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THE INMATES ENDURE FORCED LABOR in the prison courtyard, but in the musical's village square, singing, dancing and
romancing is all around. Soon a lively, sexy carnival will overtake the square.
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN had a tight $34 million production budget, requiring construction coordinator Lee Christie-Irvine
and his crew to be endlessly ingenious. The same was true for lead scenic Jackson Groom, his specialty painter Mick Rossman
and their entire team. The New York Scenic Artists' expertise in old-school theatrical paint techniques gave the musical number
settings a palpable patina of period charm and authenticity.
