Sugar is a 1972 Broadway musical based on the screenplay for the film Some Like it Hot, which was written by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond and based on a story by Robert Thoeren. The book was written by Peter Stone, the music was by Jule Styne, and the lyrics were by Bob Merrill. It starred Robert Morse and Tony Roberts as Jerry and Joe, the two out-of-work musicians who witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and disguise themselves as women in an all-female band to avoid being killed, and Elaine Joyce as the title character, a member of the band who Joe falls in love with. Also in the show were Cyril Ritchard as Osgood Fielding, Jr., a wealthy older man who becomes attracted to Jerry in drag, and Sheila Smith as the leader of the all-girl band. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Some Like It Hot is a 1959 comedy film cowritten and directed by Billy Wilder. ... Billy Wilder Billy Wilder (June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was a screenwriter, film director and producer whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. ... I.A.L. Diamond (27 June 1920 - 21 April 1988) was a comedy writer in Hollywood during the 1940 and 50s. ... Peter Stone (February 27, 1930 -April 26, 2003) was a writer for theater, television and movies. ... Jule Styne (December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994) was a British born American songwriter. ... Bob (Robert) Merrill (born Henry Lavan May 17, 1921? or ? 1923?- February 17, 1998) was a Jewish-American composer and lyricist. ... Actor Robert Morse photo taken by Carl Van Vechten, 1958 Robert Morse, (born May 18, 1931) is an American actor. ... Anthony (Tony) Roberts (born August 4, 1969) is a professional Welsh football player. ... The St. ... Elaine Joyce (born December 19, 1945, Kansas City, Missouri) is an American actress. ... Cyril Ritchard was born December 1, 1897 in Sydney, Australia and died December 18, 1977 in Chicago, Illinois. ...

The original production was directed and choreographed by Gower Champion and produced by David Merrick. It opened on Broadway on April 9, 1972, at the Majestic Theatre, and ran for 505 performances. It was nominated for four Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Choreography in a Musical, Best Direction of a Musical, and Best Actor in a Musical for Morse, but it did not win any of them. Morse did receive the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance, and Elaine Joyce received a Theatre World Award for her performance. Since then several High School and College clubs have performed this wacky and hilarious play. The most recent one is being put on at Trico High School in Southern Illinois, April 14th and 15th 2006. Gower Champion was an American theatre director, choreographer, and dancer. ... David Merrick (November 27, 1911 - April 25, 2000) was an American theatrical producer and director, associated with both musicals and dramas, brilliant successes and embarrassing fl ops. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Majestic Theatre is a Broadway theatre on 247 West 44th Street in Manhattan, New York City. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award® but is formally the Antoinette Perry Award is an annual American award celebrating achievements in theater, including musical theater. ... Created in 1955, the Drama Desk Award was created to recognize Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway shows in addition to Broadway shows. ... The Theatre World Award is an American honor given annually to an actor or an actress in recognition of an outstanding breakout performance in their New York City stage debut. ...