Sept. 13-22

Henry Clay Theatre
604 S. Third St. • 216-5502
pandoraprods.org
$20; various times

Pandora Productions is opening its season with “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” a musical by John Kander and Fred Ebb that is based on the novel by Manuel Puig. “Kiss” opened on Broadway in 1993 and won the Tony Award for Best Musical that same year. It’s the story of two cellmates — Valentin, a tough guy who is being tortured, and Molina, a homosexual window dresser serving time for deviant behavior — in a Latin American prison. The work examines the pair’s evolving relationship as they deal with the gritty realities of their locale. “It’s a really brilliant composition by Kander and Ebb that enhances a thrilling and beautiful love story of two heroes,” says director Michael Drury. —Sara Havens