# Some Like it Hot: The musical (if you like musicals definitely try to see this...it's excellent) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies, theater-stage-dance\ **Created:** [October 31, 2024, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-like-it-hot-the-musical-if-you-like-musicals-definitely-try-to-see-this-its-excellent/1009492 "2024-10-31T05:41:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-like-it-hot-the-musical-if-you-like-musicals-definitely-try-to-see-this-its-excellent/1009492/1 "2024-10-31T05:41:34Z")
I saw the musical, “Some Like it Hot” tonight and it was great! Truly one of the best musicals I have seen in a long time. It is the story from the movie of the same name (1959 - Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis) except this is a musical. Everything about it was great. Great music, great singing, great dancing, great choreography, and funny. They lean into the gender identity theme more explicitly than the movie did (given the times they were made that is not surprising) but it’s handled well (it’s not trying to be political at all). [The show is touring the US.](https://somelikeithotmusical.com/tickets/) I do not know if it will be the same cast in all cities but I hope so because they were really, really good. If you enjoy musicals and theater this should not be missed IMHO. Here’s one review (you can find many others): > **[Review: Broadway In Chicago's "Some Like It Hot" at Cadillac Palace Theatre](https://www.newcitystage.com/2024/10/25/classic-with-a-spin-a-review-of-broadway-in-chicagos-some-like-it-hot-at-cadillac-palace-theatre/)** > > This is a stylish, energetic production with a breathtakingly gifted crew that delivers all the energy and glamor of a vintage-style musical with a new school spin. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-like-it-hot-the-musical-if-you-like-musicals-definitely-try-to-see-this-its-excellent/1009492/2 "2024-10-31T06:37:48Z")
I saw a touring show called _Sugar_ in the UK 20-25 years ago at a local theatre which sounds more or less the same as this. It was great fun and as a massive fan of the film I loved it. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-like-it-hot-the-musical-if-you-like-musicals-definitely-try-to-see-this-its-excellent/1009492/3 "2024-10-31T07:48:38Z")
But surely, nobody’s perfect? ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-like-it-hot-the-musical-if-you-like-musicals-definitely-try-to-see-this-its-excellent/1009492/4 "2024-10-31T13:12:01Z")
Unfortunately they fiddled with that line. The one miss, I think, in the whole show. I will say the chase scene near the end is fantastic. Worth going just for that. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-like-it-hot-the-musical-if-you-like-musicals-definitely-try-to-see-this-its-excellent/1009492/5 "2024-10-31T15:53:30Z")
Here’s a look at what the show is (brief 1-minute promotion from the Broadway version): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/30F1MyJThyE/maxresdefault.jpg "SOME LIKE IT HOT | Now on Broadway") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30F1MyJThyE) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-like-it-hot-the-musical-if-you-like-musicals-definitely-try-to-see-this-its-excellent/1009492/6 "2024-10-31T18:25:22Z")
I saw it last month. (They often start their tour here in Schenectady). Definitely a good one, but it doesn’t quite achieve greatness. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-like-it-hot-the-musical-if-you-like-musicals-definitely-try-to-see-this-its-excellent/1009492/7 "2024-10-31T19:13:21Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Definitely a good one, but it doesn’t quite achieve greatness. I agree it doesn’t _quite_ turn that corner. It is not Hamilton or Cabaret but it is a lot of fun and enjoyable. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-like-it-hot-the-musical-if-you-like-musicals-definitely-try-to-see-this-its-excellent/1009492/8 "2024-10-31T20:35:58Z")
It’s coming to San Francisco in January. I think I might go see it. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-like-it-hot-the-musical-if-you-like-musicals-definitely-try-to-see-this-its-excellent/1009492/9 "2024-10-31T21:28:47Z")
> [@iamatractorboy](#): > > I saw a touring show called _Sugar_ in the UK 20-25 years ago at a local theatre which sounds more or less the same as this. It was great fun and as a massive fan of the film I loved it. _Sugar_ was an earlier musical based on the same movie. I thought the new production was just _Sugar_ with some songs added, but it appears to be an entirely different production with an entirely new libretto. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-like-it-hot-the-musical-if-you-like-musicals-definitely-try-to-see-this-its-excellent/1009492/10 "2024-10-31T22:20:02Z")
It’s a fun show. Make a night on the town of it if you can. Please let us know what you thought of it if you go. I’d like your opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-like-it-hot-the-musical-if-you-like-musicals-definitely-try-to-see-this-its-excellent/1009492/11 "2024-11-03T14:59:08Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > I will say the chase scene near the end is fantastic. Worth going just for that. We saw it on Broadway a couple of years back. The chase scene was some truly excellent choreography, and was the highlight of the show for me. To be honest, I found everything else pretty forgettable. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-like-it-hot-the-musical-if-you-like-musicals-definitely-try-to-see-this-its-excellent/1009492/12 "2024-11-04T01:20:57Z")
Darn it all. I only started going to Broadway in Portland this summer, and SLIH closed on December 30 last year. But I _did_ just an hour ago get back from a matinee performance of “Wicked”, which closes tonight. It was astounding (he said, sneak-braggingly).