Kiss of the Spider Woman
Broadhurst Theatre
Previews Began: April 19, 1993
Opening Night: May 3, 1993
Closing Night: July 1, 1995
Music: Fred Ebb
Lyrics: John Kander
Book: Terrence McNally
Valetin, a revolutionary, and Molina, a homosexual, are cellmates in a Latin American prison, where Molina’s fantasies about the actress Aurora are their only relief.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Prologue………………………….Spider Woman, Prisoners
Her Name Is Aurora…..Molina, Aurora, Aurora’s Men,
Prisoners
Over the Wall…………………………………………..Prisoners
Bluebloods…………………………………………………..Molina
Dressing Them Up/I Draw the Line…………….Molina,
Valentin
Dear One….Molina’s Mother, Marta, Valentin, Molina
Over the Wall II…………….Prisoners, Molina, Valentin
Where You Are………Aurora, Aurora’s Man, Prisoners
Over the Wall III: Marta……………..Valentin, Prisoners
Come………………………………………………Spider Woman
I Do Miracles…………………………………….Aurora, Marta
Gabriel’s Letter/My First Woman….Gabriel, Valentin
Morphine Tango………………………………………Orderlies
You Could Never Shame Me…………..Molina’s Mother
A Visit…………………………………Spider Woman, Molina
She’s a Woman…………………………………………….Molina
Gimme Love……………….Aurora, Molina, Aurora’s Men
ACT TWO
Russian Movie/Good Times…………….Aurora, Molina,
Valentin
The Day After That…………………………………..Valentin,
Families of the Disappeared
Mama, It’s Me……………………………………………..Molina
Anything for Him…..Spider Woman, Molina, Valentin
Kiss of the Spiderwoman………………….Spider Woman
Over the Wall IV: Lucky Molina…..Warden, Prisoners
Only in the Movies…….Molina, the People in His Life
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Brent Carver Molina
Anthony Crivello Valentin
Chita Rivera Spider Woman
Aurora
Kirsti Carnahan Marta
Herndon Lackey Warden
Merle Louise Molina’s Mother
Jerry Christakos Gabriel
Prisoner
Joshua Finkel Amnesty International Observer
Prisoner Emilio
Colton Green Escaping Prisoner
Philip Hernández 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 Aurora’s Man
Prisoner
Gary Schwartz Prisoner Fuentes
John Norman Thomas Religious Fanatic
Prisoner
Swings: Colton Green (Partial Swing), Gregory Mitchell
Standby: Lorraine Foreman (Molina’s Mother), Dorothy Stanley (Spider Woman/Aurora, Marta)