Some Like It Hot (Original Broadway Cast Recording) is the 2023 album performed by the cast members of the 2022 Broadway musical Some Like It Hot, based on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and United Artists' 1959 film of the same name. Featuring musical performances from Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, Adrianna Hicks, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Kevin Del Aguila and the ensemble cast, who performed the original songs composed by Marc Shaiman who co-wrote it with Scott Wittman, the album was released through Concord Theatricals on March 10, 2023. At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, it won the Best Musical Theater Album.

Background On January 16, 2023, Concord announced the release of the cast album through its specialised label for cast recordings, Concord Theatricals, which was set for March 10, 2023. The performance was recorded during the Broadway show held for three days from January 2224, 2023. The album consists of 17 songs from the musical, all except for the ensemble number of "Tip Tap Trouble".

Track listing

Reception Bobby Patrick of BroadwayWorld in his 5-star review, stated the album "captures and delivers the show to our ears, giving us song, story, and dance from start to finish". Frank Rizzo of Variety and Lester Fabian Brathwaite of Entertainment Weekly complimented the music as both "sizzling", "fun" and "witty". Jesse Green of The New York Times added that the music was "designed, like so many Golden Age musicals, to give pleasure both within and without the story". Alexis Soloski of The Guardian described the musical numbers as a "pastiche" of other songs from Shaiman and Wittman's works, and few numbers being misplaced.

Release history +Release dates and formats for Some Like It Hot (Original Broadway Cast Recording)RegionDateFormat(s)LabelVariousMarch 10, 2023Concord TheatricalsMay 12, 2023CDSeptember 8, 2023Vinyl

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2023)PeakpositionUK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)1US Cast Albums (Billboard)1

Year-end charts Chart (2023) Position US Cast Albums (Billboard)3

Accolades CeremonyDateCategoriesResultsGrammy AwardsFebruary 4, 2024Best Musical Theater Album

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