Rise Above! Olympian Danell Leyva Flips for Reeve Carney & the Cast of Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark

Olympic gymnast Danell Leyva has dreams of starring on Broadway (and not only winning a Tony, but an EGOT!) so it’s no surprise that after picking up a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics, he headed to the Great White Way to catch the high-flying musical Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark. On August 23, Leyva observed the onstage aerial stunts in Spider-Man, then headed backstage to congratulate leading man Reeve Carney and the cast—and the Broadway stars congratulated Leyva, too! Click below to go behind the scenes with the Olympian, then see the musical's gravity-defying acrobatics in person at the Foxwoods Theatre.