Ain't Misbehavin' Revival 1988 - Articles Page 1.8

Opened: August 15, 1988
Closing: January 15, 1989

Ain't Misbehavin' - 1988 - Broadway History , Info & More

Ambassador Theatre (Broadway)
219 W. 49th St. New York, NY 10019

Based on an idea by Richard Maltby, Jr. and Murray Horwitz

A revue based on compositions and/or hits of "Fats" Waller.

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Desiree Roots Appointed Co-Artistic Director - Community At Virginia Repertory Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 9, 2021


Virginia Repertory Theatre has named Desirée Roots as Co-Artistic Director Community. Roots is one of Virginia's best known and most accomplished performing artists. She is the first of three Co-Artistic Directors to be announced in a new leadership model that will steer all artistic aspects of Central Virginia's flagship professional theatre according to Phil Whiteway, Managing Director and co-founder of Virginia Rep. 

DIANA Returns to Previews on Broadway Tonight; Meet the Cast
by Stephi Wild - Nov 2, 2021


Diana returns to Broadway and we've got all you need to know about the cast of the production. Learn more about them here!

Richard Maltby, Jr. & David Shire and Elisa Loti Stein to be Honored at the 29th Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 15, 2021


The York Theatre Company will honor musical theater legends Richard Maltby, Jr. & David Shire (Baby, Big, Starting Here, Starting Now, Closer Than Ever) with the 2021 Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theater and Elisa Loti Stein with The York Theatre Company Founders’ Award at the 29th Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala.

Student Blog: Zodiac Signs of Tony-Nominated Musicals
by Student Blogger: Madison Moore - Mar 22, 2021


The criteria are that these shows have been nominated for Best Musical from the 3rd Tony Awards (the ceremony that started the Best Musical category) in 1949 to the nominations of what will now be the 74th Tony Awards in 2021. I will be determining their signs based upon their Broadway premiere date. With those rules in mind, here we go!

PIANO BAR LIVE! A NIGHT AT ROSE'S TURN, PART 2 Streams Tonight
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 10, 2020


Piano Bar Live! (PBL!) A Night at Rose's Turn, Part 2, streams tonight Tuesday, November at 7:15 pm ET, with hosts Scott Barbarino and Leslie Anderson. PBL! will continue the long-established tradition of the piano bar-that special place where we can gather, entertain, support and create, as we connect with live music.

Piano Bar Live! Continues Live-Streaming On June 16
by Stephi Wild - Jun 14, 2020


Piano man Michael McAssey hosts Piano Bar Live! Tuesday, June 16th at 7:15 pm ET, following New York City's 7 O'Clock Cheer. This week's guests will be Sal Viviano, Liz Larsen, Phyllis Pastore, Mark Hartman, Beckie Menzie, Yvette Monique Clark and our weekly mystery guest!

Richard J. Poccia Appointed to Board of Directors of the Shubert Organization
by Stephi Wild - May 12, 2020


The Board of Directors of The Shubert Organization announced the appointment of Richard J. Poccia as a new member of the board, effective immediately. Mr. Poccia will also serve on the board of The Shubert Foundation.

Meet the Cast of DIANA - Now in Previews on Broadway!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 2, 2020


DIANA is officially in previews on Broadway! Tony Award®-winning director Christopher Ashley (Come From Away) and the writers behind the Tony Award-winning musical Memphis (Joe DiPietro and David Bryan) bring us face-to-face with one of the 20th century's most compelling figures in this landmark musical event, featuring an epic and sweeping contemporary score with music supervision and arrangements by Olivier Award® winner Ian Eisendrath, choreography by Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee Kelly Devine, and Diana's iconic style reimagined by six-time Tony Award-winning costume designer William Ivey Long.

The History of the Best Musical Theater Album Grammy Award
by Abigail Charpentier - Jan 26, 2020


Theater fans tend to highlight certain events throughout the year, moments where the work being produced in theaters, mostly on Broadway, has a chance to shine and become known to greater audiences. The Tony Awards in June and the Thanksgiving Day Parades in November usually draw the most attention, but the Grammy Awards each winter also brings this pleasure to theater fans.

Skylight Music Theatre Has Announced Cast and Creative Team For THE GOSPEL AT COLONUS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 20, 2019


Skylight Music Theatre today announced the cast and creative team for The Gospel at Colonus running January 17-26, 2020 in the Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway, in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.

The York Theatre Company Announces Lineup For Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala Honoring Andre De Shields
by Stephi Wild - Oct 31, 2019


The York Theatre Company has announced the roster of performers at the 28th Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala who will honor 2019 Tony Award winner André De Shields (Hadestown) with the 2019 Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre and producer Riki Kane Larimer (Cagney) with The York Theatre Company Founders' Award on Monday evening, November 11, 2019 at The Edison Ballroom (240 West 47th Street).

