KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
Based on the novel by Manual Puig, this musical tells the tale of Molina and his cellmate Valentin. In order to help the two survive prison brutality, Molina dreams of the grade B movie star, the spider woman, and relates storys of her to Valentin.
VIDEO CLIP OF THE MUSICAL
1993 Tony Award
Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Best Original Score
Best Actor in a Musical
(Brent Carver)
Best Actress in a Musical
(Chita Rivera)
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
(Anthony Crivello)
Best Costume Design
1993 Theatre World Award
Brent Carver
1993 Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
(Brent Carver)
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
(Chita Rivera)
Outstanding Music
Outstanding Costume Design
1995 Theatre World Award
Vanessa Williams
BROADWAY PREMIERE
May 3, 1993, played 906 performances
May 3, 1993, played 906 performances
ORIGINAL CAST
Chita Rivera, Brent Carver, Anthony Crivello, Merle Louise, Herndon Lackey, and Kristi Carnahan
DIRECTOR
Harold Prince
CHOREOGRAPHER
Vincent Paterson
Chita Rivera, Brent Carver, Anthony Crivello, Merle Louise, Herndon Lackey, and Kristi Carnahan
DIRECTOR
Harold Prince
CHOREOGRAPHER
Vincent Paterson
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MUSICAL NUMBERS
Her Name Is Aurora
Over the Wall
Bluebloods
Dressing Them Up
I Draw the Line
Dear One
Where You Are
Marta
I Do Miracles
Gabriel's Letter/My First Woman
Morphine Tango
You Could Never Shame Me
Visit/Morphine Tango
She's a Woman
Gimme Love
Russian Movie/Good Times
Day After That
Mama, It's Me
Anything from Him
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Only in the Movies
Her Name Is Aurora
Over the Wall
Bluebloods
Dressing Them Up
I Draw the Line
Dear One
Where You Are
Marta
I Do Miracles
Gabriel's Letter/My First Woman
Morphine Tango
You Could Never Shame Me
Visit/Morphine Tango
She's a Woman
Gimme Love
Russian Movie/Good Times
Day After That
Mama, It's Me
Anything from Him
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Only in the Movies
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