{"id":517698,"date":"2022-11-29T00:37:38","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T21:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-mariah-careys-love-of-marilyn-monroe-brought-her-to-broadways-some-like-it-hot\/"},"modified":"2022-11-29T00:37:38","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T21:37:38","slug":"how-mariah-careys-love-of-marilyn-monroe-brought-her-to-broadways-some-like-it-hot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-mariah-careys-love-of-marilyn-monroe-brought-her-to-broadways-some-like-it-hot\/","title":{"rendered":"#How Mariah Carey&#8217;s love of Marilyn Monroe brought her to Broadway&#8217;s &#8216;Some Like It Hot&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a20b4ed48884\" 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Monday that the Christmas icon will help co-produce the new musical, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/11\/mariah-carey-broadway-lsquosome-like-it-1235182752\/\">reported Deadline<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Based on the 1959 film starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, the show follows two men forced to join an all-women singing group in an attempt to evade mafia hitmen. <\/p>\n<p>Carey \u2014 who is a self-proclaimed super fan of the late bombshell \u2014 was ecstatic to join the production team. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Neil Meron shared this new take on the beloved film, I knew I had to be a part of it,\u201d said Carey in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo see how this show continues to expand on the film\u2019s legacy \u2013 pushing boundaries, promoting inclusion, celebrating diversity \u2013 I\u2019m proud to help bring\u00a0\u2018Some Like It Hot\u2019 for today\u2019s world to new audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the \u201cAll I Want for Christmas Is You\u201d singer, Monroe has been a touchstone of her life. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"774\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/carey-monroe-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Based off the 1959 film starring Marylin Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon, the show follows two men forced to join an all-women singing group in an attempt to evade mafia hitmen. \" class=\"wp-image-24816197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/carey-monroe-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/carey-monroe-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/carey-monroe-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Based on the 1959 film starring Marilyn Monroe \u2014 above, with Jack Lemmon \u2014 the show follows two men who join an all-women singing group in an attempt to evade mafia hitmen. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"802\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/carey-monroe-05.jpg?w=802\" alt=\"The show -- which is currently in previews with an opening night of Dec. 11 -- is helmed by Adrianna Hicks who plays the Marilyn Monroe character of Sugar while starring opposite Christian Borel and J. Harrison Ghee.\" class=\"wp-image-24816206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/carey-monroe-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1604 1604w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/carey-monroe-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1203 1203w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/carey-monroe-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=802 802w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/carey-monroe-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=401 401w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/carey-monroe-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\"\/><figcaption>The show \u2014 which is currently in previews with an opening night of Dec. 11 \u2014 stars Adrianna Hicks, who plays the Marilyn Monroe character of Sugar. The show also features Christian Borle and J. Harrison Ghee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/carey-monroe-01.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"According to Carey, Monroe has been a touchstone of her life. \" class=\"wp-image-24816249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/carey-monroe-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1364 1364w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/carey-monroe-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/carey-monroe-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/carey-monroe-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/carey-monroe-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>According to Carey, Monroe has been a touchstone of her life. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Todd Owyoung\/NBC via Getty Image<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/carey-monroe-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"&quot;To see how this show continues to expand on the film\u2019s legacy \u2013 pushing boundaries, promoting inclusion, celebrating diversity \u2013 I\u2019m proud to help bring\u00a0'Some Like It Hot' for today\u2019s world to new audiences.\u201d\" class=\"wp-image-24816229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/carey-monroe-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/carey-monroe-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/carey-monroe-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cTo see how this show continues to expand on the film\u2019s legacy \u2013 pushing boundaries, promoting inclusion, celebrating diversity \u2013 I\u2019m proud to help bring\u00a0\u2018Some Like It Hot\u2019 for today\u2019s world to new audiences,\u201d Carey said in a statement.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI first became familiar with this story through the timeless film starring Marilyn Monroe,\u201d continued Carey. \u201cShe\u2019s been an important touchstone throughout my life, so much so that I acquired her treasured baby grand white piano at an auction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The show \u2014 which is currently in previews with an opening night of Dec. 11 \u2014 stars Adrianna Hicks, who plays the Marilyn Monroe character of Sugar, opposite Christian Borle and J. 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