Jennifer Lopez to Star in Film Adaptation of Broadway Musical ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ – Deadline

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There is an independently financed feature of John Kander and Fred Ebb’s 1992 West End and Broadway musical. Spider Woman Kiss Filming is gearing up for the spring with Jennifer Lopez set to play Aurora, who Chita Rivera grew up on the Great White Way.

Lopez is ready to step into her heels for the role: The Billboard hitmaker, Primetime Emmy nominee, and two-time Gold nominee also sings and dances.

Dream girls And beauty and the beast The film is directed by Bill Condon and Barry Josephson (fascinated) is produced with Lopez, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina executive producing. Sergio Trujillo is the choreographer.

The musical was based on the 1985 Academy Award-winning film directed by Hector Babenco that starred Sonia Braga as Spider-Woman, as well as the late Raul Julia and William Hurt.

The film and musical follows the story of a gay man and a political prisoner who are cellmates together. The first tells the story of two fake films and his own life.

The musical was directed by Harold Prince and won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 1993. The show also won Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical, Original Score, Lead Actor in a Musical (Brent Carver), Leading Actress (Rivera), and Featured Actor in a Musical (Anthony Crivello). In addition to the best fashion design. The musical ran for 390 performances in the West End and another 904 on Broadway.

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