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* AdaptationalContextChange: Osgood's most iconic line from the movie, "Nobody's perfect!", is instead spoken by [[spoiler:Daphne, replacing "I'm a man!" as the last reason she fears they can't get married. Osgood assures her afterwards that she's perfect for him.]]
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''Some Like It Hot'' is a stage musical based on [[Film/SomeLikeItHot the 1959 film of the same name]]. It is the second [[ScreenToStageAdaptation such]] adaptation of the movie, following ''Theatre/{{Sugar}}'', and features music by Creator/MarcShaiman. Creator/MatthewLopez and Creator/AmberRuffin wrote the book. The musical debuted in December 2022 on Broadway with Creator/ChristianBorle as Joe and Creator/JHarrisonGhee as Jerry/Daphne.
The musical shares its premise with the source material, but with some changes to the plot and characters. In [[TheRoaringTwenties Prohibition-era Chicago]], musicians Joe and Jerry are thick as thieves, but down on their luck as far as employment goes. When they witness their new boss, gangster Spats Colombo, murder three men in cold blood, Joe and Jerry join an all-female band run by the entertainer Sweet Sue as run as [[DisguisedInDrag "Josephine" and "Daphne"]], hoping to cross the Mexican border in San Diego. But complications arise: Joe develops an attraction to the band's star, the charismatic singer and aspiring actress Sugar Kane, and eccentric millionaire Osgood Fielding III develops an interest in Daphne. Also, not only have Spats and his men gotten wind of their runaway witnesses' planned absconding to Mexico, law enforcement is also en route. All these plotlines converge on Osgood's hotel, where Sweet Sue also hopes to have the show of her life...
The musical shares its premise with the source material, but with some changes to the plot and characters. In [[TheRoaringTwenties Prohibition-era Chicago]], musicians Joe and Jerry are thick as thieves, but down on their luck as far as employment goes. When they witness their new boss, gangster Spats Colombo, murder three men in cold blood, Joe and Jerry join an all-female band run by the entertainer Sweet Sue as run as [[DisguisedInDrag "Josephine" and "Daphne"]], hoping to cross the Mexican border in San Diego. But complications arise: Joe develops an attraction to the band's star, the charismatic singer and aspiring actress Sugar Kane, and eccentric millionaire Osgood Fielding III develops an interest in Daphne. Also, not only have Spats and his men gotten wind of their runaway witnesses' planned absconding to Mexico, law enforcement is also en route. All these plotlines converge on Osgood's hotel, where Sweet Sue also hopes to have the show of her life...
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''Some Like It Hot'' is a stage musical based on [[Film/SomeLikeItHot the 1959 film of the same name]]. It is the second [[ScreenToStageAdaptation such]] adaptation of the movie, following ''Theatre/{{Sugar}}'', and features music by Creator/MarcShaiman. Creator/MatthewLopez and Creator/AmberRuffin wrote the book. The musical debuted in December 2022 on Broadway with Creator/ChristianBorle as Joe and Creator/JHarrisonGhee as Jerry/Daphne.
Jerry/Daphne and ran for about a year. The musical shares its premise with the source material, but with some changes to the plot and characters. characters.
In [[TheRoaringTwenties Prohibition-era Chicago]], musicians Joe and Jerry are thick as thieves, but down on their luck as far as employment goes. When they witness their new boss, gangster Spats Colombo, murder three men in cold blood, Joe and Jerry join an all-female band run by the entertainer Sweet Sue as run as [[DisguisedInDrag "Josephine" and "Daphne"]], hoping to cross the Mexican border in San Diego. But complications arise: Joe develops an attraction to the band's star, the charismatic singer and aspiring actress Sugar Kane, and eccentric millionaire Osgood Fielding III develops an interest in Daphne. Also, not only have Spats and his men gotten wind of their runaway witnesses' planned absconding to Mexico, law enforcement is also en route. All these plotlines converge on Osgood's hotel, where Sweet Sue also hopes to have the show of her life...
