Set in Chicago when Prohibition has everyone thirsty for a little excitement, Some Like It Hot is the rollicking story of two musicians forced to flee the Windy City after witnessing a mob hit. With gangsters hot on their heels, they're on the run as the newest members of the swingingest big band ever to cross the country. Can they hide in plain sight without completely losing themselves? Or will the mob, the truth, and maybe even love itself finally catch up to them?
And Casey Nicholaw’s tap-happy choreography, which extends even to cops and murderers, makes the musical more light-hearted than the film and justly won one of its four Tonys.
More importantly, Some Like It Hot presents these allegedly wild and radical ideas of personal choice without judgment from any of the characters in the film. If there were any negative judgment for doing drag, it would only come from a disapproving audience, as a reflection of them and not the material. Instead, audiences of 1959 were captivated by the smartly-written script (one of Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond’s best), the winning performances, and the clever set-ups to let viewers be “in” on the joke.
2022 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
2024 | US Tour |
North American Tour US Tour |
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