Blankenbuehler-helmed KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
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jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#1Blankenbuehler-helmed KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/8/23 at 12:11pm
According to a casting notice, this may be something in the works for the summer (workshop/lab, etc.?)
Music Director: Lily Ling
Associate Director: Ioana Alfonso
Associate Choreographer: Ahmad Simmons
Director/Choreographer: Andy Blankenbuehler
https://www.playbill.com/job/kiss-of-the-spider-woman-nyc-ecc-dancers-04-17-23/9b54a234-7c90-43c6-a333-9dbeb4bf85b2
#2Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/8/23 at 12:21pm
I’ll believe it when I see it
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Broadway61004
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/11
#3Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/8/23 at 1:21pm
It makes sense since they pulled the rights from the Kennedy Center, so something must be happening with this show.
CoffeeBreak
Stand-by Joined: 3/30/17
#4Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/8/23 at 1:26pm
Unfortunate Blankenbuehler is directing this too. A great choreographer. Not a great director. This needs more than his voice and someone to shape the show with his choreography. Hope they reconsider.
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#5Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/8/23 at 2:00pm
This could be good! Wonder who will play Aurora. Many names had been suggested in a previous thread, and Audra did a reading about 8 years ago.
Nicticorax
Understudy Joined: 12/16/22
#6Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/8/23 at 2:05pm
As well as Ariana DeBose, I've also heard some people tossing around MJ Rodriguez as an option. Entirely unsubstantiated, as far as I know, but I've seen two people mention they've heard rumors MJ might be involved. The fact that this is being directed by Blankenbuehler makes me think Audra is out--I heard the workshop with Audra was interested in making it much less of a dance show, and I can't imagine that Blankenbuehler will tone down the choreo like that.
#7Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/8/23 at 2:15pm
Audra is completely wrong for the role in every aspect.
I’m still hoping it’s DeBose.
#8Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/8/23 at 2:25pm
Wasn’t Amber Gray rumored for this a while ago?
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#9Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/8/23 at 2:53pm
This line makes me think it will be a Latina actress.
This play takes place in a prison in Central America. Multiple ethnicities are found throughout the population, including migrant arrivals from Mexico, South America, Italy, Spain, and the Caribbean. Because of the world of the play, we are particularly interested in considering performers to play Latine characters.
#10Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/8/23 at 3:27pm
Are they changing the location? Both the movie (Brazil) and musical (Argentina) take place in South America.
Nicticorax
Understudy Joined: 12/16/22
#11Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/8/23 at 3:46pm
Yeah, that seems to be a typo. The book and straight play both explicitly take place in Argentina. The musical is ambiguous, but since it is based on the book I assume that’s also where it takes place. The movie changed the location to Brazil, but that’s a change just made for the film.
#12Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/8/23 at 4:59pm
I love how informed everyone is on this board, in fact I remember reading the novel which I highly recommend, and it's totally true what they say, the role of Moline lived in the neighborhood of Belgrano in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the original novel. Then, the director who directed the film version, I believe was Brazilian and changed the location, which isn't really right to me and it took place suddenly in Brazil and the lead role was played by a Brazilian actress-Sonia Braga. Not cool to change the identity of a show from another country and just make it seem like all of South America is the same thing, Brazilians and Argentines don't even speak the same language!
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Ke3
Broadway Star Joined: 6/25/20
#13Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/8/23 at 7:16pm
I would leap for joy of it was MJ. I've wanted it for years but never imagined she'd be a name producers would reach for. Those songs, in her key? My god it'll be thrilling.
#14Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/8/23 at 8:23pm
McNally's original book says South America. I guess they changed it to Central? I wonder why.
Not exactly thrilled by this team. But oh well.
#15Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/9/23 at 1:15am
I think Catherine Zeta Jones will be amazing in this, one can dream! Anne Hathaway, Lea Michele would also be amazing as the title role.
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Updated On: 4/9/23 at 01:15 AM
Ke3
Broadway Star Joined: 6/25/20
#16Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/9/23 at 9:08am
muscle23ftl said: "I think Catherine Zeta Jones will be amazing in this, one can dream! Anne Hathaway, Lea Michele would also be amazing as the title role."
