Kennedy Center’s SPIDER WOMAN Cancelled — Page 3

TheSweatlessOracle said: "

No but seriously, what are we going to get? Somebody leak it please."

Perhaps something humorous and courtly."

Oh god... I hope not.

Danny Burstein as Valentin? What? The ages of the characters as announced by the Warden can be changed, but Valentin needs to be relatively young - 30 max I'd say. Molina can be any age, but probably 35 - 45 is best.

Also, in 2023 I cannot imagine any actor in the cast not being of Latine heritage, or at least a person of color. I mean Brazil is pretty ethnically diverse, but I don't think we'll see lily-white Brent Carver or William Hurt types in any major production of this show ever again.

In any case, it's a great musical and way overdue for a Broadway revival.

The Distinctive Baritone said: "I mean Brazil is pretty ethnically diverse."

The movie was switched to take place in Brazil, but the book and musical take place in Argentina. I do agree with your overall point, although Argentina has a much higher % of their population that are of European ancestry than Brazil does.

From what I know, the right holders didn't know this was happening until it was announced. It was granted the rights like any regional. Though obviously it isn't just any regional, hence the issue.

I just wonder what took them so long. I was hearing it may not happen at least 6 months ago... Were there actual negotiations, and over what? I wonder.

As for a Bway revival, it's not this season certainly. Kander has a new show opening, that Tom Kirdahy is producing at that.

If anything, there might just have been a desire to keep the property closely held until a revival could move forward.

Bummer for the cast and team, which I'm sure were excited just 2 months out. This biz, I tell ya!

Were there any rumblings about who the KC cast was going to be? Surely they had stars lined up

blaxx said: "Nicticorax said: "The Distinctive Baritone said: "I mean Brazil is pretty ethnically diverse."

The movie was switched to take place in Brazil, but the book and musical take place in Argentina. I do agree with your overall point, although Argentina has a much higher % of their population that are of European ancestry than Brazil does.

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Well then get a blonde Latiné peformer. But Latiné."

I didn't say anything about blonde. Most Argentinians have a Spanish or Italian background, which aren't exactly known for naturally blonde hair. My main point was just that the musical doesn't take place in Brazil. I think any Broadway revival will and should have a mostly Latino cast.

TaffyDavenport said: "Based on that hint, I went on the Kennedy Center's website and plugged in "spamalot" in the Kiss of the Spider Woman page's URL, and it says "access denied." If you put in literally ANY other title, it says "this page cannot be found," so...maybe that's it?"

This is how someone on Reddit figured out the Baseball HOF induction this year

I would definitely be interested in a Spamalot production. But if they do something similar to the Bway production, I’ve got to figure out a way to get my dad - named Arthur (with a Jewish sounding last name) - into that “special” seat!

Updated On: 2/24/23 at 06:14 PM

In terms of casting, I wonder if they'll address Molina's gender ambiguity, which is pretty prevalent in the book. They refer to themself as a woman and with female pronouns for pretty much the entire story, say they're "100% woman", and constantly correct Valentin when he calls them a man. Could be interesting to cast a nonbinary actor. I think the visual mirroring between Aurora and Molina could also be emphasized and lead to some interesting commentary on that.

but what if it ain't just about "the rights"? Considering the times we live in and the constitution of that board, anything is possible.

Impeach2017 said: "but what if it ain't just about "the rights"? Considering the times we live in and the constitution of that board, anything is possible."

If what you suggest was the case, they’d find a way to justify the cancellation without embroiling the licensing company or any other professional entity.

Nicticorax said: "blaxx said: "Nicticorax said: "The Distinctive Baritone said: "I mean Brazil is pretty ethnically diverse."

The movie was switched to take place in Brazil, but the book and musical take place in Argentina. I do agree with your overall point, although Argentina has a much higher % of their population that are of European ancestry than Brazil does.

"

Well then get a blonde Latiné peformer. But Latiné."

I didn't say anything about blonde. Most Argentinians have a Spanish or Italian background, which aren't exactly known for naturally blonde hair. My main point was just that the musical doesn't take place in Brazil. I think any Broadway revival will and should have a mostly Latino cast."


Yes, Blaxx, you only partially quoted us and misrepresented what we were saying. Of course it should be an all-Latine cast.

QueenAlice said: "A great many Argentinians do not consider themselves Latin. A large part of the population are ofEuropean descent."

I’m guessing anyone with the name Luis Alberto Molina or Valentin Arregui Paz would probably acknowledge having Latin ancestry.

I think I must be alone, because a majority of thr names I see being brought up for Aurora make me want to vomit. I I know it's going to go to a household name because of tickets but I will scream if it's Ariana Debose or Rachel Zeigler. I really don't wanna see that. Since it probably a will be something aegul. I'm praying they have an alternate who isn't just about commercial ticket sales. I also think it's a mistake to cast Aurora under 45 or 50 years old. There's a level of command that a seasoned performer with decades of professional experience has that cannot be replaced.

Here are the names I wanna see:

RACHEL YORK or the ghost of Bea Arthur

Stephanie Pope, Charlotte D'amboise, Brenda Braxton, Ruthie Henshall

OR they could cast Hannah Waddingham and please both sides.

And I hope these sets are lavish AF. Expensive, jawdroppimg sets and staging.