The showsmusic is by Marc Shaiman with lyrics by Hairsprays Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman. "Agree, right? Some Like It Hot (Original, Musical, Comedy, Broadway) will open in New York City Dec 11, 2022. Get the latest chatter, from Kensington Palace and beyond, straight to your inbox. Matthew will be making his directorial feature debut with the LGBTQ+ romantic comedy Red, White & Royal Blue for Amazon Studios. Another opportuniry for Richie Ridge to kiss ass and rave about how awesome it is. The company will be led by Tony Award winner Christian Borle as Joe/Josephine, J. Harrison Ghee as Jerry/Daphne, Adrianna Hicks as Sugar, Kevin Del Aguila as Osgood, NaTasha Yvette Williams as Sweet Sue, Adam Heller as Mulligan, Mark Lotito as Spats. The full company will be announced soon. With Joe disguised as Josephine and Jerry as Daphne, a series of mistaken identities and ulterior motives clash, and hilarity ensues. Let's get the dirty work out of the way: It might not be a great idea to adapt Some Like It Hot into a Broadway musical. His online opus Prop 8 - The Musical was a Webbie Award winner. TV/Film: Peg + Cat, Law & Order: SVU, Deadbeat. Kevin is also an Emmy-winning writer & author of the musicals Altar Boyz and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Finding that harmonybetween earnesthonesty and zany comedy, honoring the source material and reshaping it for todays theatergoerswas a balancing act for the Ruffin-Lopez writing team, which strove to fit meaningful dialogue between chaotic chase scenes packed with tap dancing and romantic ballroom duets performed by ensembles in tuxedos and sparkling gowns. He has made over 100 appearances as a guest or a recurring player from soap operas to The Sopranos and everything in between. With gangsters hot on their heels, theyre on the run as the newest members of the swingingest big band ever to cross the country. The Inheritance is the most honored American play in a generation, sweeping the Best Play awards in both London and New York, including the Tony Award, Olivier Award, Drama Desk Award, Evening Standard Award, London Critics Circle Award, Outer Critics Circle Honors, Drama League Award, GLAAD Media Award, WhatsOnStage Award, and the Southbank Sky Arts Award. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. Under the leadership of Robert E. Wankel, Chairman and CEO, The Shubert Organization continues to be a leader in the theatre industry. Music is by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray), with direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon). To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. "that's complete BS. Saxophonist Joe and his upright-bass-playing friend Jerry witness the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre by accident after fleeing the police raid of a speakeasy where they were playing. Of course, weve been fully pumped for this payoff by two+ hours of a truly fine score courtesy of those musical wizards Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, who have immersed themselves in the 20th Centurys greatest mid-century musical genres, from jump blues, jazz vamps, Big Band swing, sultry torch, lonesome 53rd Street blues, MGM scores and the East Coast art song, all filtered through a modern sensibility that knows what it likes and what it wants to do. With the way the world is these days, I wouldnt like the idea of being a public figure and having a bunch of randos on a message board know exactly where Ill be and at what time with advanced notice"Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't those lists come from press releases therefore supposed to be public information? No more spoilers from here on in, except to note that there will be no other big divergences from the movie, unless you want to count a stupendous final-act resolution that needs no deus ex machina when tap shoes, quick-changes and all the slammed doors a farce could ever want. The Broadway League is the national trade association for the Broadway industry. Remember Co-star Lance Reddick As Hollywood Pays Tribute, Dwayne The Rock Johnson Has Full Circle Oscar Moment With Brendan Fraser 22 Years After Mummy Returns See Video, Parade Broadway Review: Ben Platt & Micaela Diamond Lead Exceptional March Through History. December 11, 2022 7:00pm. And then I [thought], Well, I would do it if the show could almost in some ways benot a rejection, but a complete rethinking, and a complete reimagining of what the movie is as a musical., As the writers ping-ponged the script back and forth via email throughout lockdown, neither Lopez nor Ruffin was interested in simply moving the movieto the stage. Lopez only accepted the offer to work on the show after receiving permission to rethink and reimagine the story, and Ruffin joined the team after Lopez suggested that the musical needed a Black womans perspective. The Book of Mormons Casey Nicholaw will direct and serve as choreographer for the comedy, which follows two musicians forced to flee Chicago during Prohibition after witnessing a mob hit. No one really cares about the opening night guest list except for a portion of . With the way the world is these days, I wouldnt like the idea of being a public figure and having a bunch of randos on a message board know exactly where Ill be and at what time with advanced notice, Robbie2 said: "evic said: "Another opportuniry for Richie Ridge to kiss ass and rave about how awesome it is. What WILL they think of next? The new musical adaptation of Some Like It Hot, the Oscar-nominated 1959 Marilyn Monroe film, has set its Broadway opening and its cast. The brand-new musical comedy based on the MGM film was also written by Tony Award-winner Matthew Lpez. (Ruffin and Lopez have affectionately