In [[TheRoaringTwenties Prohibition-era Chicago]], musicians Joe and Jerry are thick as thieves, but down on their luck as far as employment goes. When they witness their new boss, gangster Spats Colombo, murder three men in cold blood, Joe and Jerry join an all-female band run by the entertainer Sweet Sue as run as [[DisguisedInDrag "Josephine" and "Daphne"]], hoping to cross the Mexican border in San Diego. But complications arise: Joe develops an attraction to the band's star, the charismatic singer and aspiring actress Sugar Kane, and eccentric millionaire Osgood Fielding III develops an interest in Daphne. Also, not only have Spats and his men gotten wind of their runaway witnesses' planned absconding to Mexico, law enforcement is also en route. All these plotlines converge on Osgood's hotel, where Sweet Sue also hopes to have the show of her life...
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* AdaptationalContextChange: Osgood's most iconic line from the movie, "Nobody's perfect!", is instead spoken by [[spoiler:Daphne, replacing "I'm a man!" as the last reason she fears they can't get married. Osgood assures her afterwards that she's perfect for him.]]
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Joe woos Sugar by disguising as a Viennese screenwriter, as a nod to [[Creator/BillyWilder the director/co-writer of the original movie]].
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* RecycledSoundtrack: The song "Let's Be Bad", give or take major lyrics changes, was originally written for and performed in ''Series/{{Smash}}''. The two works share songwriters (Marc Shaiman and Scott Whitman).
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* AdaptationalLocationChange: The original film has Sweet Sue and her band travel from Chicago to Miami, and Joe and Jerry come along for the ride to escape the mob. In this version, Sue and Sugar [[RaceLift being black]] (along with Jerry and possibly other members, depending on the female ensemble) means they're not heading to Jim Crow-era Florida, but instead to San Diego, California. Instead of hiding out in Miami, Joe and Jerry now plan to [[RunForTheBorder cross the border into Mexico]].
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* LadyInRed: Daphne accepts a red dress from a colleague for the night out in Tijuana, the first not-so-conservative outfit she wears as a woman. Not only does it reflect her growing confidence, it also fits the Latin-inspired dance of "Let's Be Bad" and the budding romance with Osgood.
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* LadyInRed: Daphne Jerry/Daphne accepts a red dress from a colleague for the night out in Tijuana, the first not-so-conservative feminine outfit she the character wears as a woman. in the show. Not only does it reflect her their growing confidence, confidence in their femininity, it also fits the Latin-inspired dance of "Let's Be Bad" and the budding romance with Osgood.
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** People keep saying "Josephine" looks like an older woman, to [[DisguisedInDrag Joe]]'s offense.
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** People keep saying cracking jokes about Joe's age, and several characters say "Josephine" looks like an older woman, to [[DisguisedInDrag Joe]]'s offense.
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** People keep saying "Josephine" looks like an older woman, to [[DisguisedInDrag Joe]]'s offense.
** Minnie repeatedly tells Sue about something in the latter's apartment, only for Sue to tell her that she doesn't have that thing, and Minnie to realize that she had broken into Sue's neighbors' apartments.
** People keep saying "Josephine" looks like an older woman, to [[DisguisedInDrag Joe]]'s offense.
** Minnie repeatedly tells Sue about something in the latter's apartment, only for Sue to tell her that she doesn't have that thing, and Minnie to realize that she had broken into Sue's neighbors' apartments.
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''Some Like It Hot'' is a stage musical based on [[Film/SomeLikeItHot the 1959 film of the same name]]. It is the second [[ScreenToStageAdaptation such]] adaptation of the movie, following ''Theatre/{{Sugar}}'', and features music by Creator/MarcShaiman. Creator/MatthewLopez and Creator/AmberRuffin wrote the book. The musical debuted in December 2022 on Broadway with Creator/ChristianBorle as Joe and Creator/JHarrisonGhee as Jerry.
