Jennifer Lopez’s buzzy new movie musical will premiere at Sundance
nypost.comJennifer Lopez is headed to the slopes.Her new movie-musical, “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” will have its world premiere in January at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.Based on John Kander and Fred Ebb’s Broadway show (which itself is based on Manuel Puig’s 1976 novel), “Spider Woman” is directed by Bill Condon — the director of “Dreamgirls” and Oscar-winning screenwriter of “Chicago.”“Spider Woman” is about two inmates in a Brazilian prison.
One named Molina (Tonatiuh) escapes his awful surroundings by fantasizing about old movies. One features Ingrid Luna — the titular “Spider Woman” played by Lopez.
The other incarcerated man is Valentin, who’s played by Diego Luna. The “Unstoppable” actress has said she worked directly with Kander, part of the legendary songwriting team that also created “Chicago” and “Cabaret,” on her role.“John Kander, who is 97 years old, was in the studio with me,” Lopez told Variety. “He is the most beautiful man.
He was there for all of our recordings of the album and the pre-records for the movie. It was a dream.”Chita Rivera won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for playing the part in 1993 on Broadway.Sundance announced 93 features and episodic programs on Wednesday for the festival that runs Jan.
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