Shows · Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
Opened 2022
326 performances
Musical, Contemporary
In 1933 Chicago, two struggling musicians witness a mob hit and must flee for their lives disguised as women in an all-female band heading to California. While hiding in plain sight, they navigate romantic complications — one falls for the band's singer Sugar, while the other attracts a lovestruck millionaire — and both discover unexpected truths about identity and acceptance.
- Music
- Marc Shaiman
- Lyrics
- Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman
- Book
- Matthew Lopez, Amber Ruffin
Productions1 on Broadway
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…
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