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''Some Like It Hot'' is a stage musical based on [[Film/SomeLikeItHot the 1959 film of the same name]]. It is the second [[ScreenToStageAdaptation such]] adaptation of the movie, following ''Theatre/{{Sugar}}'', and features music by Creator/MarcShaiman. Creator/MatthewLopez and Creator/AmberRuffin wrote the book. The musical debuted in December 2022 on Broadway with Creator/ChristianBorle as Joe and Creator/JHarrisonGhee as Jerry.
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The musical shares its premise with the source material, but with some changes to the plot and characters. In [[TheRoaringTwenties Prohibition-era Chicago]], musicians Joe and Jerry are thick as thieves, but down on their luck as far as employment goes. When they witness their new boss, gangster Spats Colombo, murder three men in cold blood, Joe and Jerry join an all-female band run by the entertainer Sweet Sue as run as [[DisguisedInDrag "Josephine" and "Daphne"]], hoping to cross the Mexican border in San Diego. But complications arise: Joe develops an attraction to the band's star, the charismatic singer and aspiring actress Sugar Kane, and eccentric millionaire Osgood Fielding III develops an interest in "Daphne". Also, not only have Spats and his men gotten wind of Joe and Jerry's planned absconding to Mexico, law enforcement is also en route. All these plotlines converge on Osgood's hotel, where Sweet Sue also hopes to have the show of her life...
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The musical shares its premise with the source material, but with some changes to the plot and characters. In [[TheRoaringTwenties Prohibition-era Chicago]], musicians Joe and Jerry are thick as thieves, but down on their luck as far as employment goes. When they witness their new boss, gangster Spats Colombo, murder three men in cold blood, Joe and Jerry join an all-female band run by the entertainer Sweet Sue as run as [[DisguisedInDrag "Josephine" and "Daphne"]], hoping to cross the Mexican border in San Diego. But complications arise: Joe develops an attraction to the band's star, the charismatic singer and aspiring actress Sugar Kane, and eccentric millionaire Osgood Fielding III develops an interest in "Daphne". Daphne. Also, not only have Spats and his men gotten wind of Joe and Jerry's their runaway witnesses' planned absconding to Mexico, law enforcement is also en route. All these plotlines converge on Osgood's hotel, where Sweet Sue also hopes to have the show of her life...
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* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: While the original film has Jerry remain a cis man, this adaptation has him [[spoiler:fully embrace the Daphne persona as her real self.]]
* AdaptationalRelationshipOverhaul: Unlike in the film where Jerry-as-Daphne was competing with Joe-as-Josephine for Sugar's affections, Daphne and Sugar develop a sisterly relationship here.
* ChildOfTwoWorlds: San Diego millionaire Osgood Fielding III is ne Pedro Francisco Alvarez, and sings about having to sift between his Mexican and American sides in the past.
* AdaptationalRelationshipOverhaul: Unlike in the film where Jerry-as-Daphne was competing with Joe-as-Josephine for Sugar's affections, Daphne and Sugar develop a sisterly relationship here.
* ChildOfTwoWorlds: San Diego millionaire Osgood Fielding III is ne Pedro Francisco Alvarez, and sings about having to sift between his Mexican and American sides in the past.
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* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: While the original film has Jerry remain a cis man, this adaptation has him the character [[spoiler:fully embrace the Daphne persona as her real self.]]
part of their identity]].
* AdaptationalRelationshipOverhaul: Unlike in the film whereJerry-as-Daphne Jerry/Daphne was competing with Joe-as-Josephine for Sugar's affections, Daphne and Sugar develop a sisterly relationship here.
* ChildOfTwoWorlds: San Diego millionaire Osgood Fielding III is ne Pedro Francisco Alvarez, and sings about having tosift shift between his Mexican and American sides in the past.