I'll only take CZJ if they drag Rob Marshall straight from The Little Mermaid press tour to direct it.
BETTY22
Broadway Star Joined: 12/29/13
#17Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/9/23 at 9:34am
I cannot wait. Sign up Andrew Garfield.
#18Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/9/23 at 9:44am
muscle23ftl said: "I love how informed everyone is on this board, in fact I remember reading the novel which I highly recommend, and it's totally true what they say, the role of Moline lived in the neighborhood of Belgrano in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the original novel. Then, the director who directed the film version, I believe was Brazilian and changed the location, which isn't really right to me and it took place suddenly in Brazil and the lead role was played by a Brazilian actress-Sonia Braga. Not cool to change the identity of a show from another country and just make it seem like all of South America is the same thing, Brazilians and Argentines don't even speak the same language!"
The change of location did absolutely nothing to harm the intent and integrity of the piece.
Tag
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
#19Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/9/23 at 10:57am
When there were rumors of a 2009ish Drabinsky-led revival of an all black company, Heather Headley was involved. She'd be great.
pmensky
Broadway Star Joined: 7/18/11
#20Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/9/23 at 6:44pm
muscle23ftl said: "I love how informed everyone is on this board, in fact I remember reading the novel which I highly recommend, and it's totally true what they say, the role of Moline lived in the neighborhood of Belgrano in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the original novel. Then, the director who directed the film version, I believe was Brazilian and changed the location, which isn't really right to me and it took place suddenly in Brazil and the lead role was played by a Brazilian actress-Sonia Braga. Not cool to change the identity of a show from another country and just make it seem like all of South America is the same thing, Brazilians and Argentines don't even speak the same language!"
I think the reason for the relocation from Argentina to Brazil may have been because the novel took place in 1975 when there was military rule and civil unrest from Marxist groups like Valentin’s. Democracy had been restored to Argentina by the time the movie would have been filming around 1983, yet there was still a military dictatorship in Brazil. If they were setting the movie in present day, it would have made more sense to change the setting to a country more politically relevant. Ironically, the military dictatorship in Brazil ended just a few months before the film debuted. Also, Manuel Puig, who wrote the novel, also co-wrote the screenplay, and the actors stated that Puig would make revisions of the script on a daily basis. As an Argentinian, I think Puig would have objected to the location change if it couldn’t be properly justified. If he didn’t care, no one else should.
#21Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/9/23 at 7:00pm
Well, that's your opinion and I have mine as a fellow Argentinian!
I meant to say Molina BTW.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
Nicticorax
Understudy Joined: 12/16/22
#22Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/9/23 at 9:08pm
I do think people are jumping to conclusions here. The location change could just as easily be a mistake or miscommunication rather than an actual change. It’s one job listing for one workshop.
Also, frankly, even if it was intentional, it wouldn’t change a word of the show. There is no indication of what country the musical takes place in, aside from the fact that it’s a Spanish-speaking one. The only way the audience would know the exact setting is if they wrote it in the playbill, which most people don’t read carefully.
#23Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/10/23 at 12:41am
Interesting that the casting call section on the Equity website has two ECC's (one for singers, one for dancers), but not an EPA. I'm sure the three leads have already been cast with "name" actors (or Hamilton alums that Blankenbuehler has worked with before), but what about The Warden, Molina's Mother, etc.? I'm very curious who the principals will be. Any rumors?
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#24Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/10/23 at 2:21am
I just feel like without an A lister, who cares? and Andy is all wrong for this.
#25Blankenbuehler-led KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the works?
Posted: 4/10/23 at 3:51am
I’ve seen the show live twice, both with a ‘name’ (Caroline O’Connor) and an unknown. I did find the tone of the show varied greatly - when Caroline was on it felt like her show whereas with the unknown it put the focus more on the two male leads and their relationship. I would say it actually worked and I’d be open to anything as long as there is some strong and interesting direction. My fear is that this will turn out like the Thomas Kail Sweeney (serviceable if a little bland and stale). I hope I’m wrong!
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