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Why Jennifer Lopez May Never Do Broadway—Even Though She Wants To

Why Jennifer Lopez May Never Do Broadway—Even Though She Wants To
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Jennifer Lopez has long loved the magic of Broadway, but as she makes her musical movie debut in Kiss of the Spider Woman, she admits the unforgiving grind of the stage may keep her from ever taking a bow on the Great White Way.

Jennifer Lopez loves musicals. Always has. And now that she is finally jumping into a full-blown movie musical with 'Kiss of the Spider Woman,' she is being honest about why Broadway might still be a someday, not a now.

The dream vs. the schedule

In a chat with Entertainment Weekly, the 'Atlas' star admitted she has long fantasized about doing a Broadway show, but her life has been split between albums, tours, and films. Eight shows a week is a grind, and she knows it.

'I have always had a fantasy of doing Broadway... but I do not know if I could do eight shows a week.'

She is not shutting the door, though. If the timing and team line up, she thinks the stage is still in the cards at some point.

  • She has wanted to do Broadway for years, but movies and music keep crowding the calendar.
  • Eight shows a week feels like a bigger commitment than she can make right now.
  • She is still open to it: right project, right partners, right moment.
  • Her dream role to revive? 'Bye Bye Birdie' as Rosie — she was once attached to a live TV version that fell apart, and she would still love another shot.
  • For now, her focus is 'Kiss of the Spider Woman,' her first full-on movie musical.

The one that got away: 'Bye Bye Birdie'

Lopez, 56, still has a soft spot for 'Bye Bye Birdie.' Years back, there was a plan to adapt it as a live TV special with her playing Rosie. That version fizzled, but her interest did not. In her words, she would 'die' to do it — movie, stage, whatever — and thinks a Broadway revival would be a blast.

Meanwhile: 'Kiss of the Spider Woman'

Right now, she is all-in on 'Kiss of the Spider Woman,' directed by Bill Condon. Lopez plays two roles and trained to nail extended, uncut dance sequences — a deliberate choice that shows off her roots in jazz, ballet, and classic Broadway-style choreography, the stuff she says she learned as a very little kid. She stars alongside Diego Luna and Tonatiuh. The film opened in US theaters on October 10, 2025.