* AdaptationalRelationshipOverhaul: Unlike in the film where
* ChildOfTwoWorlds: San Diego millionaire Osgood Fielding III is ne Pedro Francisco Alvarez, and sings about having to
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* DisguisedInDrag: Male musicians Jerry and Joe need to flee Chicago because they've witnessed a murder. They pass themselves off as women and join an all-female band. The number "Vamp!" is all about this. [[spoiler:Jerry eventually realizes that he enjoys not just drag, but being a woman, and embraces Daphne as her new identity.]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Jerry and Joe were raised as brothers and are a package deal at the beginning of the show; "You Can't Have Me (If You Don't Have Him)" is a double-act about how close and in tune they are. [[spoiler:Jerry more or less transitions into Daphne by the end of the show, making it closer to PlatonicLifePartners.]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Jerry and Joe were raised as brothers and are a package deal at the beginning of the show; "You Can't Have Me (If You Don't Have Him)" is a double-act about how close and in tune they are. [[spoiler:Jerry more or less transitions into Daphne by the end of the show, making it closer to PlatonicLifePartners.]]
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* DisguisedInDrag: Male musicians Jerry and Joe need to flee Chicago because they've witnessed a murder. They pass themselves off as women and join an all-female band. The number "Vamp!" is all about this. [[spoiler:Jerry eventually realizes that he enjoys not just drag, but being a woman, and embraces Daphne as her new part of their identity.]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Jerry and Joe were raised as brothers and are a package deal at the beginning of the show; "You Can't Have Me (If You Don't Have Him)" is a double-act about how close and in tune they are. [[spoiler:Jerrymore or less transitions into fully accepts Daphne as part of their identity by the end of the show, making it closer to PlatonicLifePartners.]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Jerry and Joe were raised as brothers and are a package deal at the beginning of the show; "You Can't Have Me (If You Don't Have Him)" is a double-act about how close and in tune they are. [[spoiler:Jerry
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* LazilyGenderFlippedName: Pressed for time, Joe passes himself and Jerry off as women named ''Josephine'' and ''Geraldine''. To Joe's confusion, Jerry happily changes his alias to Daphne because he likes the way the name feels, [[spoiler:a sign that "he" is more comfortable with a female identity]].
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* LazilyGenderFlippedName: Pressed for time, Joe passes himself and Jerry off as women named ''Josephine'' and ''Geraldine''. To Joe's confusion, Jerry happily changes his alias to Daphne because he likes the way the name feels, [[spoiler:a sign that "he" is more comfortable with a female feminine genderfluid identity]].
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** Jerry, Sugar, and Sweet Sue are reimagined as black entertainers, adding an extra dimension to their struggles trying to make it during Prohibition.
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* RunForTheBorder: This version of the story has Joe's plan to evade Spats and his henchmen be to tour with Sue and her all-female band across the country to San Diego, then cross the border into Mexico. [[spoiler:Daphne, the one who had been developing reservations about escaping, actually spends a fun and romantic evening with Osgood in Tijuana...then goes ''back''. The irony is not lost on her.]]
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* RunForTheBorder: This version of the story has Joe's plan to evade Spats and his henchmen be to tour with Sue and her all-female band across the country to San Diego, then cross the border into Mexico. [[spoiler:Daphne, the one who had been developing reservations about escaping, actually spends a fun and romantic evening with Osgood in Tijuana...then goes ''back''. ''back'' to San Diego. The irony is not lost on her.lampshaded.]]
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* OralFixation: "Toothpick Charlie", the man Spats Colombo kills, is called so because he's got a toothpick in his mouth.
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The musical shares its premise with the source material, but with some changes to the plot and characters. In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry are thick as thieves, but down on their luck as far as employment goes. When they witness their new boss, gangster Spats Colombo, murder three men in cold blood, Joe and Jerry join an all-female band run by the entertainer Sweet Sue as run as [[DisguisedInDrag "Josephine" and "Daphne"]], hoping to cross the Mexican border in San Diego. But complications arise: Joe develops an attraction to the band's star, the charismatic singer and aspiring actress Sugar Kane, and eccentric millionaire Osgood Fielding III develops an interest in "Daphne". Not to mention that not only have Spats and his men gotten wind of their planned absconding to Mexico, law enforcement is also en route. All these plotlines converge on Osgood's hotel, where Sweet Sue also hopes to have the show of her life...
