Some Like It Hot at Cadillac Palace Theatre

Set in the Windy City when Prohibition has people lusting for a little excitement, SOME LIKE IT HOT is the “glorious, big, high-kicking” (Associated Press) tale of two musicians forced to flee Chicago after witnessing a mob hit. With gangsters close behind, they catch a cross-country train for the exhilarating, life-changing journey of a lifetime. And what a journey it is! With its enticing blend of heart and laughs, song and dance, SOME LIKE IT HOT is a Grammy Award-winning production which has snagged more theater awards than any other show in its season! No wonder Deadline dubs it “a tap-dancing, razzle-dazzling embrace of everything you love about musical theater.” Get ready to experience a night at the theater you’ll cherish for years to come! Secure your places now and step into another world with the immersive SOME LIKE IT HOT at the Cadillac Palace Theatre! 

Some Like It Hot Tickets

“Some Like It Hot is a well-aimed throwback: a jubilant, oldfangled, crowd-pleasing musical comedy” – Time Out

SOME LIKE IT HOT is based on the cult classic movie of the same name. The Broadway production hit movie theaters in 1959, and it has since gone down in history as one of the most beloved comedy movies of all time! The classic Hollywood comedy stands tall as one of Marilyn Monroe’s most famous credits as an actress, as well as Billy Wilder’s as a celebrated director.

Set in 1930s Chicago just before the end of Prohibition, the story follows two musicians who work at a mob-controlled speakeasy. The musicians Joe and Jerry witness the mob boss Spats kill an informant. As Spats resolves to kill them for being witnesses, Joe and Jerry are forced to flee the city. To escape the mob, the musicians disguise themselves as women and join an all-female traveling swing band. But as Joe falls for the band’s lead singer, Sugar, his cover as Josephine gets in the way. Meanwhile, Jerry finds his disguise as Daphne as an outlet to discover and live out his truest, fullest self. The production is a modern reinvention of the classic Hollywood comedy and a tale about self-discovery. 

“A Broadway musical version of the Billy Wilder film finds exhilarating new ways to make the gender comedy sing” – The New York Times

Creative team

Written by Matthew López (The Inheritance) and Amber Ruffin, SOME LIKE IT HOT boasts music from the Tony, Emmy, Grammy, and seven times Oscar winning composer Marc Shaiman, as well as lyrics by the talented Scott Wittman and Shaiman. Cast members include Matt Loehr and Tavis Kordell taking center stage as Joe/Josephine and Jerry/Daphne, as well as Leandra Ellis-Gaston as Sugar, Edward Juvier as Osgood, Tarra Conner Jones as Sweet Sue, Jamie LaVerdiere as Mulligan, Devon Goffman as Spats, as well as Devon Hadsell, who was a member of the original Broadway company, taking on the role of Minnie.

The creative team also includes the talented Scott Pask (Sets), Gregg Barnes (Costumes), Natasha Katz (Lights), Brian Ronan (Sound), Josh Marquette (Hair), Milagros Medina-Cerdeira(Makeup), Christian Borle & Joe Farrell (Additional Material), Mary-Mitchell Campbell and Darryl Archibald (Music Supervision), Kristy Norter (Music Coordinator), Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter (Orchestrations), Marc Shaiman (Vocal Arrangements), and Glen Kelly (Dance and Incidental Music Arrangements). The production team also includes Steve Bebout (Associate Director), John MacInnis (Associate Choreographer), as well as Juniper Street Productions (Production Management).

History and Awards

The Broadway musical premiered on the 11th December 2022 and has won more theater awards than any other show in its season. In fact, SOME LIKE IT HOT was nominated for an impressive 13 Tony Awards®, winning four categories. Casey Nicholaw took home Best Choreography, Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter snagged Best Orchestrations, meanwhile Gregg Barnes secured Best Costume Design of a Musical, and J. Harrison Ghee won the Best Leading Actor in a Musical category. In fact, J. Harrison Ghee made history as one of the first openly non-binary performers to be nominated for and win a Tony Award®. How amazing is that?! The show was also named the Best Musical from the Drama Desk, the Drama League, as well as the Outer Critics Circle. Fast forward to February 2024, and the original Broadway cast recording took home the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.

In May 2023, it was announced that SOME LIKE IT HOT is set to start a North American national tour in the fall of 2024. The Broadway production will launch in September 2024 at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, New York, and make its way to major cities across the country, including Chicago, St. Louis, San Diego, Seattle, San Francisco, and Boston. The production is also expected to hit London’s West End in 2025.

“Some Like It Hot is a terrifically entertaining — and thoroughly modern — reinvention of the classic Hollywood comedy” – The Arts Fuse