Kiss of the Spider Woman

by Terrence McNally, Fred Ebb, John Kander

15 male, 3 female Interior Winner of multiple Tony Awards including Best Musical, 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 Br

Genres: Plays, Musicals, Theatre, LGBT, Queer

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Terrence McNally was an American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter. Described as "the bard of American theater" and "one of the greatest contemporary playwrights the theater world has yet produced," McNally was the recipient of five Tony Awards. He won the Tony Award for Best Play for Love! Valour!

Reviews

[Jonathan Hutchins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Saw a production by Guildford School of Acting at the Electric Theatre in Guildford - stunned. Love the show, excellent.

[Nicki Markus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Five stars for the show. However, this edition is riddled with typographical errors. I have sent the publisher an email this morning, outlining them all if the hope they'll fix them in future.

[Nika · Rating 3 out of 5]

نمی‌دونم، خودم دوس نداشتم. کاملا می‌فهمم کل شوخی و جوکا بخاطر سختی‌ها و مرگ‌های مختلفیه که تجربه کردن، ولی نتونستم خیلی ارتباط برقرار کنم.

[Derek Henderson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disappointing. This all feels a bit forced, as though the source material doesn't lend itself to the treatment by Kander & Ebb.

[Brian McCann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book and score. I enjoyed revisiting this piece very much.

[Mod? · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's nice to read the book scenes for the first time, having previously known the score.

This has so little to do with Puig that it's an interesting example of adaptation.

[Kylie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I ADORE Kiss of the Spider Woman and all its incarnations, however none of them have quite held up to my appreciation for Manuel Puig's original novel. The musical captures the escapism and hope Molina gets from the movies exceptionally well, but I think the actual plot and meat of his an Valentin's conflict suffers a bit in translation.

Still an absolute success that I would drop everything to see at literally any time.