Kiss of the Spider Woman

E84486

Broadway musical stage musical

Kiss of the Spider Woman is a Tony Award–winning musical, adapted from Manuel Puig’s novel, that blends political drama and fantasy within the confines of a Latin American prison.

Aliases (2)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Broadway musical → stage musical →
actStructure	two-act musical →
authorOfSourceWork	Manuel Puig →
awardReceived	Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical → Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical → Tony Award for Best Musical → Tony Award for Best Original Score → Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical NERFINISHED → Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical → Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical →
basedOn	Kiss of the Spider Woman (novel) →
bookWriter	Terrence McNally →
broadwayOpeningDate	1993-05-03 →
broadwayTheatre	Broadhurst Theatre →
choreographer	Rob Marshall →
composer	John Kander →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Harold Prince →
genre	fantasy → musical theatre → political drama →
hasBroadwayRun	yes →
hasWestEndRun	yes →
language	English →
lyricist	Fred Ebb →
notableCharacter	Aurora → Molina → Valentin →
notableSong	Dear One → Kiss of the Spider Woman (song) → Only in the Movies → She’s a Woman → The Day After That → Where You Are →
originalBroadwayProductionYear	1993 →
originalLondonProductionYear	1992 →
premiereCity	London →
premiereCountry	United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
premiereDate	1992-07-18 →
premiereLocation	Shaftesbury Theatre →
producer	Harold Prince →
setting	Latin American prison →
subjectMatter	fantasy and escapism → homosexuality → political repression →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Harold Prince → Terrence McNally →	notableWork
Kiss of the Spider Woman ("Kiss of the Spider Woman (novel)") →	basedOn
Martin Beck Theatre →	notableProduction
Kiss of the Spider Woman ("Kiss of the Spider Woman (song)") →	notableSong