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The musical shares its premise with the source material, but with some changes to the plot and characters. In [[TheRoaringTwenties Prohibition-era Chicago, Chicago]], musicians Joe and Jerry are thick as thieves, but down on their luck as far as employment goes. When they witness their new boss, gangster Spats Colombo, murder three men in cold blood, Joe and Jerry join an all-female band run by the entertainer Sweet Sue as run as [[DisguisedInDrag "Josephine" and "Daphne"]], hoping to cross the Mexican border in San Diego. But complications arise: Joe develops an attraction to the band's star, the charismatic singer and aspiring actress Sugar Kane, and eccentric millionaire Osgood Fielding III develops an interest in "Daphne". Not to mention that Also, not only have Spats and his men gotten wind of their Joe and Jerry's planned absconding to Mexico, law enforcement is also en route. All these plotlines converge on Osgood's hotel, where Sweet Sue also hopes to have the show of her life...
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* AdaptationalRelationshipOverhaul: Unlike in the film where he was competing with Joe-as-Josephine for Sugar's affections, Jerry-as-Daphne develops a sisterly relationship with this version of Sugar.
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* AdaptationalRelationshipOverhaul: Unlike in the film where he Jerry-as-Daphne was competing with Joe-as-Josephine for Sugar's affections, Jerry-as-Daphne develops Daphne and Sugar develop a sisterly relationship with this version of Sugar.here.
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* LazilyGenderFlippedName: Pressed for time, Joe tries to pass himself and Jerry off as women named Josephine and Geraldine. To Joe's confusion, Jerry happily changes his alias to Daphne because he likes the way the name feels, [[spoiler:a sign that "he" is more comfortable with a female identity]].
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* LazilyGenderFlippedName: Pressed for time, Joe tries to pass passes himself and Jerry off as women named Josephine ''Josephine'' and Geraldine.''Geraldine''. To Joe's confusion, Jerry happily changes his alias to Daphne because he likes the way the name feels, [[spoiler:a sign that "he" is more comfortable with a female identity]].
* TheRoaringTwenties: The musical is set at the tail end of Prohibition-era America and features speakeasies, gangsters, jazz, and plenty of tap dancing.
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* SerialSpouse: Osgood is mentioned to have multiple failed marriages; [[spoiler:Daphne, as the new Mrs. Fielding, hopefully will have better odds]].
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* SerialSpouse: Osgood is mentioned to have multiple failed marriages; [[spoiler:Daphne, as the new newest Mrs. Fielding, hopefully will have better odds]].
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[[caption-width-right:350:Let's get good!]]
->''"We'll just vamp 'til we find the groove\\
That keeps us both alive\\
The "Josephine and Geraldine Save Joe and Jerry" Jive!"''
-->-- "Vamp!"
''Some Like It Hot'' is a stage musical based on [[Film/SomeLikeItHot the 1959 film of the same name]]. It is the second [[ScreenToStageAdaptation such]] adaptation of the movie, following ''Theatre/{{Sugar}}'', and features music by Creator/MarcShaiman. Creator/MatthewLopez and Creator/AmberRuffin wrote the book. The musical debuted in December 2022 on Broadway with Creator/ChristianBorle as Joe and Creator/JHarrisonGhee as Jerry.
The musical shares its premise with the source material, but with some changes to the plot and characters. In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry are thick as thieves, but down on their luck as far as employment goes. When they witness their new boss, gangster Spats Colombo, murder three men in cold blood, Joe and Jerry join an all-female band run by the entertainer Sweet Sue as run as [[DisguisedInDrag "Josephine" and "Daphne"]], hoping to cross the Mexican border in San Diego. But complications arise: Joe develops an attraction to the band's star, the charismatic singer and aspiring actress Sugar Kane, and eccentric millionaire Osgood Fielding III develops an interest in "Daphne". Not to mention that not only have Spats and his men gotten wind of their planned absconding to Mexico, law enforcement is also en route. All these plotlines converge on Osgood's hotel, where Sweet Sue also hopes to have the show of her life...
