Ain't Misbehavin' 1978 - Articles Page 1.8

Opened: May 9, 1978
Closing: February 21, 1982

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Review: You'll experience many “Moments to Remember” if you see Plaza Theatrical's production of FOREVER PLAID at Elmont Memorial Library Theatre
by Nicholas Pontolillo - Apr 2, 2023


What did our critic think of FOREVER PLAID at Elmont Memorial Library Theatre?

AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' to Open Ebony Repertory Theatre 15th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 29, 2023


Ebony Repertory Theatre will present the Tony Award-winning musical AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ as its 15th Anniversary Season Opening Production. 

Westport Country Playhouse and Bank Of America Mark 20-Year Partnership
by Stephi Wild - Mar 24, 2023


In order to stage its productions every season, Westport Country Playhouse relies on more than ticket revenue alone. In fact, only about 40% of the theater's budget is covered by box office sales. The remaining 60% is contributed by individuals, foundations, government and corporations.

Miya Bass, Paris Bennett & More to Star in AIN'T MISBEHAVIN': THE FATS WALLER MUSICAL at Westport Country Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 16, 2023


Westport Country Playhouse will kick off its 93rd season with the sassy and sultry musical celebration, “Ain’t Misbehavin’: The Fats Waller Musical,” winner of the 1978 Tony Award® for Best Musical, from April 11 through April 29. 

Video: Full Cast and Creative Team Announced for NEW YORK, NEW YORK; Plus Watch a New Trailer!
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 1, 2023


The full cast and creative team has been announced for the brand new Kander & Ebb musical, NEW YORK, NEW YORK. Plus, check out a new trailer of the cast in action!

AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Opens At Music Mountain Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 12, 2023


Music Mountain Theatre returns to performances on January 13 as their 2023 season begins with Ain't Misbehavin'. The production will have performances on weekends through January 29.

Which Songs Have Appeared in Multiple Broadway Shows?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Jan 15, 2023


This month, the reader question was: 'Which Songs Have Appeared in Multiple Broadway Shows?'

Photos: First Look at AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at Rubicon Theatre Company
by Blair Ingenthron - Dec 3, 2022


Rubicon Theatre Company has released production photos for the fifth show of its 2022-2023 “Welcome Home” season, the 1978 Tony Award-winning musical celebration, AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’, featuring the music of Thomas “Fats” Waller, conceived by Murray Horwitz & Richard Maltby, Jr., musical direction by William Foster McDaniel, choreography by Dominique Kelley and directed by Wren T. Brown.

Full Cast & Creative Team Announced for AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at Rubicon Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 15, 2022


Just in time for the holidays, Rubicon Theatre Company has announced the fifth show of its 2022-2023 “Welcome Home” season, the 1978 Tony Award-winning musical celebration, AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’.

Interview: Julianne Boyd of Barrington Stage Company Bids Farewell
by Marc Savitt - Oct 31, 2022


After 28 Seasons Julianne Boyd, co-founder and Artistic Director at Barrington Stage Company, passed a brightly burning torch and retired at the end of the 2022 season. Marc Savitt, sat down with Boyd to gather some information and insight into Boyd, her experiences, and her undeniable impact on the state of the arts in the region.

Review: AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at Titusville Playhouse
by Joseph Harrison - Sep 17, 2022


Thomas “Fats” Waller, a pioneer in jazz piano, was a prolific composer, writing over 400 songs in his lifetime, with hits like “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and “Honeysuckle Rose” even making it into the Grammy Hall of Fame. So, it is no surprise that in 1978 a Broadway Musical, AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ premiered featuring dozens of Waller’s songs and a cast of five African American actors, including a young Andre de Shields (HADESTOWN) and the late, great Nell Carter who won a Tony Award for her performance. Since its premiere, AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ has lived on, thrilling audiences all around the world including the latest production at the Titusville Playhouse in Titusville, FL – an energetic and electric production that sizzles from beginning to end.

Photos: First Look at Gerry McIntyre Helmed AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at The Encore
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 17, 2022


The Tony Award winning musical, Ain't Misbehavin', opens at The Encore Musical Theatre Company in Dexter, Michigan this week. At the helm is 'The Mayor of Broadway' Gerry McIntyre, whose energetic choreography was last seen at The Encore in Smokey Joe's Café.

AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Comes to The Encore Musical Theatre Company This Week
by Stephi Wild - Sep 12, 2022


The Tony Award winning musical, Ain’t Misbehavin’, opens at The Encore Musical Theatre Company in Dexter, Michigan this week. At the helm is “The Mayor of Broadway” GERRY MCINTYRE, whose energetic choreography was last seen at The Encore in Smokey Joe’s Café. Not only an accomplished director and choreographer, McIntyre’s Broadway performance credits include Anything Goes with PATTI LUPONE, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with DONNY OSMOND, and the original company of Once on this Island. 

Tony-Winner AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Launches The Encore's Season 14
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 24, 2022


The Encore's first offering of Season 14 bursts onto The Maas stage September 15 – October 2. AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' will feature direction and choreography by “The Mayor of Broadway” GERRY MCINTYRE, whose energetic choreography was last seen at The Encore in the Season 13 opener, Smokey Joe's Café.