nicknamed the show Idiots in Trouble.), Its certainly daunting when you look at what the movie was and then think about the fact that its 2022, Ruffin says. MARK LOTITO. Saw the show several weeks ago and loved it! Other film credits include Beaches, When Harry Met Sally, City Slickers, The Addams Family, Sister Act, A Few Good Men, "Hocus Pocus", The Bucket List and "Hairspray". He has produced/arranged recordings and performances for Bette Midler, Harry Connick Jr., Peter Allen, Eric Clapton, Diane Keaton, Patti LuPone, Steve Martin, Barbra Streisand, Robin Williams and many more. ET atwww.Telecharge.com. Notable Broadway productions and co-productions include Aint Misbehavin, Amadeus, Amour, The Bands Visit, Cats (original and revival), Children of a Lesser God (original and revival), City of Angels, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Dance of Death (Ian McKellen & Helen Mirren), Dirty Blonde, Dreamgirls, The Elephant Man (revival), A Few Good Men, The Gin Game (original and revival), The Grapes of Wrath, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Heidi Chronicles, Hugh Jackman Back on Broadway, Jerome Robbins' Broadway, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Once, Passion, The Real Thing (original), School of Rock, Spamalot, Sunday in the Park with George and To Kill A Mockingbird. Some Like It Hot is an upcoming Broadway musical based on the film Some Like It Hot, with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman & Shaiman, and a book by Matthew Lpez & Amber Ruffin.The musical, like the film, follows the story of jazz age musicians struggling during Prohibition. A new musical version, in previews at the Shubert, with direction by Casey Nicholaw and songs by Marc . He is proud to have had the honor of working three times with the late, great director Gerald Gutierrez and twice with the esteemed David Leveaux. )* Running Time. ET through May 2, presale tickets will also be available to Audience Rewards members at www.AudienceRewards.com. Chicago in February, 1929. Other Broadway credits as director/choreographer: The Prom (2019 Tony nomination for Best Direction), Mean Girls (2018 Tony nominations for Best Direction and Choreography), Tuck Everlasting, Something Rotten! Well its a given that SJP will be there as shes huge friends with Scott W. "I told you things were gonna start changing around here! IBDB provides a comprehensive database of shows produced on Broadway, including all "title page" information about each production. "Some Like It Hot," which opened at the Shubert Theatre tonight, manages to speak to the moment with sizzle, polish and expert understanding of how to please a crowd. This brand-new Broadway musical comedy features a book by Matthew Lpez (The Inheritance) & Amber Ruffin (The Amber Ruffin Show), music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman (Hairspray) and direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon). Represented on Broadway as director/choreographer of Disneys Aladdin (2014 Tony, Drama Desk & Outer Critics Circle Award nominations for Best Choreography), and co-director and choreographer of The Book of Mormon (2011 Tony, Drama Desk & Outer Critics Circle Awards for co-director and nominations in the same categories for Choreography); Olivier award winner for Best Choreography. Im singing it all the time. Does it really need pointing out that Kip is Joe who is Josephine? Follow Insta @Natashayvettewillliams. Join them on this riotous journey as they try to escape . Splashy musical "Some Like It Hot" opens on Broadway The new musical, based on the classic film, gets an update to give it some extra heart, CBS2's Dave Carlin reports. In addition to directing the film, Matthew has adapted the script, based on Casey McQuistons bestselling novel. The Shubert Organization is currently represented on Broadway by American Buffalo, Come From Away, Company, Dear Evan Hansen, Hangmen, The Little Prince, Macbeth, The Minutes, Mr. Saturday Night and A Strange Loop. How do we make something thats honest but thats entertainment? Lopez asks. Nicholaw both choreographs and directs and seems to be having the time of his life or at least since the similarly irresistible The Prom some years back doing both. poisonivy2 said: "A celeb guest list wont fix the fact that the show is awful. This past year he was a guest on Pose, For Life, and the first episode of the reboot of the original Law & Order. The darkness will set them free: Yellowjackets prepares for 'intense' season 2. Each year, League members bring Broadway to more than 30 million people in New York and more than 200 cities across the U.S. and Canada. Next to the jukebox musical, the Broadway genre getting and usually deserving the least . By Bruce Glikas/ Getty Images. In photographs from the outing . Sometimes we would veerit got too honest and it stopped being fun, and then sometimes it got too much fun and it just sort of defied the logic. Just submitted my request for the audience rewards! Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. NaTasha Yvette Williams and the cast of 'Some Like It Hot' Marc J. Franklin. April 20, 2022. Doesn't Broadway World realize that? Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway. There, theyll witness a mob boss gun down three snitches, and the road show begins. By subscribing, I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Before becoming the first Black woman to write for a late-night show in the United States, she performed improv with Boom Chicago in Amsterdam and iO Theater and the Second City in Chicago. