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Kiss of the Spider Woman

Kiss of the Spider Woman revamps a harrowing tale of persecution into a dazzling spectacle that juxtaposes gritty realities with liberating fantasies.

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Description

  • Full Length Musical
  • Drama
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set
  • Orchestra Size: Large

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, College Theatre / Student, Professional Theatre

  • Accolades:
  • WINNER! 1993 Tony Award for Best Musical - Best Book of a Musical - Best Original Score
    WINNER! 1993 Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Musical and Outstanding Music
Kiss of the Spider Woman revamps a harrowing tale of persecution into a dazzling spectacle that juxtaposes gritty realities with liberating fantasies.

Cell mates in a Latin American prison, Valentin is a tough revolutionary undergoing torture and Molina is an unabashed homosexual serving eight years for deviant behavior. Molina shares his fantasies about an actress, Aurora (originated on Broadway by Chita Rivera) with Valentin. One of her roles is a Spider Woman who kills with a kiss.
REVIEWS:

"Thrilling."

 The New York Times

"Compelling, beautiful, funny and moving... [Has] a cinematic fluidity and a poetic charge."

 NY Daily News

"Creates an entire world out of a prison cell... Dazzling."

 Newsweek

"Capture[s] the magic musicals were meant for."

 Wall Street Journal

"[A] show with a wild heart and a fresh eye."

 NY Newsday

Premiere Production: Kiss of the Spider Woman premiered on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre in May of 1993 under the direction of Harold Prince.

Characters

  • Casting: 15M, 3F

  • MOLINA
    WARDEN
    VALENTIN
    ESTEBAN
    MARCOS
    SPIDER WOMAN / AURORA
    MOLINA'S MOTHER
    MARTA
    RELIGIOUS PANATIC / PRISONER
    AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OBSERVER / PRISONER
    PRISONER FUENTES
    GABRIEL / PRISONER
    WINDOW DRESSER AT MONTOYA'S / PRISONER
    AURORA'S MEN

    • Available Material

    Name Price
    Perusal Material Shipped immediately. This is optional. Order Now

    1 x Script / Vocal Chorus Book / Perusal Score Sampler

    		$24.00
    Libretto This is optional. Order Now

    The LIBRETTO is available for SALE ONLY and is not available for hire as part of the Rehearsal Material set. It must be purchased separately and is available through our office.

    		$24.95
    Pre-Production Pack Shipped upon receipt of a signed License Agreement and full payment of all invoices. This is optional.

    1 x Piano/Conductor Score & Chorus Book

    		$75.00
    Rehearsal Material Shipped a minimum of 3 months before the last performance. This must be hired as a condition of the License to produce this show.

    20 x Chorus Books
    2 x Piano/Conductor Scores

    		$450.00 +$120.00/pm
    Orchestral Material Shipped a minimum of 1 month before the last performance. This is optional.

    1 x Trumpet I
    1 x Trumpet II
    1 x Trombone
    2 x Horns I & II
    1 x Reed I (Piccolo/Flute/Clarinet/Alto Sax)
    1 x Reed II (Flute/Clarinet/Alto Sax)
    1 x Reed III (Oboe/English Horn/Clarinet/Tenor Sax)
    1 x Reed IV (Clarinet/Bass Clarinet/Baritone Sax)
    1 x Bass
    1 x Drums
    2 x Percussion
    1 x Keyboard I
    1 x Keyboard II
    2 x Viola I & II
    1 x Cello

    		$330.00 +$120.00/pm
    Chorus Book 10 Pack Shipped with (or after) Rehearsal Material. This is optional.

    10 x Chorus Books

    		$50.00 +$50.00/pm

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