Some Like It Hot: A New Musical Comedy

Musical

New Work
Writers: Matthew Lopez Amber Ruffin Marc Shaiman Scott Wittman

Overview

Show Information

Music
Based on the Play/Book/Film
Some Like It Hot 1959 film
Category
Musical
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
2023
Genres
Comedy, Farce
Settings
Period, Multiple Settings, Spectacle
Time & Place
1933, Chicago, San Diego
Cast Size
medium
Orchestra Size
Large
Dancing
Heavy
Ideal for
College/University, Large Cast, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Star Vehicle Female, Star Vehicle Male
Casting Notes
Mostly male cast
Includes adult, young adult, mature adult characters

Synopsis

Some Like It Hot: A New Musical Comedy is based on the 1959 classic film comedy starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Marilyn Monroe. Set during the prohibition era, Some Like It Hot follows two musicians, Joe and Jerry, who have witnessed a gangland killing in a nightclub in Chicago. To escape the gang of Spats Columbo, who wants them dead before they can testify against him, Joe and Jerry become Josephine and Daphne, dressing as women and joining an all-girl band that's traveling via train across the country from Chicago to California. A delightful, tap dance-filled show with lots of crazy situations, slamming doors, wacky characters, and --ultimately-- love and self-discovery, Some Like It Hot comes to Broadway for a new audience in a new way.

Lead Characters


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