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. The original 2022 cast of Some Like It Hot the Musical on Broadway includes two-time Tony Award-winning actor Christian Borle in the roles of Joe/Josephine, J. Harrison Ghee playing Jerry/Daphne, and Adrianna Hicks in the role of Sugar - the role originated by Marilyn Monroe in the hit 1959 movie. You step into Broadway so timidly, but really youve been at this for a bajillion years.. Signup for Breaking News Alerts & Newsletters. Can they hide in plain sight without completely losing themselves? Their song, The Place Were Lost Things Go was nominated for an Oscar. Now on Broadway. The obnoxious organization also awards themselves a blunder prize for nominating a child performer. Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, Adrianna Hicks, Kevin Del Aguila, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Adam Heller, Mark Lotito, Opening Night is Sunday, December 11, 2022, (New York, NY) The Shubert Organization and Neil Meron announce today, 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. Or will the mob, the truth, and maybe even love itself finally catch up to them? Under the leadership of Robert E. Wankel, Chairman and CEO, The Shubert Organization continues to be a leader in the theatre industry. Broadway: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Zelma), Chicken and Biscuits (Brianna), Waitress (Becky), Chicago (Mama Morton), A Night with Janis Joplin (Aretha, Joplinaire), The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (Mariah), The Color Purple (Sofia). Mansion for $6.5M (Exclusive), Events of the Week: Shazam! In addition to directing the film, Matthew has adapted the script, based on Casey McQuistons bestselling novel. For "Mary Poppins Returns" he was nominated for two Oscars, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and a Grammy. Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe, 'Some Like It Hot (1959), SAG-AFTRA & Studios Reach Tentative Settlement Over Unpaid Covid Testing Stipends, Denzel Washington Reuniting With Ridley Scott On Gladiator Sequel, The Wire Actors Wendell Pierce & Isiah Whitlock Jr. I thought I was going to live in Omaha and be a mail carrier and then do theater on the weekends, Ruffin says. Original productions include: The Most Happy Fella, Victor/Victoria, Betrayal, Marie Christine, The Smell Of The Kill, The Boys From Syracuse, Dinner at Eight, Fiddler On The Roof (performing the role of Tevye) and Jersey Boys, originating the role of Gyp DeCarlo. The wobbly quality of the new Broadway musical "Some Like It Hot," which opened Sunday night at the Shubert Theatre, is made much more obvious by the indisputable greatness of its source material. The show began previews at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway on November 1, 2022, with an opening night on December 11, . I will never understand moderation around here. Playwriting: Hammered: A Thor & Loki Play (Marvel Spotlight Plays). If producers are intentionally releasing such lists to say "hey see all the cool and famous people that will be there", it makes no sense to delete it in my humble opinion. Some Like It Hot will bring the heat to the Shubert Theatre beginning November 1, ahead of a December 11 opening.Set in Prohibition-era Chicago, Some Like It Hot follows two musicians, Joe and Jerry, who . Some Like It Hot, the stage musical based on the MGM film of the same name and co-written by NBC late night star Amber Ruffin, will officially open on Broadway this December, producers announced . for Best Musical), and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Broadway and the West End. Credit: Charlie Davis; Everett Collection. By subscribing, I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. The failure-to-success ratio of such attempts should keep any sane stage director as far from a movie house as humanly possible. He is the first Latine writer to win the Tony Award for Best Play. SCOTT WITTMAN (Lyrics). Nothing in the magical world of this musical is every entirely insurmountable, so surmount they do. Some Like It Hot is co-produced by MGM on Stage, Roy Furman, Robert Greenblatt, James L. Nederlander and Kenny Leon, with D. S. Moynihan serving as executive producer. Some Like It Hot the musical is ready to offer audiences the opposite of the fuzzy end of the lollipop. Broadway: Frozen (Oaken), Peter and the Starcatcher (Smee), Rocky. Youve got to stop Amber from jumping on that stage, Lopez warns. Tour/Regional: Six (Catherine of Aragon) at Chicago Shakes, A.R.T, Citadel, and Ordway; The Color Purple Revival Tour (Celie); The Wiz (Dorothy) at Sacramento Music Circus; Ragtime (Sarah); Buddy Holly (Marlena). His act is so tiresome. It was scary at first, but then I personally realized that the rest of the show is so honest that she can be exactly who she is. Sung By. The musical adaptation of Marilyn Monroe classic SOME LIKE IT HOT is now on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre! Playing out on one of the most gorgeously lit and designed sets currently on Broadway, with its Deco Hotel columns and draping folds lit in purples and blues and reds that scream night life when it counted (Scott Pask did the sets, Natasha Katz the lights, Gregg Barnes the costumes perfect to the last sequin and Brian Ronan the sound system that misses neither a whispered sweet nothing or the brassiest horn blast). Audience Rewards has front balcony seating available for opening night:https://audiencerewards.com/performances?IBShowID=0&ARShowID=6805&RedeemType=1&Points=1500&Cash=66&SeatSection=Opening+Night+-+Front+Balcony&AwardType=W&AwardSubType=&PrivateAwardSale=N&displaychoices=0&ctid=0&optradio=PointsPlusCash-1500-66&quantity=1. Concert: Michael Bubl Call Me Irresistible Tour (Backup Singer). Represented on the West End as co-director/choreographer of The Book of Mormon. He is the first Latine writer to win the Tony Award for Best Play. 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