Musical

Kiss of the Spiderwoman

(Ämbliknaise suudlus)

Musical in two acts.
"Kiss of the Spider Woman" was first brought on stage in Toronto in 1992, in London West End on the same year and in 1993 on Broadway. In 1993 at the Tony Award Ceremony "Kiss of the Spider Woman" was recognized as the best musical production, the play then won an award in seven categories all together.

Composer: John Kander
Libretto by Terrence McNally
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Translators: Leelo Tungal, Andrus Lauringson
Director: Roman Hovenbitzer (Germany)
Musical Director and Conductor: Tarmo Leinatamm
Stage Designer: Walter Perdacher (Austria)
Light Designer: Palle Palmé (Sweden)
Choreographer: Antton Laine (Finland)

In Roles: Tanja Mihhailova, Lauri Liiv, Koit Toome, Siiri Koodres, Karmen Puis, Märt Jakobson, Taisto Noor, Jaan Willem Sibul, Tõnu Kattai, Rasmus Kull, Egon Laanesoo, Joosep Trumm, Tamar Nugis, Oskar Puis, Paula Pokinen, Viktor Mägi, Martin Truupõld, Joosep Eendra, Andres Oras, Kaimo Kukk, Martin Hanson, Kristo Tennosaar

Ballet troupe: Daniel Szybkowski, Elias Girod, Alens Piskunovs, Jonathan Ammerlaan, Vjatšeslav Ladoškin, Matthew Jordan, Anthony Maloney, Fenella Cook, Emily Hughes, Rosamund Ford, Milena Tuominen, Maarja Paugus, Rita Dolgihh, Julia Kaškovskaja

The Vanemuine Symphony Orchestra and male choir.

Presented with one interval.
Running Time:

2:50

Performances:

23.10.2010	19:00	The Grand Building of Vanemuine Theatre
12.11.2010	19:00	The Grand Building of Vanemuine Theatre
19.11.2010	19:00	The Grand Building of Vanemuine Theatre
29.01.2011	19:00	The Grand Building of Vanemuine Theatre
18.02.2011	19:00	The Grand Building of Vanemuine Theatre
06.03.2011	16:00	The Grand Building of Vanemuine Theatre

The musical’s activity takes place in a Latin-American prison. The homosexual Luis Alberto Molina is serving time for the third year for the abuse of a juvenile. He lives in a fantasy world in order to escape from the prison life, tortures, fear and humiliation. His imagination is mostly fed by movies and stars that he has seen, primarily the vamp woman Aurora. Specifically one role of that woman fascinates and terrifies him in particular: a spider woman who kills with a kiss. One day a new prisoner is brought into the cell: Valentin Arregui Paz, a Marxist revolutionary. Gradually these two completely different men become close. Finally they share secrets that would interest even the prison management. There cannot be a happy ending to that story for the spider woman waits only for the moment of the deadly kiss…

The musical is based on the Manuel Puig novel "El Beso de la Mujer Araña".

In Estonian with English subtitles.