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Ain't Misbehavin'   
The New FATS WALLER Musical Show

 
Ambassador Theatre , (8/15/1988 - 1/15/1989)
First Preview:Aug 09, 1988 Total Previews:8
Opening Date:Aug 15, 1988   
Closing Date:Jan 15, 1989 Total Performances:176

Category: Musical, Revue, Revival, Broadway


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President), Emanuel Azenberg, Dasha Epstein and Roger Berlind
Originally produced by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Managing Director)
Music by Thomas "Fats" Waller; Music Supervision and Arrangements by Luther Henderson; Vocal arrangements by William Elliott and Jeffrey Gutcheon; Music (with Waller) by Harry Brooks ("Ain't Misbehavin'", "Off-Time", "Black and Blue"), Harry Link ("I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling") and Herman Autry ("Yacht Club Swing"); Featuring songs by Porter Grainger ("'T Ain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do", "Fat and Greasy"), Everett Robbins ("'T Ain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do"), Jimmy McHugh ("Spreadin' Rhythm Around", "I've Got My Fingers Crossed", "I Can't Give You Anything But Love"), Roy Turk ("Mean to Me"), Fred E. Ahlert ("Mean to Me", "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter"), Ada Benson ("Your Feet's Too Big"), Fred Fisher ("Your Feet's Too Big"), Nat "King" Cole ("That Ain't Right"), Charlie Johnson ("Fat and Greasy"), Hoagy Carmichael ("Two Sleepy People") and Billy Mayhew ("It's a Sin to Tell a Lie"); Featuring songs with lyrics by Andy Razaf ("Ain't Misbehavin'"; "Honeysuckle Rose"; "Off-Time"; "The Joint is Jumpin'"; "Find Out What They Like"; "Keepin' out of Mischief Now"; "Black and Blue"), Lester A. Santly ("Lookin' Good But Feelin' Bad"), Porter Grainger ("'T Ain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do", "Fat and Greasy"), Everett Robbins ("'T Ain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do"), Billy Rose ("I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling"), Clarence Williams ("Squeeze Me"), J. C. Johnson ("How Ya Baby", "Yacht Club Swing", "The Joint is Jumpin'"), George Marion, Jr. ("The Ladies Who Sing with the Band", "When the Nylons Bloom Again", "This is So Nice"), Ed Kirkeby ("Cash for Your Trash"), Ted Koehler ("Spreadin' Rhythm Around", "I've Got My Fingers Crossed"), Roy Turk ("Mean to Me"), Fred E. Ahlert ("Mean to Me"), Ada Benson ("Your Feet's Too Big"), Fred Fisher ("Your Feet's Too Big"), Nat "King" Cole ("That Ain't Right"), Charlie Johnson ("Fat and Greasy"), Joe Young ("I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter"), Frank Loesser ("Two Sleepy People"), Dorothy Fields ("I Can't Give You Anything But Love"), Billy Mayhew ("It's a Sin to Tell a Lie") and Marty Grosz; Featuring songs with additional lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. ("'T Ain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do", "Spreadin' Rhythm Around", "That Ain't Right", "Handful of Keys", "The Jitterbug Waltz","Lounging at the Waldorf") and Murray Horwitz ("'T Ain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do", "That Ain't Right", "Handful of Keys")
Based on an idea by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr.; Conceived and Directed by Richard Maltby, Jr.; Musical staging and choreography by Arthur Faria; Associate Director: Murray Horwitz
Scenic Design by John Lee Beatty; Costume Design by Randy Barcelo; Lighting Design by Pat Collins; Sound Design by Tom Morse
General Manager: Berg / Birkenhead
Production Stage Manager: Scott Glenn; Stage Manager: Linnea Sundsten and Peter Lawrence; Technical Supervisor: Theatrical Services, Inc.
Conductor and Pianist: Luther Henderson; Vocal and Musical Concepts by Jeffrey Gutcheon; Musical Coordinator: Seymour "Red" Press; Associate Conductor: William Foster McDaniel and Leonard Oxley
Casting: Johnson-Liff & Zerman; General Press Representative: Bill Evans & Associates; Artwork by Doug Johnson; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Photographer: Martha Swope and Associates; Press Representative: Sandy Manley and Jim Randolph
Cast
Nell Carter Performer
André De Shields Performer
Armelia McQueen Performer
Ken Page Performer
Charlaine Woodard Performer
Standbys: Kecia Lewis-Evans (Performer), Jackie Lowe (Performer), Ken Prymus (Performer) and Eric Riley (Performer)