Some Like It Hot at Keller Auditorium

Set in Chicago during Prohibition when jazz music was everywhere, "Some Like It Hot" draws comparisons to another award winning Broadway show, Chicago. Jazz elements influence the entire show as the main characters, Joe and Jerry, are struggling musicians trying to survive on speakeasy shows. Their lives face an unexpected twist when they witness a gangster committing a crime in their mob-controlled venue and need to begin cross-dressing to protect their identities from the mob. 

Joe reinvents himself as Josephine, while Jerry transforms into Daphne and the two join an women-only swing band. The band's singer Sugar Kane becomes a challenging part of their tale as the two men hope to earn her affection without getting caught. The adventure each character faces many tests of their strengths and teaches them unexpected lessons about themselves. 

Did you know that "Some Like It Hot" is a Broadway adaptation of the 1959 film of the same name, which starred film icons Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Marilyn Monroe. The movie itself was based on the 1953 French film Fanfare of Love and has since become one of the most prominent movies in American cinema. The movie earned three Golden Globe Awards and one Academy Award and was chosen to be in the first class of 25 movies chosen by the United States National Film Registry for preservation.

The film's widespread success led it to become the inspriation for the 1972 Broadway show "Sugar", and even various stage productions in the 1990s, and eventually, the 2022 Broadway adaptation. Audiences express fanfare over the show and rush to secure tickets for performances at Keller Auditorium and others across the country. "Some Like It Hot" features music and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Marc Wittman, the duo behind numerous hit musicals like "Hairspray" and "Catch Me If You Can." 

The production includes energetic dance numbers and truely lovable songs like "I'm California Bound," "Baby, Let's Get Good," and "Zee Bap." The original Broadway cast earned a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for their recording of the show's soundtrack.

Get tickets to see "Some Like It Hot" on Friday 5th September 2025 at Keller Auditorium Portland and experience this one-of-a-kind musical phenomenon for just $7.