Centre Stage Will Present AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' and SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD
by Stephi Wild - Aug 18, 2022


Centre Stage has announced two upcoming productions, Ain't Misbehavin' and Songs For A New World. Learn more about both shows here!

Barrington Stage Company Announces Casting For ANNA IN THE TROPICS and ABCD
by Stephi Wild - Jun 22, 2022


Barrington Stage Company has announced casting for Nilo Cruz's 2003 Pulitzer Prize-winning play Anna in the Tropics, on the Boyd-Quinson Stage July 16-30, and the world premiere of ABCD by May Treuhaft-Ali, on the St. Germain Stage July 1-23.

BWW Review: AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' THE FATS WALLER REVUE at Barrington Stage Company
by Marc Savitt - Jun 20, 2022


To be clear, there is absolutely nothing about this production that is dull, dated, or dusty. The joint is most certainly jumpin’ for an evening full of rowdy, raunchy and humorous songs that capture the love longing and zest for life in the 1920’s/’30s.

Who Will Win at the 2022 Tony Awards?
by Team BWW - Jun 11, 2022


Which Best Musical and Best Play nominees will win a Tony Award? BroadwayWorld has rounded up the winners of the Tony Awards, the Drama Desk Awards, the Drama League Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the last fifty years to compare winners year by year.

Emily Skinner, Jason Danieley, Sierra Boggess and Mary Beth Peil Will Lead A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at Barrington Stage Company
by Stephi Wild - Jun 3, 2022


Barrington Stage Company (BSC) has announced casting for its new production of A Little Night Music, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Find out who is in the show, the schedule and how to get tickets.

Jenn Colella, Gavin Creel, Marilyn Maye & More to be Featured in Eugene O'Neill Theater Center 58th Summer Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 19, 2022


The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center has announced its 2022 summer season, which features the return of some beloved in-person public events put on pause during the virtual and hybrid seasons of 2020 and 2021. 

Wake Up With BWW 4/14: Neil Patrick Harris Joins Encores! INTO THE WOODS, and More!
by - Apr 14, 2022


Today's top stories include a casting change for the upcoming City Center Encores! production of Into The Woods. Neil Patrick Harris will be replacing the previously announced Christian Borle in the role of The Baker. Plus, read the reviews for To My Girls at Second Stage and Harmony at National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene!

Casts Announced for AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' and ANDY WARHOL IN IRAN at BSC
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 13, 2022


Barrington Stage Company has announced casting for the first two shows of its 2022 season: the 1978 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Ain’t Misbehavin’: The Fats Waller Musical Show, and the world premiere play, Andy Warhol in Iran by Brent Askari (BSC’s American Underground) which opens the St. Germain Stage from June 2-25.

Richard Maltby To Direct A Starry Cast Of NOBLE FAMILY
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 23, 2022


Richard Maltby will direct a starry cast of NOBLE FAMILY. The performance is set for March 3, 2022.

CVRep Presents CLOSER THAN EVER, A Musical Revue
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 17, 2022


Following a successful run of CVRep's second play of the season, Life X 3, the playhouse continues its season of Hopes, Dreams, and Expectations 2021-2022 with Closer Than Ever, a musical revue directed by Ron Celona, with music by David Shire, lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr., and musical direction by Scott Storr.

CVRep Presents CLOSER THAN EVER, A Musical Revue
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 16, 2022


Following a successful run of CVRep's second play of the season, Life X 3, the playhouse continues its season of Hopes, Dreams, and Expectations 2021-2022 with Closer Than Ever, a musical revue directed by Ron Celona, with music by David Shire, lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr., and musical direction by Scott Storr.

Ain't Misbehavin' FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Ain't Misbehavin' have there been?
Ain't Misbehavin' has had 13 productions including Broadway which opened in 1978, Broadway which opened in 1978, US Tour which opened in 1979, West End which opened in 1979, US Tour which opened in 1979, US Tour which opened in 1979, Broadway which opened in 1988, Broadway which opened in 1988, US Tour which opened in 1995, West End which opened in 1995, Milburn, NJ (Regional) which opened in 2003, Beverly, MA (Regional) which opened in 2006 and US Tour which opened in 2008.
What Tony Awards has Ain't Misbehavin' been nominated for?
Best Musical , , Best Choreography for Arthur Faria and Best Direction of a Musical for Richard Maltby, Jr.
What Tony Awards has Ain't Misbehavin' won?
Best Musical, Best Choreography for Arthur Faria, Best Direction of a Musical for Richard Maltby, Jr, .
What awards has Ain't Misbehavin' been nominated for?
Ain't Misbehavin' has been nominated for several awards. It was nominated for Best Musical at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards. Additionally, Nell Carter was nominated for Performance at the Theatre World Awards, and Armelia McQueen was also nominated for Performance at the Theatre World Awards.
What awards has Ain't Misbehavin' won?
Ain't Misbehavin' has won several awards, including Best Musical at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards. Additionally, Nell Carter and Armelia McQueen received Performance awards at the Theatre World Awards for their roles in the show.

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