About the Show

A new musical adaptation of the classic Hollywood film of the same name.

In Prohibition-era Chicago, two musicians must escape from the Windy City after witnessing a mob hit. With gangsters after them at every turn, they find safety as new members of the swingingest big band ever to tour the country.

Will they be able to keep out of harm's way without blowing their cover? Or could the mob, the truth, and maybe even romance finally catch up with them? Some Like It Hot is a new musical adaptation of one of Hollywood’s greatest classic comedies.

Directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon), Some Like It Hot features a score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray), and a book by Matthew López (The Inheritance) and Amber Ruffin (The Amber Ruffin Show).

Critic Reviews (30)

CRITIC'S PICK "A long and delightful tap sequence midsong lets you know that Nicholaw is going to pummel you with pleasure before massaging you with message."
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"What 'Some Like It Hot' lacks in depth, though, it makes up for in shinier musical-theater pleasures. You’ll leave this show with a smile on your face...There’s a whole lot to like."
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"Screen-to-stage adaptations are always tricky endeavors, and this one scores points for not just tracing the source but turning up some fresh ideas of its own...No one leaves thirsty."
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"Audiences looking for a sugary shot of old-fashioned Broadway hooch will probably find much to satisfy here, but for all the energy expended and the talent on display, 'Some Like It Hot' eventually begins to pall, all but numbing us to its charms by the relentlessness of its insistence upon them."
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" 'Some Like It Hot' is a delight from start to finish."
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"And of all Shaiman’s wonderful past musical scores, this is the one that most celebrates the big band era...the harmonics are lush and Nicholaw’s grand dancers commit to every kinetic moment. The music, at least, is red hot and jumpin’."
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"This stage production boasts swell performances, dandy twists and turns, razzmatazz dancing and a whole lotta energy... If the songs by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman don’t always score high marks, well: Nobody’s perfect."
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"Whatever reservations I have are far outweighed by the constant, good-natured energy, unflagging humor, and the show-stopping tap dancing that keeps everything moving at racetrack speed."
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