New York (AP) - It was a smooth landing for Spider-Man.

A day after Broadway's costliest show was forced to cancel two performances following a scary fall by a stunt actor, "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" resumed previews Thursday and came off without a hitch, including virtually all its complex aerial stunts.

"It's a safer show now," said a clearly relieved lead actor Reeve Carney, who plays Peter Parker and his alter ego, Spider-Man, as he signed autographs following the show. "It was always safe, but now it's safer. It was beautiful to see everyone come together tonight."

Also all smiles was producer Michael Cohl. "If you weren't nervous tonight, you'd have to be an idiot," he said after the show. "I feel great."

Before the $65 million show could resume Thursday with its nearly 40 aerial stunts intact, producers had to give final confirmation to the state Department of Labor that they had enacted certain safety measures. Among them: a requirement that a second person ensure the harnesses used by performers have been put on properly.

The show's director and co-writer, Julie Taymor, credited the show's injured actor, Christopher Tierney, with inspiring the cast to rise above recent troubles.

"We all got together before the show tonight and talked about Chris," she told The Associated Press after the show. "Chris gave us the spirit tonight."

Tierney, doing a stunt as Spider-Man on Monday night, plunged from a ledge about 30 feet into a stage pit despite a safety harness that should have prevented the spill. Investigators are still looking into how it happened.

He underwent back surgery and was "walking today," Taymor said happily.