Jennifer Lopez Says ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Role Is ‘What I’ve Been Waiting for My Whole Life’ and ‘I Don’t Even Want to Begin’ the Oscar Buzz Conversation
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Jennifer Lopez brought major star power to the Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance ahead of the world premiere of her new musical, “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” She was joined in the interview by the film’s director, Bill Condon, best known for writing the Oscar-winning “Chicago” and for directing “Dreamgirls,” and co-star Tonatiuh.
Lopez was exuberant in saying she’s waited her whole life for a film role like this. “I was waiting my whole life to be able to do a real big MGM Hollywood musical, and I finally got to do it,” Lopez told Variety’s Matt Donnelly. “It was more [than I hoped].
Me and Diego [Luna] were on set and we’re dancing around and we’re singing and looking at each other and it’s like we don’t want to do anything else but musicals.
Diego said that! Me too. I don’t want to do anything else.” “Kiss of the Spider Woman” is a feature adaptation of the 1993 Broadway musical of the same name, which won Chita Rivera a Tony Award for the role that Lopez is now playing on screen.
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