On Friday, June 29, 2012 Tony Award winner and Ain't Misbehavin' creator, Richard Maltby Jr. visited STAGES ST. LOUIS to experience their critically acclaimed production first hand. Following the 8:00 pm performance Maltby Jr., met with the cast and crew to congratulate them on a successful run. Check out photos of Maltby with the cast below!
"STAGES just produced my show Ain't Misbehavin' and it is one of the best productions this show has ever received." Maltby Jr. added, "Cast, direction, design and musicianship were all on the highest level. ClEarly Stages is a theatre that is devoted to work of the highest theatrical quality, and I hope everyone in St. Louis realizes how lucky they are to have such a theatre producing in their community. This is Broadway level work (or higher), and everyone- theatre staff and board members to the audiences themselves- should be very proud."Mr. Maltby Jr is the theatre director, producer, screenwriter, and lyricist most famous for writing the lyrics to Miss Saigon, Baby and the musical version of the film, Big. He also conceived and directed the only two musical revues to have ever won the Tony Award for Best Musical; Fosse and Ain't Misbehavin'.STAGES ST. LOUIS is committed to preserving and advancing the art form of Musical Theatre through excellence in performance and education. The recipient of twenty-eight Kevin Kline Awards over the past seven years, including three awards for Outstanding Production of a Musical, STAGES has become the leading company for musical theatre performance and education in the Midwest.
For more information, visit www.stagesstlouis.org.
Dwelvan David, Richard Maltby Jr., Eric Lajuan Summers and Adaron Pops Jackson
Michael Hamilton, Richard Maltby Jr. and Jack Lane
Willena Vaugh, Wendy Lynette Fox, Richard Maltby Jr. and Raena White
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