The song “Black and Blue” has always been powerful. But as staged in Orlando Shakes’ production of “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” it carries a particularly somber weight. “Remember,” the number seems to say to ...
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Jun. 11—VALDOSTA — Taavon Gamble says organization is as much an asset as creativity in preparing for the opening of a Peach State Summer Theatre musical. "It is a test of organizational skills. You ...
It's almost impossible to stop smiling and grooving in your seat during Lyric Theatre's tantalizing production of "Ain't Misbehavin'," a flashback musical revue with plenty of jump, jive and wail to ...
Park Playhouse actors in the upcoming production of "Ain't Misbehavin" stand on stage on Monday, June 28, 2021, at the Washington Park Lakehouse stage in Albany, N.Y. Pictured are; Mariah Lyttle, left ...
Deana Butler-Rahming, Vlad Dorson, Paulette Dozier, Don Seward and Asher Makeba sing the haunting “Black and Blue” in M Ensemble’s ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’.’ Deborah Gray Mitchell Thomas Wright “Fats” ...
A classic song-and-dance show that’s often dismissed as a frothy revue shows its full force as a carefully constructed piece of deeply affecting musical theater in director/choreographer Jeffrey L.
The problem with a show this eager to please is that over time it can become too polished. Some of the numbers appear to be choreographed down to the last smile, frown or raised eyebrow. By Jay Reiner ...
The first Chicago-area production of the Fats Waller revue “Ain’t Misbehavin’” I saw was in 2008 at the Goodman Theatre, co-starring the inimitable E. Faye Butler. By then, Butler had already earned ...
DELAND, Fla. — A Volusia County theater is kicking off its season in a way it has never done before. The cast is stoked about inclusion, diversity and flat-out entertainment. Here are five things you ...