Some Like It Hot at Eccles Theater

Set in Chicago during Prohibition when jazz music was all the rage, "Some Like It Hot" draws similarities to another award winning Broadway show, Chicago. Jazz elements fill the entire show as the main characters, Joe and Jerry, are struggling musicians working to survive on speakeasy gigs. Their lives face an unexpected twist when they witness a gangster committing a crime in their mob-controlled speakeasy and need to disguise themselves as female musicians to protect their identities from the mob. 

Joe takes on the persona of Josephine, while Jerry transforms into Daphne and the two join an all-female swing band. The band's singer Sugar Kane becomes a pivotal part of their story as the two men try to earn her affection without blowing their cover. The growth each character tests 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 the legendary Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Marilyn Monroe. The film itself was based on the 1953 French film Fanfare of Love and has since become one of the most prominent movies of all time. 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 US National Film Registry to preserve for future generations.

The movies impressive success led it to become the inspriation for the 1972 Broadway show "Sugar", and multiple theatre productions in the 1990s, and eventually, the 2022 Broadway adaptation. Audiences express fanfare over the show and rush to secure tickets for showings at George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater and other theaters. "Some Like It Hot" features showtunes by Marc Shaiman and Marc Wittman, the duo 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 Wednesday 1st October 2025 at George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater Salt Lake City and experience this one-of-a-kind musical sensation for just $28.