Shows · Some Like It Hot · Shubert Theatre, 2022
Some Like It Hot, 2022
Of the productions that opened in the 2020s, this had the 15th longest run.
Who was in it25 named
Devon Hadsell
Jenny Hill
Jarvis B Manning Jr
Brian Martin
Amber Owens
Charles South
Brendon Stimson
Raena White
Tia Altinay
Jonathan Duvelson
Ericka Hunter Yang
Creative team
- Director
- Casey Nicholaw
- Choreographer
- Casey Nicholaw
Tony Awards 0 from 1 nomination
Around this production
Some Like It Hot is a 2022 musical comedy with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman, and a book by Matthew López and Amber Ruffin. It is based on the 1959 MGM/UA feature film Some Like It Hot, which in turn was based on the 1935 French film Fanfare of Love. The musical, like the film, follows the story of a pair of male musicians who disguise themselves as women to escape from gangsters after witnessing a murder. The show received positive reviews from critics, and went on to receive a leading 13 nominations at the 76th Tony Awards, including Best Musical, with J. Harrison Ghee getting a nomination for and subsequently winning Best Leading Actor in a Musical. This makes…
Opposite: Some Like it Hot (Ashton-Mirisch/ United Artists, 1959). Marilyn Monroe sings ‘Tm thru’ with love’ — a genuinely affecting moment in one of the craziest of screen musical comedies. The Best Musicals From Show Boat To A Chorus Line By Arthur Jackson Foreword By , p. 133
'I’m seventy-seven but I’m still beautiful. I’m not gay, though I have had very close gay friends. And I never had to do the casting couch bit, never had to kiss anyone or anything. I just worked hard and became a superstar. Now I’m taking it easy. Theatre’s a big thrill for me, and … I don’t mind playing gay. I played…
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