A classic song-and-dance show that’s often dismissed as a frothy revue shows its full force as a carefully constructed piece of deeply affecting musical theater in director/choreographer Jeffrey L.
The song “Black and Blue” has always been powerful. But as staged in Orlando Shakes’ production of “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” it carries a particularly somber weight. “Remember,” the number seems to say to ...
It's almost impossible to stop smiling and grooving in your seat during Lyric Theatre's tantalizing production of "Ain't Misbehavin'," a flashback musical revue with plenty of jump, jive and wail to ...
From 1918 to the mid-1930s, African American artists in the United States experienced a cultural blossoming known as the Harlem Renaissance-a period in which theatre, music and literature were created ...
It was quite a journey for Great Lakes Theater to finally see its production of “Ain’t Misbehavin’” come to fruition, with the pandemic responsible for delaying its 2022 opening. To quote the title ...
— “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” music by Thomas “Fats” Waller and Harry Brooks, lyrics by Andy Razaf, 1929 Another, lesser-known song by Fats Waller in the often raucous, sometimes deeply moving show “Ain’t ...
Tyrick Wiltez Jones commands the room as (from left to right) Jessie Cope Miller, David Robbins, Brittney Mack and Coleen Longshaw watch on. Credit: Photo by Ken Blaze It’s a shame there were no large ...
A decade after doing his first show with The Drama Group, Cordaro Johnson directs “Ain’t Misbehavin’” from Feb. 16 to 25 at Chicago Heights’ Milord Studio Theatre. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16-17 ...
Long Beach theatregoers are in for a double treat this October as two sensational productions take the stage, each bringing a unique flavor of theatrical magic. First up, International City Theatre ...
Phoenix Productions is looking for performers 18+ for its production of Ain’t MIsbehavin’, playing on Friday March 27 and ...
Three years after the Hanna Theatre at Playhouse Square was supposed to be turned into a jumping joint of fun and jazz music, “Ain’t Misbehavin’” finally has arrived in Cleveland. The Great Lakes ...