Kiss of the Spider Woman
by Fred Ebb, John Kander, Terrence Mcnally, Manuel Puig
Awards & Recognition
Winner! Seven 1993 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score Winner! Five 1993 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical and Oustanding Music
Synopsis
Kiss of the Spider Woman revamps a harrowing tale of persecution into a dazzling spectacle juxtaposing gritty reality with liberating fantasy.
Cell mates in a Latin American prison, Valentín and Molina immediately clash.
Valentín is a tough revolutionary enduring torture, and Molina is a flamboyant gay man serving eight years for deviant behavior.
Over time, the men begin to connect as Molina shares his fantasies about an actress, Aurora, who famously portrayed a “Spider Woman” who could kill with a kiss.
Press Reviews
"Compelling, beautiful, funny and moving... [Has] a cinematic fluidity and a poetic charge."
— Daily News
"Dazzling… creates an entire world out of a prison cell."
— Newsweek
"Capture[s] the magic musicals were meant for."
— Wall Street Journal
"[A] show with a wild heart and a fresh eye."
— Newsday
Characters
| Character |
|---|
Warden |
Valentín |
Esteban |
Marcos |
Spider Woman / Aurora |
Molina’S Mother |
Marta |
Religious Fanatic / Prisoner |
Amnesty International Observer / Prisoner |
Prisoner Fuentes |
Gabriel / Prisoner |
Window Dresser At Montoya’S / Prisoner |
Aurora’S Men |
Molina |
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Publication
Kiss of the Spider Woman is a play written by Fred Ebb and published by Concord Theatricals (1997).
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Paperback
Concord Theatricals · 1997 · 85 pp
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