 "Some Like It Hot" is a "huge musical comedy," says Marc Shaiman.

Marc Shaiman called "Some Like It Hot" a "big f—ing musical comedy."

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"My Judaism overpowers any ability to enjoy," the "Hairspray" composer said Friday night at a star-studded cocktail party.

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"In this anti-Semitic world, I shouldn't make jokes, but I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop."

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The Tony winner, 63, said the musical comedy is "very contemporary in our themes."

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Shaiman said the show made many changes to the screenplay to deepen the characters. He said they're still tweaking the show, but he's sleeping.

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Like the film, the musical follows jazz-age musicians during Prohibition, but with black actors and a gender update.

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The show also handles the movie's last line, "nobody's perfect," "very well," Shaiman teases.

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Shaiman, who recently scored "Bros," performed the title song at the star-studded party. "Some Like It Hot" opens on Dec. 11.

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