Some Like It Hot On Broadway

Jan 3

One word, Brilliant. The musical score, acting, choreography and storyline are perfectly aligned to make the dullest crowd stand on their feet. Some Like It Hot forces you to engage. Rhythmically captivating. You’ll get the feeling you’ve arrived at a party from the first note.

NaTasha Yvette Williams opens with a show stopping number. Her stage command is both true and charismatic as the character Sweet Sue, the conductor of the all female band.

Adrianna Hicks stars as sultry headliner ‘Sugar’.

The story follows saxophonist Joe/Josephine (Christian Borle) and his frenetic friend Jerry/Daphne (J. Harrison Ghee) as they try to escape Chicago after witnessing a Mafia hit. In order to conceal their identity, they decide to dress up as women, and join an all-female jazz band and jump on a Florida bound train. Joe, enamored by the band’s lead singer Sugar, (Adrianna Hicks) has a love for a thought of being a millionaire. Seemingly always cooking up get rich quick schemes.

L-R Christian Borel as Joe/Josephine J. Harrison Ghee have perfect chemistry and timing on stage together.

Jerry on the other hand, becomes the object of affection of an actual millionaire, Osgood (Kevin Del Aguila) who’s ethnically conflicted. Half Mexican and has been forced to choose which color he is to make life easier depending on where he is resides. Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray), had a great vision. There were consistent humorous punchlines, not the ones you may be used to- corny that slightly make you “haha”. These were real laugh out loud moments. The costume designs were magnetic. Everything down to the color schemes. and textiles. The stage changes were cleverly designed. When you can get a train to actually look like a train pulling into a station? It deserves a mention. Some Like It Hot is a feel good play, with thought provoking moments that vibrate with todays social causes without taking you away from the high vibe of the show-.