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* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: While the original film has Jerry remain a cis man, this adaptation has him [[spoiler:fully embrace the Daphne persona as her real self.]]
* AdaptationalRelationshipOverhaul: Unlike in the film where he was competing with Joe-as-Josephine for Sugar's affections, Jerry-as-Daphne develops a sisterly relationship with this version of Sugar.
* ChildOfTwoWorlds: San Diego millionaire Osgood Fielding III is ne Pedro Francisco Alvarez, and sings about having to sift between his Mexican and American sides in the past.
* CigarChomper: Murderous gangster Spats Colombo is introduced with a cigar in his mouth; a slightly later scene has his office be filled with smoke.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Jerry and Joe were raised as brothers and are a package deal at the beginning of the show; "You Can't Have Me (If You Don't Have Him)" is a double-act about how close and in tune they are. [[spoiler:Jerry more or less transitions into Daphne by the end of the show, making it closer to PlatonicLifePartners.]]
* LadyInRed: Daphne accepts a red dress from a colleague for the night out in Tijuana, the first not-so-conservative outfit she wears as a woman. Not only does it reflect her growing confidence, it also fits the Latin-inspired dance of "Let's Be Bad" and the budding romance with Osgood.
* LazilyGenderFlippedName: Pressed for time, Joe tries to pass himself and Jerry off as women named Josephine and Geraldine. To Joe's confusion, Jerry happily changes his alias to Daphne because he likes the way the name feels, [[spoiler:a sign that "he" is more comfortable with a female identity]].
* QuirkyUkulele: "Poor Little Millionaire", the number establishing Osgood as an EccentricMillionaire, has him and his employees play ukuleles to establish how goofy he is.
* RaceLift: The original film's main cast were white Americans, but some tweaks have been made here:
** Jerry, Sugar, and Sweet Sue are reimagined as black entertainers, adding an extra dimension to their struggles trying to make it during Prohibition.
** Osgood is also reimagined as being of Hispanic ethnicity, specifically Mexican-American.
* RoyaltiesHeir: Osgood can afford to be an eccentric wealthy romantic even during the Great Depression because his father invented root beer.
* RunForTheBorder: This version of the story has Joe's plan to evade Spats and his henchmen be to tour with Sue and her all-female band across the country to San Diego, then cross the border into Mexico. [[spoiler:Daphne, the one who had been developing reservations about escaping, actually spends a fun and romantic evening with Osgood in Tijuana...then goes ''back''. The irony is not lost on her.]]
* SerialSpouse: Osgood is mentioned to have multiple failed marriages; [[spoiler:Daphne, as the new Mrs. Fielding, hopefully will have better odds]].
* SexySaxMan: Sugar has a thing for sexy saxophonists, who also tend to be the type of man to leave her high and dry.
* UnfortunateNames: Joe has to chuckle at Sugar Kane's real name being [[spoiler:Gertrude Mudd.]]
* WealthyYachtOwner: Like in the film, millionaire Osgood has a yacht. Joe "borrows" it for a romantic evening with Sugar.
[[caption-width-right:350:Let's get good!]]
->''"We'll just vamp 'til we find the groove\\
That keeps us both alive\\
The "Josephine and Geraldine Save Joe and Jerry" Jive!"''
-->-- "Vamp!"
''Some Like It Hot'' is a stage musical based on [[Film/SomeLikeItHot the 1959 film of the same name]]. It is the second [[ScreenToStageAdaptation such]] adaptation of the movie, following ''Theatre/{{Sugar}}'', and features music by Creator/MarcShaiman. Creator/MatthewLopez and Creator/AmberRuffin wrote the book. The musical debuted in December 2022 on Broadway with Creator/ChristianBorle as Joe and Creator/JHarrisonGhee as Jerry.
