How did drab New Jersey soundstages become as bright and bold as the Technicolor movie musicals of Hollywood’s Golden Age?

And how did industrial buildings on the banks of the Hackensack River become a fictional Latin American country?

The creative team behind “ Kiss of the Spider Woman ” filmed nearly a dozen musical numbers there in less than three weeks.

Director Bill Condon , cast and crew turned Jersey’s cavernous studio spaces into a visually arresting fantasy world, one that serves as a showcase for music and choreography — and ultimately, escape.

An impossibly glamorous Jennifer Lopez sings and dances through the drama in the musical film, which opens in theaters Friday (Oct. 10). The multi-hyphenate entertainer plays multiple roles — screen legend, movie heroine and av

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