Kander & Ebb: Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993) &​ The Visit (2015)

Class Preparation

  • The chapters of Kander, Ebb, & Lawrence's Colored Lights associated with this class are chapter 7 & 10. 
  • These musicals were based on a novel (Kiss of the Spider Woman) and a play (The Visit). Here are links to trailers for film versions of these works:
    • Kiss of the Spider Woman--directed by Hector Babenco, 1985, with William Hurt and Raul Julia. LINK
    • The Visit--a 1964 film version of the 1956 play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, directed by Bernhard Wicki, starring Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Quinn. LINK
  • Lyrics to Selected Songs
  • Handout of key slides

Links to Audio Selections from Cast Recordings

Kiss of the Spider Woman (Original Broadway Cast Recording) This is a selection; all are available.
  • “Prologue” LINK
  • ”Her Name Is Aurora” LINK
  • “Dressing Them Up” LINK
  • “I Draw the Line” LINK
  • “Dear One” LINK
  • “Where You Are” LINK
  • “I Do Miracles” LINK
  • “Morphine Tango” LINK
  • “You Could Never Shame Me” LINK
  • “Gimme Love” LINK
  • “Russian Movie/Good Times” LINK
  • “The Day After That” LINK
  • “Kiss of the Spider Woman” LINK
  • “Only in the Movies” LINK
The Visit (Original Broadway Cast Recording) This is a selection; all are available.
  • “Prelude” LINK
  • “Out of the Darkness” LINK
  • “I Walk Away” LINK
  • “You, You, You” LINK
  • “A Masque” LINK
  • “Eunuch’s Testimony” LINK
  • “ Yellow Shoes” LINK
  • “A Confession” LINK
  • “I Would Never Leave You” LINK
  • “Love and Love Alone” LINK
  • “In the Forest Again” LINK​

Links to videos shown in class

  • Trailer for Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (to be broadcast on PBS 11/13/20, 9 pm. TRAILER
  • 2002 Kennedy Center Honors for Chita Rivera LINK
  • 2013 Mo Rocca Interview with Chita Rivera on CBS Sunday Morning. LINK
  • 1993 Tony Awards broadcast featuring a scene with the three leads and an extended dance number ("Where You Are.") LINK
  •  "Gimme Love" (abbreviated) with original cast LINK
  • Chita Rivera sings "Kiss of the Spider Woman" LINK
  • ​Two songs from The Visit  on the 2015 Tony Awards Broadcast LINK
  • "Love and Love Alone" (full number from the stage of The Visit. ​LINK

Links to additional videos & resources

  • Whole segment on Chita Rivera at the 2002 Kennedy Center Honors. LINK
  • Satirical new lyrics (decidedly anti-Trump) for "Theme from New York, New York" on a recent Stephen Colbert show. LINK

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