Some Like It Hot musical to open on Broadway this December

New musical Some Like It Hot is to open on Broadway this December.

Based on the 1959 film of the same name, Some Like It Hot will open at the Shubert Theatre on 11 December following previews from 1 November.

The adaptation has music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman & Shaiman (Hairspray) and a book by Matthew López & Amber Ruffin.

Some Like It Hot tells the story of two musicians who disguise themselves as women and join an all-female band to escape from the mafia after witnessing a murder.

The cast will be led by 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 and Mark Lotito as Spats.

They’ll be joined by Tia Altinay, TyNia René Brandon, Ian Campayno, DeMarius Copes, Casey Garvin, Devon Hadsell, Ashley Elizabeth Hale, Jenny Hill, K.J. Hippensteel, Abby Matsusaka, Jarvis B. Manning Jr., Brian Thomas Martin, Amber Owens, Kayla Pecchioni, Richard Riaz Yoder, Angie Schworer, Charles South, Brendon Stimson, Raena White and Julius Williams.

Casey Nicholaw directs and choreographs the show with set design by Scott Pask, costume design by Gregg Barnes, lighting design by Natasha Katz, sound design by Brian Ronan, hair and wigs by Josh Marquette, make up by Milagros Medina-Cerdiera, music supervisor Mary-Mitchell Campbell, music director Darryl Archibald, orchestrations by Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter, dance and incidental music arrangements by Glen Kelly and casting by Telsey and Company.

For more information and tickets, visit somelikeithotmusical.com