Jennifer Lopez To Star In Feature Adaptation Of Broadway Musical ‘Kiss Of The Spider Woman’, Bill Condon Directing
deadline.comThere’s an independently financed feature take of the 1992 John Kander and Fred Ebb West End and Broadway musical of Kiss of the Spider Woman that’s being ready to shoot in the spring with Jennifer Lopez set to play the role of Aurora, which Chita Rivera originated on the Great White Way.
Lopez is ripe to put on the high heels for the role: the Billboard hitmaker, Primetime Emmy nominee, 2x Golden nominee sings, and dances too.
Dreamgirls and Beauty and the Beast filmmaker Bill Condon is directing, and Barry Josephson (Enchanted) is producing with Lopez, Elaine Goldsmith Thomas and Benny Medina executive producing.
Sergio Trujillo is the choreographer. The musical was based on the Oscar winning 1985 Hector Babenco directed movie that starred Sonja Braja as the Spider-Woman, as well as the late Raul Julia and William Hurt.
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