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Kiss of the Spider Woman   

 
Broadhurst Theatre , (5/03/1993 - 7/01/1995)
First Preview:Apr 19, 1993 Total Previews:16
Opening Date:May 03, 1993   
Closing Date:Jul 01, 1995 Total Performances:904

Category: Musical, Drama, Original, Broadway
Setting: A prison in Latin America, sometime in the recent past.


Production Staff [See More]
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by Livent, Inc.
Book by Terrence McNally; Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb; Based on the novel by Manuel Puig; Music orchestrated by Michael Gibson; Dance music by David Krane
Directed by Harold Prince; Choreographed by Vincent Paterson; Additional choreography by Rob Marshall; Assistant Choreographer for Mr. Paterson: Kim Blank; Assistant Choreographer for Mr. Marshall: Kathleen Marshall
Scenic Design by Jerome Sirlin; Projection Design by Jerome Sirlin; Costume Design by Florence Klotz; Lighting Design by Howell Binkley; Sound Design by Martin Levan; Assistant Scenic Design: Craig Clipper; Associate Costume Design: Domingo Rodriguez; Assistant Costume Design: Robert Jackson; Associate Lighting Design: Peter West; Assistant Lighting Design: Joseph Saint; Assistant Sound Design: Chris Jordan
General Manager: Frank P. Scardino; Company Manager: Jim Brandeberry
Production Stage Manager: Beverley Randolph; Technical Director: Don Finlayson; Technical Supervisor: Christopher C. Smith; Stage Manager: Clayton Phillips
Musical Supervisor: Jeffrey Huard; Conducted by Jeffrey Huard; Musical Coordinator: John Monaco; Music Preparation: Evan Morris, Donald Oliver and Chelsea Music Services, Inc.; Concert Mistress: Susan Follari; 1st Trumpet: Jeffrey Kievit; 2nd Trumpet: Larry Lunetta; Trombone: Porter Poindexter; French Horn: Kate Dennis and Susan Panny; Reed I: Alva Hunt; Reed II: Mort Silver; Reed III: Richard A. Heckman; Reed IV: Ken Berger; Bass: John Babich; Drums: John Redsecker; Percussion: Mark Sherman; Keyboard I: Jeffrey Saver; Keyboard II: Gregory Dlugos; Viola I: Susan Follari; Viola II: Ann Barak; Viola III: Maxine Roach; Viola IV: Katherine Sinsabaugh; Cello: Caryl Paisner; Electronic Music Consultant: Andrew Barrett
Assistant to Mr. Prince: Ruth Mitchell; Casting: Johnson-Liff & Zerman; Livent Resident Director: Anne Allan; Livent Casting Director: Beth Russell; General Press Representative (US): Mary Bryant; General Press Representative (Canada): Norman Zaiger; Dance Captain: Keith McDaniel; Advertising: LeDonne, Wilner, & Weiner, Inc.; Photographer: Martha Swope; Press Associate: William Wolfe
Cast
Brent Carver
Broadway debut		 Molina
Anthony Crivello Valentin
Chita Rivera Spider Woman / Aurora
Kirsti Carnahan Marta
Herndon Lackey Warden
Merle Louise Molina's Mother
Jerry Christakos
Broadway debut		 Gabriel
Prisoner
Joshua Finkel
Broadway debut		 Amnesty International Observer
Prisoner Emilio
Colton Green Escaping Prisoner
Partial Swing
Philip Hernández
Broadway debut		 Esteban
Michael McCormick Marcos
Keith McDaniel Aurora's Man
Prisoner
Robert Montano Aurora's Man
Prisoner
Dan O'Grady Aurora's Man
Prisoner
Aurelio Padron Window Dresser at Montoya's
Prisoner
Raymond Rodriguez
Broadway debut		 Aurora's Man
Prisoner
Gary Schwartz Prisoner Fuentes
John Norman Thomas Religious Fanatic
Prisoner
Swing: Gregory Mitchell (Swing)
Standbys: Lorraine Foreman (Molina's Mother) and Dorothy Stanley (Marta, Spider Woman / Aurora)
Understudies: Joshua Finkel (Molina), Philip Hernández (Valentin), Michael McCormick (Warden), Dan O'Grady (Gabriel), Gary Schwartz (Amnesty International Observer, Esteban, Valentin) and John Norman Thomas (Marcos)
1995 Theatre World Award
winnerVanessa Williams [winner]
1993 Theatre World Award
winnerBrent Carver [winner]
1993 Tony Award® Best Musical
winnerProduced by Livent, Inc. [winner]
1993 Tony Award® Best Book of a Musical
winnerBook by Terrence McNally [winner]
1993 Tony Award® Best Original Score
winnerMusic by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb [winner]
1993 Tony Award® Best Actor in a Musical
winnerBrent Carver [winner]
1993 Tony Award® Best Actress in a Musical
winnerChita Rivera [winner]
1993 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Musical
winnerAnthony Crivello [winner]
1993 Tony Award® Best Scenic Design
 Jerome Sirlin [nominee]
1993 Tony Award® Best Costume Design
winnerFlorence Klotz [winner]
1993 Tony Award® Best Lighting Design
 Howell Binkley [nominee]
1993 Tony Award® Best Choreography
 Vincent Paterson [nominee]
 Rob Marshall [nominee]
1993 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Musical
 Harold Prince [nominee]
1993 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Musical
winnerProduced by Livent, Inc. [winner]
1993 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical
winnerBrent Carver [winner]
1993 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical
winnerChita Rivera [winner]
1993 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Music
winnerMusic by John Kander [winner]
1993 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design
winnerFlorence Klotz [winner]
1993 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design
 Scenic Design by Jerome Sirlin [nominee]
music by John Kander; lyrics by Fred Ebb 
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Original Cast Recording) - The Original Cast of

ACT 1Sung By
Prologue Spider Woman and Prisoners
Her Name Is Aurora Molina, Aurora, Aurora's Men and Prisoners
Over the Wall Prisoners
Bluebloods Molina
Dressing Them Up / I Draw the Line Molina and Valentin
Dear One Molina's Mother, Marta, Valentin and Molina
Over the Wall II Prisoners, Molina and Valentin
Where You Are Aurora, Aurora's Man and Prisoners
Over the Wall III -- Marta Valentin and Prisoners
Come Spider Woman
I Do Miracles Aurora and Marta
Gabriel's Letter / My First Woman Gabriel and Valentin
Morphine Tango Orderlies
You Could Never Shame Me Molina's Mother
A Visit Spider Woman and Molina
She's a Woman Molina
Gimme Love Aurora, Molina and Aurora's Men
ACT 2Sung By
Russian Movie / Good Times Aurora, Molina and Valentin
The Day After That Valentin and Families of the Disappeared
Mama, It's Me Molina
Anything for Him Spider Woman, Molina and Valentin
Kiss of the Spiderwoman Spider Woman
Over the Wall IV -- Lucky Molina Warden and Prisoners
Only in the Movies Molina and the People in His Life