Bill Condon knows how to bring a musical to the big screen.

His screenplay for the 2002 Oscar-winning “Chicago” helped reinvigorate the genre after a long fallow period. He then stepped behind the camera to write and direct 2006’s “Dreamgirls,” a movie that won Jennifer Hudson an Academy Award for her debut feature role. In 2017, he pulled double-duty, directing the live-action “Beauty and the Beauty” and sharing writing credit on “The Greatest Showman,” both massive hits. And today, he sees the release of his latest movie musical, “ Kiss of the Spider Woman ,” featuring Jennifer Lopez , Diego Luna and newcomer Tonatiuh.

The secret to a good musical adaptation? Condon has a seemingly simple answer. “The crucial question you have to ask when you are revisiting something is: is it nec

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