I saw a fantastic production of Sugar (retitled Some Like It Hot) on 9/5/1999 at a Chicago area theater (in Munster, IN). The estimable Katrina Lenk starred as Sugar Kane and was able to evoke Marilyn Monroe without doing an actual imitation. Other top notch Chicago veterans like Felicia Fields (Sweet Sue), James Harms (Bienstock), Marc Robin (Spats), and Dale Benson (Osgood) rounded out the terrific cast. This production was during the tenure of Michael Weber as Artistic Director of the Theatre at the Center.
I agree that the score of Sugar is highly enjoyable, although not regarded as one of Styne's greatest scores. Unfortunately, Sugar seems to be forever tarnished by the mediocre 1992 London revisal and the disgraceful 2002 tour with Tony Curtis as Osgood.
I also love the OBC recording and listen to it often. |