The musical shares its premise with the source material, but with some changes to the plot and characters. In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry are thick as thieves, but down on their luck as far as employment goes. When they witness their new boss, gangster Spats Colombo, murder three men in cold blood, Joe and Jerry join an all-female band run by the entertainer Sweet Sue as run as [[DisguisedInDrag "Josephine" and "Daphne"]], hoping to cross the Mexican border in San Diego. But complications arise: Joe develops an attraction to the band's star, the charismatic singer and aspiring actress Sugar Kane, and eccentric millionaire Osgood Fielding III develops an interest in "Daphne". Not to mention that not only have Spats and his men gotten wind of their planned absconding to Mexico, law enforcement is also en route. All these plotlines converge on Osgood's hotel, where Sweet Sue also hopes to have the show of her life...
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!!Tropes:
* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: While the original film has Jerry remain a cis man, this adaptation has him [[spoiler:fully embrace the Daphne persona as her real self.]]
* AdaptationalRelationshipOverhaul: Unlike in the film where he was competing with Joe-as-Josephine for Sugar's affections, Jerry-as-Daphne develops a sisterly relationship with this version of Sugar.
* ChildOfTwoWorlds: San Diego millionaire Osgood Fielding III is ne Pedro Francisco Alvarez, and sings about having to sift between his Mexican and American sides in the past.
* CigarChomper: Murderous gangster Spats Colombo is introduced with a cigar in his mouth; a slightly later scene has his office be filled with smoke.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Jerry and Joe were raised as brothers and are a package deal at the beginning of the show; "You Can't Have Me (If You Don't Have Him)" is a double-act about how close and in tune they are. [[spoiler:Jerry more or less transitions into Daphne by the end of the show, making it closer to PlatonicLifePartners.]]
* LadyInRed: Daphne accepts a red dress from a colleague for the night out in Tijuana, the first not-so-conservative outfit she wears as a woman. Not only does it reflect her growing confidence, it also fits the Latin-inspired dance of "Let's Be Bad" and the budding romance with Osgood.
* LazilyGenderFlippedName: Pressed for time, Joe tries to pass himself and Jerry off as women named Josephine and Geraldine. To Joe's confusion, Jerry happily changes his alias to Daphne because he likes the way the name feels, [[spoiler:a sign that "he" is more comfortable with a female identity]].
* QuirkyUkulele: "Poor Little Millionaire", the number establishing Osgood as an EccentricMillionaire, has him and his employees play ukuleles to establish how goofy he is.
* RaceLift: The original film's main cast were white Americans, but some tweaks have been made here:
** Jerry, Sugar, and Sweet Sue are reimagined as black entertainers, adding an extra dimension to their struggles trying to make it during Prohibition.
** Osgood is also reimagined as being of Hispanic ethnicity, specifically Mexican-American.
* RoyaltiesHeir: Osgood can afford to be an eccentric wealthy romantic even during the Great Depression because his father invented root beer.
* RunForTheBorder: This version of the story has Joe's plan to evade Spats and his henchmen be to tour with Sue and her all-female band across the country to San Diego, then cross the border into Mexico. [[spoiler:Daphne, the one who had been developing reservations about escaping, actually spends a fun and romantic evening with Osgood in Tijuana...then goes ''back''. The irony is not lost on her.]]
* SerialSpouse: Osgood is mentioned to have multiple failed marriages; [[spoiler:Daphne, as the new Mrs. Fielding, hopefully will have better odds]].
* SexySaxMan: Sugar has a thing for sexy saxophonists, who also tend to be the type of man to leave her high and dry.
* UnfortunateNames: Joe has to chuckle at Sugar Kane's real name being [[spoiler:Gertrude Mudd.]]
* WealthyYachtOwner: Like in the film, millionaire Osgood has a yacht. Joe "borrows" it for a romantic evening with Sugar.
