

to use your thumb and fingers to make a short, sharp sound
to break suddenly
to say something in an angry way

2. (pit) The stunt double plunged into the orchestra pit.

a hole in the ground, usually made by digging
the seed or stone in the centre of certain fruits, like peaches
the space in a theatre where the musicians play from

3. (sell out) The show has to sell out in order to break even.
to sell all the available tickets for a performance
to betray your ideals
to sell the goods of someone who owes money to pay the creditor

4. (prove) Selling all the tickets to the musical could prove a superhuman task.
to show the truth of something, by showing evidence
to show a particular quality after a period of time, to turn out to be
to determine the quality of something by testing it

5.(press) The musical couldn’t buy press like that.
a machine used to print books, newspapers and magazines
a business that prints and sells books
newspaper, magazine, radio or news reports

6. (measure) New safety measures are being put into practice.
a way of achieving something or dealing with a situation
a unit of size
an amount or degree of something