Some Like It Hot at Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall

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 performances. Their lives face a comical turn wrench when they witness a gangster committing a crime in their mob-controlled speakeasy 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 pivotal part of their tale as the two men try to earn her affection without revealing their identities. 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 reimagining 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 film Fanfare of Love and has since become one of the most groundbreaking movies of any generation. The movie took home 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 film's notable success led it to become the inspriation for the 1972 Broadway show "Sugar", and multiple theatre productions in the 1990s. Then on to the 2022 Broadway adaptation. Audiences express fanfare over the show and hurry to secure tickets for performances at Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall 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 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 Wednesday 14th January 2026 at Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall Fort Myers and experience this one-of-a-kind musical phenomenon for just $168.