VIDEO: The Cast of AIN'T TOO PROUD, and Original Temptations Member, Discuss the Band's Impact on CBS Sunday Morning

By: Mar. 10, 2019
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Ain't Too Proud

Ain't Too Proud has hit Broadway! CBS Sunday Morning recently did a feature on the production, where they talked to the show's cast and creatives about their journey.

There have been many different iterations of The Temptations, the band on which the musical is based. But one has remained the same - Otis Williams.

CBS chatted with him as well, and he talked about the band's impact.

"I knew we had something magic, 'cause I could tell by the way the audience would react to us," he said.

Watch the full video here!

Ain't Too Proud is currently playing Broadway's Imperial Theatre, with an official Opening Night set for Thursday, March 21, 2019.

Ain't Too Proud has already broken records across the country: in its world premiere run at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the musical became the highest grossing production in that theater's nearly 50-year history. The show subsequently broke The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Eisenhower Theater record for single-week box office gross, and the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre records for the highest grossing pre-Broadway engagement and attendance.

Ain't Too Proud is the electrifying new musical that follows The Temptations' extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. With their signature dance moves and silky-smooth harmonies, they rose to the top of the charts creating an amazing 42 Top Ten Hits with 14 reaching number one. The rest is history - how they met, the groundbreaking heights they hit, and how personal and political conflicts threatened to tear the group apart as the nation fell into civil unrest. This thrilling story of brotherhood, family, loyalty, and betrayal is set to the beat of the group's treasured hits, including "My Girl," "Just My Imagination," "Get Ready," "Papa Was a Rolling Stone," and so many more.

Leading the Broadway cast as The Temptations are Derrick Baskin as Otis Williams,
James Harkness as Paul Williams, Jawan M. Jackson as Melvin Franklin, Jeremy
Pope as Eddie Kendricks, and Ephraim Sykes as David Ruffin. The Broadway cast
will also feature Saint Aubyn, Shawn Bowers, E. Clayton Cornelious, Taylor
Symone Jackson, Jahi Kearse, Jarvis B. Manning Jr., Joshua Morgan, Rashidra
Scott, Nasia Thomas, Christian Thompson, Candice Marie Woods, Esther
Antoine, Marcus Paul James, Jelani Remy, and Curtis Wiley.

With a book by Kennedy Prize-winning playwright Dominique Morisseau, Ain't Too Proud features an iconic score made up of The Temptations' legendary songs. Two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff directs, with choreography by Olivier Award winnerSergio Trujillo.



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