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 musical, 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 a comical turn wrench 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 try to romance her without revealing their identities. The journey each character faces many tests of their strengths and teaches them valuable 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 prolific actors Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Marilyn Monroe. The movie was based on the 1953 French movie Fanfare of Love and has since become one of the most groundbreaking movies of any generation. The movie earned three Golden Globe Awards and one Academy Award and was chosen to be in the first class of 25 films chosen by the United States National Film Registry for preservation.

The movies notable success led it to become the basis for the 1972 Broadway show "Sugar", and multiple theatre productions in the 1990s. Then on to the 2022 Broadway adaptation. Audiences can't get enough of the show and rush to secure tickets for performances at Keller Auditorium and others across the country. "Some Like It Hot" features showtunes by Marc Shaiman and Marc Wittman, the hitmakers behind numerous hit musicals like "Hairspray" and "Catch Me If You Can." 

The production includes toe-tapping 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 Sunday 7th September 2025 at Keller Auditorium Portland and experience this one-of-a-kind musical phenomenon for just $7.