A musical comedy based on the classic film “Some Like It Hot” will premiere on Broadway in the fall of 2022.
The show, which was originally scheduled to open in Chicago last year before transferring to the Great White Way, will begin performances on Nov. 1. “Some Like It Hot” officially opens Dec. 11 at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre.
The company will be led by Christian Borle as Joe/Josephine, J. Harrison Ghee as Jerry/Daphne, Adrianna Hicks as Sugar, Kevin Del Aguila as Osgood, NaTasha Yvette Williams as Sweet Sue, Adam Heller as Mulligan and Mark Lotito as Spats. The full cast will be announced at a later date.
Matthew López, a recent Tony winner for “The Inheritance,” and comedian Amber Ruffin wrote the book of the musical, which features music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman (“Hairspray”). Casey Nicholaw, best known for “The Book of Mormon” and “Spamalot,...
The show, which was originally scheduled to open in Chicago last year before transferring to the Great White Way, will begin performances on Nov. 1. “Some Like It Hot” officially opens Dec. 11 at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre.
The company will be led by Christian Borle as Joe/Josephine, J. Harrison Ghee as Jerry/Daphne, Adrianna Hicks as Sugar, Kevin Del Aguila as Osgood, NaTasha Yvette Williams as Sweet Sue, Adam Heller as Mulligan and Mark Lotito as Spats. The full cast will be announced at a later date.
Matthew López, a recent Tony winner for “The Inheritance,” and comedian Amber Ruffin wrote the book of the musical, which features music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman (“Hairspray”). Casey Nicholaw, best known for “The Book of Mormon” and “Spamalot,...
- 4/20/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Last night, Casey Nicholaw and Josh Marquette hosted a cocktail event to benefit the Matthew Shepard Foundation at One Museum Mile 1280 Fifth Avenue. Attendees included Broadway luminaries Jeff Blumenkrantz, Danny Burstein, Carolee Carmello, Jeanine Tesori and Michael James Scott, and stars of Hgtv's Selling New York Tom Postilio and Mickey Conlon. The event raised over 7,500 for the Matthew Shepard Foundation.
- 9/18/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
What do you get when you put a drag queen, a shoemaker and lots of glitter on stage? A Broadway production of "Kinky Boots," of course! The musical, based on a 2005 film, tells the story of an almost bankrupt shoe factory owner, Charlie (Stark Sands), who partners with a British drag queen, Lola (Billy Porter), to produce women’s footwear especially for men’s feet.
The show, which receiveda slew of Tony Award nominations, has been praised for its great score (written by Cyndi Lauper) and high energy performances.
Lucky for us, we caught up with "Kinky Boots" makeup artist Randy Houston Mercer, costume designer Gregg Barnes and hair designer Josh Marquette to find out what really goes on behind the scenes. Here are the five most interesting things we learned:
When we asked Mercer the inspiration behind his makeup looks, he was quick to respond: "I was basing it on Whitney.
The show, which receiveda slew of Tony Award nominations, has been praised for its great score (written by Cyndi Lauper) and high energy performances.
Lucky for us, we caught up with "Kinky Boots" makeup artist Randy Houston Mercer, costume designer Gregg Barnes and hair designer Josh Marquette to find out what really goes on behind the scenes. Here are the five most interesting things we learned:
When we asked Mercer the inspiration behind his makeup looks, he was quick to respond: "I was basing it on Whitney.
- 5/21/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
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