The production plans to come to the West End in 2025!
Some Like It Hot poster.
SOME LIKE IT HOT has announced it's coming to London!
The show, which is currently performing on Broadway, will close there in December 2023 and already has plans for a West End run.
During its run on Broadway, SOME LIKE IT HOT has won four Tony Awards and made history when J Harrison Ghee became the first non-binary performance to take home the Tony Award in their category, winning Best Lead Actor in a Musical.
What is SOME LIKE IT HOT about?
Based on the classic film by Billy Wilder, SOME LIKE IT HOT tells the story of two musicians who witness a mob hit. In their bid to remain hidden, they decide to cross-dress and join an all-female band.
The creative team of SOME LIKE IT HOT.
The musical has a score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (they worked on the Broadway production of Hairspray together) and a book by Matthew López (The Inheritance) and Amber Ruffin. Casey Nicholaw directs and choreographs.
A statement from the production reads: “A national tour will launch in September 2024 and a West End production will follow in 2025, produced by the Shubert Organization and Neil Meron in partnership with Ambassador Theatre Group.”
The production has sets by Scott Pask, costumes by Gregg Barnes, lighting by Natasha Katz, sound by Brian Ronan, hair and wigs by Josh Marquette, makeup by Milagros Medina-Cerdiera, music supervision by Mary-Mitchell Campbell, musical direction by Darryl Archibald, dance arrangements by Glen Kelly, and orchestrations by Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter.
Information on venues, dates and casting are to be confirmed.
