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Photo Flash: First Look at Porchlight Music Theatre's AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'

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Porchlight Music Theatre and Managing Artistic Director Michael Weber are proud to announce the Tony Award-winning Thomas "Fats" Waller musical revue, Ain't Misbehavin', now through March 9, 2014, at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. This Black History Month presentation with book by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby Jr. and music by Thomas "Fats" Waller and various other composers and lyricists features direction and choreography by Brenda Didier and music direction by Jaret Landon. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

The Ain't Misbehavin' cast features Robin DaSilva, Sharriese Hamilton, Donterrio Johnson, Lina Wass and Lorenzo Rush, Jr., with understudies Nicole Michelle Haskins, Christopher Jackson, Marjie Southerland and in the band; Austin Cook, conductor/piano; Chris Thigpen, bass; Michael Weatherspoon, drums; Rajiv Halim, saxophone and Shaun Johnson, trumpet.

The Ain''t Misbehavin'' production team includes Aaron Shapiro, production manager; Bill Morey, costume designer; Nick Belley, lighting designer; Jeffrey Kmiec, scenic designer; Jenna Moran, sound designer; Kevin Barthel, wig designer and Jill Yetsky, stage manager.

The performance schedule is Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 4 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. There is an added matinee performance Thursday, March 6 at 1 p.m. Tickets are $30 for previews and $43.50 for all other performances. Two show subscriptions and single tickets are on sale now and may be purchased online at porchlightmusictheatre.org or by phone at Stage 773, 773.327.5252. Groups of ten or more may receive discounts on tickets purchased via Group Theater Tix at 312.423.6612 or grouptheatertix.com.

Photo Credit: Kelsey Jorissen

Photo Flash: First Look at Porchlight Music Theatre's AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Image
Donterrio Johnson and Lorenzo Rush, Jr.

Photo Flash: First Look at Porchlight Music Theatre's AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Image
Donterrio Johnson and Sharriese Hamilton

Photo Flash: First Look at Porchlight Music Theatre's AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Image
Lorenzo Rush, Jr., Lina Wass and Donterrio Johnson

Photo Flash: First Look at Porchlight Music Theatre's AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Image
Robin DaSilva, Lorenzo Rush, Jr., Lina Wass, Donterrio Johnson and Sharriese Hamilton

Photo Flash: First Look at Porchlight Music Theatre's AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Image
Lorenzo Rush, Jr., Lina Wass, Robin DaSilva, Shariese Hamilton and Donterrio Johnson

Photo Flash: First Look at Porchlight Music Theatre's AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Image
Lorenzo Rush, Jr. and Lina Wass

Photo Flash: First Look at Porchlight Music Theatre's AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Image
Lina Wass, Robin DaSilva, Shariese Hamilton. Donterrio Johnson, Lorenzo Rush, Jr. And Austin Cook on piano

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