‘Some Like It Hot’ on the Big Screen Again

The buzz on Broadway right now is “Some Like It Hot,” a 2022 show with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman, and a book by Matthew López and Amber Ruffin that is currently running at the Schubert Theatre.

The new musical is based on the 1959 feature film “Some Like It Hot,” (which in turn, was based on the 1935 French film “Fanfare of Love”). Directed by Billy Wilder the film starred Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis

On Thursday, August 17, Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center (WHBPAC) presents a 7:30 p.m. screening of the film “Some Like It Hot” with Andrew Botsford hosting a discussion with Laurence Maslon, host of “From Broadway to Main Street” on WLIW-FM and author of the book “Some Like It Hot: The Official 50th Anniversary Companion,” published in 2009.

In “Some Like It Hot,” two Chicago musicians, Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon), witness the St. Valentine’s Day massacre and want to get out of town to escape the gangster responsible, Spats Colombo (George Raft). They’re desperate to get a gig out of town but the only job they know of is in an all-girl band heading to Florida. The pair show up at the train station in drag as Josephine and Daphne, the replacement saxophone and bass players. They enjoy being around the girls, especially Sugar Kane Kowalczyk (Marilyn Monroe) who sings and plays the ukulele. Joe in particular sets out to woo her while Jerry/Daphne is wooed by a millionaire, Osgood Fielding III (Joe E. Brown). Mayhem ensues as the two men try to keep their true identities hidden and Spats Colombo and his crew show up for a meeting with several other crime lords.

In a statement, Botsford, who hosts the World Cinema series at WHBPAC, noted that many fans of the film are excited for the opportunity to see “Some Like It Hot” on the big screen again, with insider information to follow.

Tickets to the screening of “Some Like It Hot” are $13 at whbpac.org. Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center is at 76 Main Street, Westhampton Beach.