Kander is also to thank for the scores of Cabaret, Chicago and more.
The Hustlers star attended the movie premiere for Bill Condon’s Kiss of the Spider Woman at the Sundance Film Festival back in January. The motion picture officially hits theaters on October 10.
In addition to starring in the film, Lopez produced the project with her ex-husband Ben Affleck, whom she filed for divorce from in August 2024 after two years of marriage.
During a screening of the film at Park City’s Eccles Theatre, Lopez emotionally told the crowd she’s “been waiting for this moment my whole life.”
“The reason I even wanted to be in this business is because my mom would sit me in front of the TV and [West Side Story] would come on once a year. I was mesmerized and was like, ‘That’s what I want to do,'” she said of the 1961 musical drama.