Some Like It Hot (cast album)

Some Like It Hot (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Cast recording by
the Broadway cast of Some Like It Hot
ReleasedMarch 10, 2023
RecordedJanuary 22–24, 2023
Genre
Length1:09:52
LabelConcord Theatricals
Producer

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.[1][2]

Background

On January 16, 2023, Concord announced the release of the cast album through its specialised label for cast recordings, Concord Theatricals which was eventually set for March 10, 2023.[3][4] The performance was recorded during the Broadway show held for three days from January 22–24, 2023.[5] The album consisted 17 songs from the musical performance, except for the ensemble performance of "Tip Tap Trouble".[6]

Track listing

No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."What Are You Thirsty For?"
  • NaTasha Yvette Williams
  • Some Like It Hot Original Broadway Cast
5:08
2."You Can't Have Me (If You Don't Have Him)"
4:07
3."Vamp!"
  • Borle
  • Ghee
3:49
4."I'm California Bound"
4:32
5."A Darker Shade of Blue"Hicks4:21
6."Take It Up A Step"
  • Hicks
  • Borle
  • Ghee
  • Cast
2:49
7."Zee Bap"
  • NWilliams
  • Ghee
  • Female Cast
2:52
8."At the Old Majestic Nickel Matinee"Adrianna Hicks4:26
9."Poor Little Millionaire"
  • Kevin Del Aguila
  • Cast
4:13
10."Some Like It Hot"
  • Williams
  • Hicks
  • Ghee
  • Cast
5:18
11."Let's Be Bad"
  • Del Aguila
  • Ghee
  • Cast
4:16
12."Let's Dance the World Away"
  • Borle
  • Hicks
  • Cast
4:26
13."Fly, Mariposa, Fly"
  • Del Aguila
  • Cast
3:19
14."You Could've Knocked Me Over With a Feather"Ghee3:53
15."He Lied When He Said Hello"
  • Borle
  • Cast
4:27
16."Ride Out the Storm"Hicks4:11
17."Baby, Let's Get Good"Cast3:45
Total length:1:09:52

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".[7] Frank Rizzo of Variety and Lester Fabian Brathwaite of Entertainment Weekly complimented the music as both "sizzling", "fun" and "witty".[8][9] 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".[5] 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.[10]

Release history

Release dates and formats for Some Like It Hot (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various March 10, 2023
Concord Theatricals [11]
May 12, 2023 CD
September 8, 2023 Vinyl

Charts

Accolades

Ceremony Date Categories Results Ref.
Grammy Awards February 4, 2024 Best Musical Theater Album Won [15]
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References

  1. ^ Guglielmi, Jodi (February 4, 2024). "Grammys 2024: The Complete Winners List". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Grammys 2024: Winners List". The New York Times. February 4, 2024. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Original Cast Recording Announced for Broadway's Hit Musical Comedy Some Like It Hot". Concord. January 17, 2023. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  4. ^ Wild, Stephi. "SOME LIKE IT HOT Will Release Original Broadway Cast Recording in March". BroadwayWorld.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Green, Jesse (January 19, 2023). "How Do You Measure a Season on Broadway? In Cast Albums". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  6. ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (March 10, 2023). "Broadway's Some Like It Hot Releases Cast Album". Playbill. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  7. ^ Patrick, Bobby. "Album Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT & Indeed We Do. Hit Songs From A Hit Show Make A Hit OBC". BroadwayWorld.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  8. ^ Rizzo, Frank (December 12, 2022). "'Some Like It Hot' Review: New Perspectives Bring Sizzle to This Bright Broadway Musical". Variety. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  9. ^ Brathwaite, Lester Fabian (December 12, 2022). "Nobody's perfect, but the new 'Some Like It Hot' production comes pretty close". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 21, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  10. ^ Soloski, Alexis (December 12, 2022). "Some Like It Hot review – Broadway adaptation is lukewarm". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on March 1, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  11. ^ Wild, Stephi. "SOME LIKE IT HOT Original Broadway Cast Recording is Available Now on CD, Watch a Behind the Scenes Video Here!". BroadwayWorld.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  12. ^ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50 - 31 March to 6 April". Official Charts Company. March 31, 2023. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  13. ^ "Cast Albums – Week of April 8, 2023". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  14. ^ "Cast Albums Year-End Chart 2023". Billboard. 2023. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  15. ^ "2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Full Winners & Nominees List". grammy.com. The Recording Academy. November 10, 2023. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
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