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Ain't Misbehavin'   
The New FATS WALLER Musical Show

 
Longacre Theatre , (5/09/1978 - 1/28/1979)
Plymouth Theatre , (1/29/1979 - 1/24/1981)
Belasco Theatre , (1/26/1981 - 2/21/1982)
First Preview:Apr 28, 1978 Total Previews:14
Opening Date:May 09, 1978   
Closing Date:Feb 21, 1982 Total Performances:1604

Category: Musical, Revue, Original, Broadway


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by Emanuel Azenberg, Dasha Epstein, The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President), Jane Gaynor and Ron Dante
Originally produced by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Managing Director)
Music by Thomas "Fats" Waller; Featuring songs by Porter Grainger ("'T Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do", "Fat and Greasy"), Everett Robbins ("'T Ain't Nobody's Business 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 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 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"), Lester A. Santly ("Lookin' Good But Feelin' Bad"), Porter Grainger ("'T Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do", "Fat and Greasy"), Everett Robbins ("'T Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do"), Richard Maltby, Jr. ("'T Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do", "Spreadin' Rhythm Around", "That Ain't Right","Handful of Keys", "Jitterbug Waltz", "Lounging at the Waldorf"), Murray Horwitz ("'T Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do", "That Ain't Right", "Handful of Keys"), 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"), 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 ("Handful of Keys"); Music orchestrated by Luther Henderson; Music arranged by Luther Henderson; Vocal arrangements by William Elliott and Jeffrey Gutcheon
Based on an idea by Richard Maltby, Jr. and Murray Horwitz; Conceived and Directed by Richard Maltby, Jr.; Musical Staging 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 Otts Munderloh; Asst. to Mr. Beatty: David Potts; Asst. to Ms. Collins: Jeremy Johnson
General Manager: Jose Véga; Company Manager: Maurice Schaded
Production Stage Manager: Richard Evans; Stage Manager: D. W. Koehler; Technical Coordinator: Arthur Siccardi
Musical Supervisor: Luther Henderson; Musical Coordinator: Earl Shendell
Casting: Johnson-Liff Associates; Press Representative: Bill Evans and Mark Hunter; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne; Photographer: Martha Swope
Cast
Nell Carter Performer
André De Shields Performer
Armelia McQueen Performer
Ken Page Performer
Charlaine Woodard Performer
Standbys: Judy Gibson (Performer), Yolanda Graves (Performer) and Irving Lee (Performer)
1978 Tony Award® Best Musical
winnerProduced by Emanuel Azenberg, Dasha Epstein, The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President), Jane Gaynor and Ron Dante [winner]
1978 Tony Award® Best Featured Actress in a Musical
winnerNell Carter [winner]
 Charlaine Woodard [nominee]
1978 Tony Award® Best Choreography
 Arthur Faria [nominee]
1978 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Musical
winnerRichard Maltby, Jr. [winner]
1978 Theatre World Award
winnerNell Carter [winner]
winnerArmelia McQueen [winner]
1978 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Musical
winnerProduced by Emanuel Azenberg, Dasha Epstein, The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President), Jane Gaynor and Ron Dante [winner]
1978 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical
winnerKen Page [winner]
 André De Shields [nominee]
1978 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical
winnerNell Carter [winner]
 Charlaine Woodard [nominee]
1978 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Choreography
 Arthur Faria [nominee]
music by Thomas "Fats" Waller
(Unless otherwise noted)
 
 
Aint Misbehavin' (Original Broadway Cast Recording) - Various Artists

ACT 1
Ain't Misbehavin' (from HOT CHOCOLATES)
(music by Thomas "Fats" Waller and Harry Brooks; lyrics by Andy Razaf)
Lookin' Good But Feeling Bad
(lyrics by Lester A. Santly)
T Ain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do
(music by Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins; lyrics by Porter Grainger, Everett Robbins, Richard Maltby, Jr. and Murray Horwitz)
Honeysuckle Rose (from LOAD OF COAL)
(lyrics by Andy Razaf)
Squeeze Me
(lyrics by Clarence Williams)
Handful of Keys
(lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr., Murray Horwitz and Marty Grosz)
I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling (from APPLAUSE)
(music by Thomas "Fats" Waller and Harry Link; lyrics by Billy Rose)
How Ya Baby
(lyrics by J. C. Johnson)
The Jitterbug Waltz
(lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr.)
The Ladies Who Sing with the Band (from EARLY TO BED)
(lyrics by George Marion, Jr.)
Yacht Club Swing
(music by Thomas "Fats" Waller and Herman Autry; lyrics by J. C. Johnson)
When the Nylons Bloom Again (from EARLY TO BED)
(lyrics by George Marion, Jr.)
Cash for Your Trash
(lyrics by Ed Kirkeby)
Off-Time
(music by Thomas "Fats" Waller and Harry Brooks; lyrics by Andy Razaf)
The Joint Is Jumpin'
(lyrics by Andy Razaf and J. C. Johnson)
ACT 2
Spreadin' Rhythm Around
(music by Jimmy McHugh; lyrics by Ted Koehler and Richard Maltby, Jr.)
Lounging at the Waldorf
(lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr.)
The Viper's Drag
The Reefer Song
Mean to Me
(music by Roy Turk and Fred E. Ahlert; lyrics by Roy Turk and Fred E. Ahlert)
Your Feet's Too Big
(music by Ada Benson and Fred Fisher; lyrics by Ada Benson and Fred Fisher)
That Ain't Right
(music by Nat "King" Cole; lyrics by Nat "King" Cole, Richard Maltby, Jr. and Murray Horwitz)
Keepin' Out of Mischief Now
(lyrics by Andy Razaf)
Find Out What They Like (and How They Like It)
(lyrics by Andy Razaf)
Fat and Greasy
(music by Porter Grainger and Charlie Johnson; lyrics by Porter Grainger and Charlie Johnson)
Black and Blue (from HOT CHOCOLATES)
(music by Thomas "Fats" Waller and Harry Brooks; lyrics by Andy Razaf)
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
(music by Fred E. Ahlert; lyrics by Joe Young)
Two Sleepy People (from THANKS FOR THE MEMORY)
(music by Hoagy Carmichael; lyrics by Frank Loesser)
I've Got My Fingers Crossed (from KING OF BURLESQUE)
(music by Jimmy McHugh; lyrics by Ted Koehler)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love (from BLACKBIRDS OF 1929)
(music by Jimmy McHugh; lyrics by Dorothy Fields)
It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
(music by Billy Mayhew; lyrics by Billy Mayhew)
Honeysuckle Rose (from LOAD OF COAL) (Reprise)
(lyrics by Andy Razaf)