Ain’t Misbehavin’ will have you tappin’ your toes and movin’ to the swingin’ beat!
The inimitable Thomas “Fats” Waller rose to international fame with a jumpin’ new beat, swing music. His career ranged from uptown clubs to downtown Tin Pan Alley to Hollywood and concert stages. Ain’t Misbehavin’ evokes the delightful humor and infectious energy of this American original as a versatile cast struts, strums, and sings the songs that he made famous. Winner of the 1978 Tony Award® for Best Musical, this musical revue is a sassy, sultry, celebration of the music and spirit of legendary jazz great, Fats Waller.
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Estimated Run Time: 2 hours, including one 15-minute intermission. Ain’t Misbehavin’ contains loud simulated gunfire; cigarettes and fog effects; and contains adult content and situations.
Executive Producers for Ain’t Misbehavin’: The Fats Waller Musical Show
Elizabeth and Edwin Bragg
Helaine and Ned Benjamin
Associate Producers
Gayle Terribile and Jimmy Ellis
Created and Originally Directed by Richard Maltby, Jr. Conceived by Richard Maltby, Jr. and Murray Horwitz. Original Choreography and Musical Staging by Arthur Faria. Musical Adaptations, Orchestrations & Arrangements by Luther Henderson. Vocal & Musical Concepts by Jeffrey Gutcheon. Musical Arrangements by Jeffrey Gutcheon & William Elliott.
Originally produced by The Manhattan Theatre Club. Originally produced on Broadway by Emanuel Azenberg, Dasha Epstein, The Shubert Organization, Jayne Gaynor & Ron Dante.
Ain’t Misbehavin’ is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
Groups of 10 or more receive a 20% discount. For group sales use code GROUP before choosing your seats where it says “Apply Promo Code” or contact the Box Office at boxoffice@lepetittheatre.com or 504.522.2081 x1. You can also click here to have the discount directly applied.
Programming is supported in part by The Adelaide Wisdom Benjamin Foundation, Joy and Boysie Bollinger, The Rosemary B. and Brunswick G. Deutsch Foundation for Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, The Favrot-Van Horn Fund, The Eugenie and Joseph Jones Family Foundation, The Le Petit Theatre Endowment Fund from the Greater New Orleans Foundation, The Harold W. Newman Endowment Fund, The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, Inc., The New Orleans Recreation and Culture Fund, The New Orleans Theatre Association (NOTA), The Elizabeth Porch Schwartz Endowment Fund, The Selley Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, and WWNO 89.9 FM.
Production photos by Brittney Werner. Production video by Concept 13 Studios.
Cast
(in alphabetical order)
Danielle Edinburgh Wilson
Rahim Glaspy
Jarrell Hamilton
Donald Jones-Bordenave
Kadejah Onē
Creative Team
Director/Choreographer …. Donald Jones-Bordenave
Asst. Director …………………… Chase Kamata
Scenic Designer ……………….. Bethany Lee
Costume Designer …………… Tiffani Sheriff
Lighting Designer …………….. Diane K. Baas
Sound Designer ………………… Jamie Doyle
Vocal Music Director ………… Raion Ramsey
Band Leader, Piano …………. Max DoVale
Wig/Hair/Makeup Designer …. Chazonia Lewis
Props Designer ………………….. Deborah Bommer-Morrissey
Production Stage Manager …. Carlie Claire Goodlett
Asst. Stage Manager ……….. Ryan Wiles
Reviews
Out All Day: New Orleans by Beth D’Addono
MEDIA APPEARANCES
4 out of 5 of our Ain’t Misbehavin’ cast was able to go on WWL’s morning news. Check out the interview with Rahim and Donald here. And check out the performance of “Ladies Who Sing with the Band” here.
Watch Wild Bill Wood’s story with the cast of AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ from WGNO’s Good Morning New Orleans
Watch Donald Jones-Bordenave and Kadejah Onē on Fox 8 Morning Edition with Shelby Latino
Donald and Danielle went on The New Orleans Music Show with Cole Williams on WWOZ 90.7 FM – listen to them here (starts ~51:10)
Rahim laughed his way through an interview with Diane Mack on Louisiana Considered on WWNO 89.9 RM – listen to them here (starts ~7:02)
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