Kiss of the Spider Woman (Musical)

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Kiss of the Spider Woman (Engl. Title Kiss of the Spider Woman ) is a musical by John Kander (music) and Fred Ebb (lyrics). The book is by Terrence McNally and is based on the successful novel The Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig , which was published in 1976.

Kiss of the Spider Woman premiered on October 20, 1992 at Shaftesbury Theater in London's West End , where it ran 390 times. The same production premiered on Broadway on May 3, 1993 at the Broadhurst Theater, and ended on July 1, 1995, for a total of 904 performances. Directed by Harold Prince , the choreography by Vincent Paterson and Rob Marshall . Chita Rivera starred as the spider woman , as Molina Brent Carver and as Valentin Anthony Crivello .

The German-language premiere took place in the translation by Michael Kunze on November 28, 1993 in the Raimund Theater in Vienna , with Yamil Borges as Aurora / Spider Woman, Günther Mokesch as Molina and Thorsten Tinney as Valentin.

Agnes Hilpert (Aurora / Spinnenfrau), Alen Hodzovic (Molina) and Ralf Meyring (Valentin) played in the German premiere on May 11, 2002 at the Landestheater Coburg . Directed by Detlef Altenbeck .

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Homosexual Molina and Valentín are in a South American prison for different reasons: Molina for fornication with minors and Valentín for being a Marxist revolutionary. At the beginning there is a great dislike between the two, but over time friendship develops, with Molina also love. To escape the brutal everyday life in prison, Molina imagines film divas from the 1930s and 1940s. Above all, it is the diva Aurora in the role of the spider woman with her deadly kiss that takes up the most space in his fantasy. Over time, Valentín becomes infected by this fantastic world. Molina is finally released on condition that the police lead to Valentín's allies. However, he does not. He is arrested again and ends up in the same cell as before. There Aurora bends over to kiss him.

The plot differs from the novel only in a few details. At the end of the novel, Molina supports Valentín's fight and is shot in the process.

Music numbers

first act
  1. "Prologue" / "Prolog"
  2. "Her Name Is Aurora" / "Aurora"
  3. "Over the Wall" / "Behind the Wall (1)"
  4. "Bluebloods" / "Royal Blood"
  5. "Dressing Them Up" / "Style and Decor"
  6. "I Draw the Line" / "Only up to here"
  7. "Dear One" / "Dear"
  8. "Over the Wall II" / "Behind the Wall (2)"
  9. "Where You Are" / "Where you are"
  10. "Over the Wall III - Marta" / "Marta"
  11. "Come"
  12. "I Do Miracles" / "I do miracles was"
  13. "Gabriel's Letter / My First Woman" / "Gabriel's Letter / My First Woman"
  14. "Morphine Tango" / "Morphium Tango"
  15. "You Could Never Shame Me" / "It's no shame"
  16. "A Visit" / "Molina and the Spider Woman"
  17. " She's a Woman " / "To be a woman"
  18. "Gimme Love"
Second act
  1. "Russian Movie / Good Times" / "Now it will be tomorrow"
  2. "The Day After That" / "The day after"
  3. "Mama, It's Me" / "It's Mama"
  4. "Anything for Him" ​​/ "I would do anything for him"
  5. "Kiss of the Spiderwoman" / "Song of the Spider Woman"
  6. "Over the Wall IV - Lucky Molina"
  7. "Only in the Movies" / "Happy End (only in the cinema)"

Awards

Tony Award 1993

  • Best Musical (Livent, Inc.)
  • Best musical libretto (Terrence McNally)
  • Best original music (John Kander, Frank Ebb)
  • Best Actor in a Musical (Brent Carver)
  • Best Actress in a Musical (Chita Rivera)
  • Best Supporting Actor in a Musical (Anthony Crivello)
  • Best Costumes (Florence Klotz)

Nominations

  • Best stage design (Jerome Sirlin)
  • Best lighting design (Howell Binkley)
  • Best Choreography (Vincent Paterson, Rob Marshall)
  • Best Musical Director (Harold Prince)

Theater World Award 1995

Theater World Award 1993

Drama Desk Award 1993

  • Outstanding Musical (Livent, Inc.)
  • Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Brent Carver)
  • Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Chita Rivera)
  • Outstanding Music (John Kander)
  • Outstanding costumes (Florence Klotz)

Nominations

  • Outstanding stage design (Jerome Sirlin)

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