Some Like it Hot at Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall

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 working to survive on speakeasy performances. Their lives face an unexpected turn of events 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 disguises himself as Daphne and the two join an all-female swing band. The band's singer Sugar Kane becomes a integral part of their story as the two men try to earn her affection without getting caught. The adventure each character faces many tests of their strengths and teaches them unexpected lessons about themselves. 

If the story sounds familiar, it's because "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 movie itself was based on the 1953 French movie 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 selected for the first class of 25 movies chosen by the United States National Film Registry for preservation.

The movies impressive success led it to become the foundation for the 1972 Broadway show "Sugar", and multiple theatre productions in the 1990s. Then on to the 2022 Broadway adaptation. Audiences rave about the show and hurry to secure tickets for performances at Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall and others across the country. "Some Like It Hot" features music and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Marc Wittman, the hitmakers 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.

Get tickets to see "Some Like It Hot" on Sunday 18th January 2026 at Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall Fort Myers and experience this one-of-a-kind musical experience for just $93.