It seems like every month, another film or television show comes out, either a sequel or a reimagination of a previous project, bringing the story to a new generation. This isn’t special to just film and television, as we’ve even seen it happening on the stage! The second show in Broadway in Detroit’s 2024-2025 season, Some Like It Hot, falls into that category, as it’s an adaptation of a 1959 film starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Marilyn Monroe!
This musical adaptation is not an exact remake of the film, as it makes some major updates to some of the stories and characters, making hosts Brian Kitson and RJ Miller-Zelinko even more excited to discuss the show! Join our Box Seat Babes as they discuss some of these changes, how their personal experience helped to dictate their enjoyment of the show, stand-out performances, and moments from Some Like It Hot, and if they would see it again.
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Timestamps: Some Like It Hot discussion and review
- 00:00 – Intros
- 00:53 – SPOILER warning for Some Like it Hot the musical comedy and the movie discussed in this podcast, and general info about the show.
- 04:45 – Changes to the ethnicity of some of the characters from the film to POC.
- 09:30 – Sugar (Marilyn Monroe’s character in the 1959 film) and the musical having a more modern approach to her character.
- 13:30 – Daphne/Jerry (Jack Lemmon’s character in the film) and differences from the film. How the musical approaches a trans storyline.
- 20:18 – The older generation’s reaction to the musical’s trans aspects. (RJ’s mom POV)
- 23:14 – Comparing this musical to how & Juliet handled a trans character, and audience reactions.
- 26:47 – Questions for the writers about the approach to the trans storyline.
- 27:14 – Moulin Rouge and & Juliet and aspects of the Jukebox musical having less of an impact on some audiences than a show like Some Like It Hot does for certain subjects.
- 28:45 – The crossdressing aspects of the film and shows like Mrs. Doubtfire and using it for comedy.
- 33:17 – Big band and the music in Some Like It Hot
- 38:31 – Stand out performers in the show
- 41:35 – The jokes and humor in the show
- 45:49 – Weak points
- 45:00 – The costumes and set
- 48:20 – Rewatchability of Some Like it Hot the musical
- 49:45 – Outros
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