Kiss of the Spider Woman

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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.

Opening Night Credits
Awards
Songs

Production Staff [Collapse]
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; Rehearsal Pianist: Jason Robert Brown
Flying Effects by Flying by Foy
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
	Vanessa Williams [winner]
1993 Theatre World Award
	Brent Carver [winner]
1993 Tony Award^® Best Musical
	Produced by Livent, Inc. [winner]
1993 Tony Award^® Best Book of a Musical
	Book by Terrence McNally [winner]
1993 Tony Award^® Best Original Score
	Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb [winner]
1993 Tony Award^® Best Actor in a Musical
	Brent Carver [winner]
1993 Tony Award^® Best Actress in a Musical
	Chita Rivera [winner]
1993 Tony Award^® Best Featured Actor in a Musical
	Anthony Crivello [winner]
1993 Tony Award^® Best Scenic Design
	Jerome Sirlin [nominee]
1993 Tony Award^® Best Costume Design
	Florence 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
	Produced by Livent, Inc. [winner]
1993 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical
	Brent Carver [winner]
1993 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical
	Chita Rivera [winner]
1993 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Music
	Music by John Kander [winner]
1993 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design
	Florence Klotz [winner]
1993 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design
	Scenic Design by Jerome Sirlin [nominee]

music by John Kander; lyrics by Fred Ebb

ACT 1	Sung 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 2	Sung 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