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Jennifer Lopez is marking her first foray into movie musicals.
On Wednesday, Aug. 20, Roadside Attractions released a new trailer for Lopez’s upcoming movie with Diego Luna and Tonatiuh, Kiss of the Spider Woman; the film is an an adaptation of the 1993 Broadway musical.
Kiss of the Spider Woman follows two prisoners in a repressive South American prison — a Marxist revolutionary (Luna, 45), and a gay window dresser imprisoned for “immoral behavior” (Tonatiuh, 30) — who escape their woes by imagining the story of a Hollywood musical starring the fictional screen star Ingrid Luna (Lopez).
“Valentín (Luna), a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina (Tonatiuh), a window dresser convicted of public indecency,” reads an official synopsis for the movie. “The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna (Lopez).”
Lopez appears in fantastically staged musical numbers as both Ingrid and the mysterious siren Aurora throughout the movie as both imprisoned men worry for their lives, long for a way out and grow suspicious of each others’ intentions.
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Kiss of the Spider Woman originally premiered on Broadway in March 1993, and was an instant hit with critics and audiences.
Based on the 1976 novel by Manuel Puig, the musical features a score by Kander and Ebb — the legendary duo behind Chicago and Cabaret — and a book by Tony Award winner Terrence McNally. It won seven Tonys including Best Musical and a trophy for star Chita Rivera, who originated the title role.
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The story was previously adapted for a 1985 film starring William Hurt, Raul Julia and Sônia Braga; the new film is written and directed by Bill Condon, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind Dreamgirls and Beauty and the Beast (2017). Lopez’s role in Kiss of the Spider Woman marks her first time acting in a movie musical. She is also credited as a co-producer on the project alongside her ex husband Ben Affleck and his Artists Equity co-founder Matt Damon.
Kiss of the Spider Woman made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January. The movie is in theaters Oct. 10.
