Kiss of the Spider Woman

Summary of the musical Kiss of the Spider-Woman :

The 1960s in Argentina were a time of civic, economic and cultural turmoil.
Hairdresser Luis Alberto Molina is in prison for sexual deviance and corruption of a minor. He lives in the fantasy world of cinema, and imagines being visited by Aurora, his favorite movie star. He even loves her fears one of her roles: the spider woman who kills men with her kiss.

One day, the Marxist revolutionary Valentin Arregui Paz is pushed into this cell after being tortured. Valentin is hostile to Molina's chatter. He even draws a line down the center of the cell to get Molina away from him. But Molina is a caring man. He takes care of Valentin and even keeps his secrets, while sharing his Aurora daydreams with him. The men develop a relationship of trust that will go beyond a simple friendship...

Find an excerpt from the musical during the 1993 Tony Awards:
(Chita Rivera is 60 in this video, amazing!)

General information
  • Style : Romance, Adult
  • Theme : Movie B, Showbiz, Revolution, Argentina, Love, Sexy, Sex, LGBT, 60s
  • year of creation : 1990
Music
  • Composer :John Kander
  • Lyricist : Fred Ebb
  • Librettist : Terrence McNally
  • famous songs : "Prologue" "Her Name is Aurora" "Over the Wall" "And the Moon Grows Dimmer" "Bluebloods" "Dressing Them Up" / "I Draw the Line" "Dear One" "Over the Wall II" "Where You Are" "Over the Wall III" / "Marta" "Come" "I Do Miracles" "Gabriel's Letter" / "My First Woman" "Morphine Tango" "You Could Never Shame Me" "A Visit" "She's a Woman" "Gimme Love" "Russian Movie" / "Good Times" "The Day After That" "Mama, It's Me" "Anything for Him" ​​"Kiss of the Spider Woman" "Over the Wall IV" / "Lucky Molina" "Only in the Movies" / "His Name was Molina"
  • Famous performers : Chita Rivera, Caroline O'Connor, Brent Carver, Anthony Crivello, Chita Rivera, Brian Stokes Mitchell.
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : The musical is based on the novel of the same name by Argentinian writer Manuel Puig.
  • Exists in film : A film, based on the novel, was made in 1985 by Héctor Babenco but the film is not a musical.
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : In 1993, the musical won 1 Olivier Awards then for its transfer to Broadway, won 7 Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Actress for Chita Rivera as well as 3 Drama Desk Awards.
  • Number of years on display : 2
  • Number of performances : 904
Currently on stage