Jennifer Lopez is starring in the new movie musical Kiss of the Spider Woman , but she had her eyes set on a different movie musical nearly 30 years ago!

The 56-year-old entertainer opened up about her Evita audition while attending a Spider Woman screening and Q&A on Wednesday (September 10) in Los Angeles.

“I went to audition for Evita for [director] Alan Parker ,” Jennifer said during the Q&A session. “I had been practicing for weeks and I sing my heart out and he goes, ‘You’re amazing. You know Madonna has the part, right?’”

“I said, ‘OK, bye-bye. Nice to meet you,’” Jennifer added.

Kiss of the Spider Woman has already received acclaim from its festival run and now the movie is hitting theaters just in time for Oscar season. Watch the trailer now !

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