Video: André De Shields Talks 2019 Oscar Hammerstein Award and More
by Julie Musbach - Sep 13, 2019


The hits just keep coming for HADESTOWN star André De Shields, who will be inducted to the Theater Hall of Fame at the 49th Annual Theater Hall of Fame for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theater ceremony at the Gershwin Theatre on November 18.

Andre De Shields to Receive the 2019 Oscar Hammerstein Award This November
by Julie Musbach - Aug 27, 2019


The York Theatre Company will honor 2019 Tony Award winner André De Shields (Hadestown) with the 2019 Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre

La Mirada Presents GRUMPY OLD MEN: THE MUSICAL Featuring Cathy Rigby and More
by Julie Musbach - Aug 15, 2019


La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts & Mccoy Rigby Entertainment present the West Coast Premiere of GRUMPY OLD MEN: THE MUSICAL, book by Dan Remmes, music by Neil Berg, lyrics by Nick Meglin, (Adapted from the Warner Bros. motion picture written by Mark Steven Johnson), additional orchestrations by Phil Reno, choreography by Michele Lynch, musical direction by Benet Braun and direction by Matt Lenz.

Who Will Win at the 2019 Tony Awards? We Compare Year By Year!
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 7, 2019


The 72nd Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday June 10th at 8/9c hosted by Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles. It's the biggest award show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long awards season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. We can't help but wonder what chances this year's Best Musical and Best Play nominees have of taking home the ultimate prize...

The Weekend Theater Brings AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' to Arkansas Next Month!
by BWW News Desk - Feb 15, 2019


The Weekend Theater will present the Tony Award-winning musical Ain't Misbehavin' beginning Today, February 15 through March 3.

The Weekend Theater Brings AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' to Arkansas Next Month!
by Alan Henry - Jan 16, 2019


The Weekend Theater will present the Tony Award-winning musical Ain't Misbehavin' beginning Friday, February 15 through March 3.

The Weekend Theater Brings AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' to Arkansas in February
by Rachel Katz - Dec 28, 2018


Ain't Misbehavin' is a tribute to the black musicians of the 20s and 30s who were part of the Harlem Renaissance, an era of growing creativity, cultural awareness, and ethnic pride.

Skylight Music Theatre Announces Nine Performances Added To HAIRSPRAY
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 11, 2018


Skylight Music Theatre today announced that due to overwhelming demand, nine additional performances have been added to Skylight's holiday show, Hairspray. The show, which opens Friday, November 16 will now run through Sunday, December 30, 2018 with special early bird and family-friendly performance times added throughout the run.  

Thursday 5(+1): Six Gentlemen From the Nashville Premiere of THE BOYS IN THE BAND
by Jeffrey Ellis - Sep 27, 2018


It's the day of the show, y'all: The Nashville premiere of Mart Crowley's The Boys in the Band is tonight - at The Barbershop Theatre, 4003 Indiana Avenue in The Nations - and six of the actors portraying Crowley's now-iconic characters took time from tech week to answer questions about their processes and to offer their reasons for why you should come see the show.

Barter's AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Raises Money For BC/EFA
by Stephi Wild - Sep 7, 2018


The acclaimed Cast of Aint Misbehavin' at Barter Theatre in Abingdon Virginia has raised over $12,000.00 for BC/EFA.

Charlayne Woodard Joins 40th Anniversary Concert Of AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
by Julie Musbach - Aug 16, 2018


Charlayne Woodard (FX's Pose, ER) who starred in the original AIN'T MISBEHAVIN', the 1978 Tony Award-winning musical that celebrated the music of American composer Fats Waller, has joined the show's 40th-anniversary celebration at Feinstein's/54 Below on Sunday, September 9th at 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm.

Theatre By The Sea's 85th Celebration Concludes With CHICAGO
by BWW News Desk - Aug 15, 2018


In celebration of 85 Years of Theatre By The Sea (TBTS), owner and producer Bill Hanney is proud to announce the opening of Kander and Ebb's Tony Award-winning musical Chicago, which will be presented from August 15 - September 9, 2018.

Andre DeShields, Ken Page, Frenchie Davis Join AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' 40th Anniversary Concert
by Julie Musbach - Aug 13, 2018


Andre DeShields (The Full Monty, The Wiz) and Ken Page (Cats, The Nightmare Before Christmas), who starred in the original AIN'T MISBEHAVIN', the 1978 Tony Award-winning musical that celebrated the music of American composer Fats Waller, have joined the show's 40th-anniversary celebration at Feinstein's/54 Below on Sunday, September 9th at 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm.

Richard Maltby Jr Set To Direct AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Anniversary Concert
by Julie Musbach - Aug 7, 2018


AIN'T MISBEHAVIN', the 1978 Tony Award-winning musical that celebrated the music of American composer Fats Waller, will celebrate its 40th anniversary at Feinstein's/54 Below on Sunday, August 12th at 7:00pm and 9:30pm.

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.

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