Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
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In the literature21 passages
David Merrick’s production of Jule Styne and Bob Merrill’s musical version of Some Like It Hot, called Sugar (4/9/72; 505 performances), was more successful. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p352
Having tied up the rights to the original German screenplay—about two unemployed musicians in search of jobs who dress up in a variety of disguises, including women’s clothes, gypsy costumes, and blackface—Merrick found himself unable, initially, to clear Wilder and Diamond’s American adaptation. book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-a-critical-quotebook-of-compiled-by-steven-suski#p902
Sugar, a chase musical based on Some Like It Hot, spends two hours trying to catch up to the movie. It never does. It just winds up breathless. book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-steven-suskin#p900
the 1939 film version, which was titled Some Like It Hot, included the swinging number \"The Lady\'s in Love with You\" (lyric by Frank Loesser, music by Burton Lane), which became a hit for Glenn Miller and His Orchestra. book:the-complete-book-of-1930s-broadway-musicals-dietz-dan-rowman-littlefield-publis#p257
Credits at those theatres include Me and My Girl: Gypsy; She Loves Me; The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas; The Music Man; Some Like It Hot; Man of La Mancha; The Odd Couple; South Pacific; Oklahoma!; Grease; Wonderful Life! The Musical; and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, among many others. book:theatre-world-2011-12-season-v-68-willis#p538
These include Moon Over Miami (1941), Kismet (1944), Cover Girl (1944), The Jolson Story (1947), The Merry Widow (1952 and 1955), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), Let's Make Love (1955), Designing Woman (1957), Les Girls (1957), and Some Like It Hot (1959). book:musical-a-grand-tour-the-rise-glory-and-fall-of-an-flinn-denny-martin-new-york-l#p321
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