They fall in love and ultimately become lovers. Over the course of their confinement, the two come to understand and respect one another. They find this refuge in the telling of a stylized version of Molina’s favorite grade B movie staring an alluring temptress, the Spiderwoman. Imprisoned somewhere in Latin America, cellmates Molina, an effeminate homosexual window dresser and Valentin, a militant Marxist revolutionary, share nothing in common except the overwhelming need to escape the daily degradation of prison life. Through dialog and lyrical storytelling, the harsh realities of victimization are expertly juxtaposed against illusion and fantasy. A second New York cast, featuring Brian Stokes Mitchell, Howard McGillin and Vanessa Williams, was also well-received.Īdapted from Manual Puig’s critically acclaimed novel, Kiss of the Spider Woman presents a provocative love story set within the conflicting dualities of love and brutality. It won the 1993 Tony Award for Best Musical. It opened on Broadway on May 3, 1993, played 904 performances, and initially starred Brent Carver, Anthony Crivello and Broadway theatre legend Chita Rivera. It is based on the Manuel Puig novel El Beso de la Mujer Araña. Kiss of the Spider Woman is a 1993 Broadway musical written by John Kander and Fred Ebb with book by Terrence McNally.
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