I recently had a discussion with some colleagues about the crazy gigs we all used to have when we first started in the music business. I chimed in about one gig I did in Jamaica Queens that started at 9PM and ended at 3AM. We played six 30 minute sets, playing be-bop all night long…
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We start the cast recording for Ain’t Too Proud in one week. I’m really excited to get started. I love the recording studio. I can’t wait for the broadway audience to finally hear and see this amazing show. This is one of the many signs outside of the Imperial Theater on 45th street. Ain’t Too…
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One of the many signs outside of the Imperial Theatre on 45th street in Times Square. My new musical, “Ain’t Too Proud – The Life And Times Of The Temptations” opens here in March 21st, 2019. I canr wait to get started!
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Ain’t Too Proud – March 21, 2019
July 11th 2017. That was the first day of rehearsal for the Berkeley production of my new show “Ain’t Too Proud – The Life And Times Of The Temptations.” It’s been a long journey through four cities and hundreds of shows, but the final destination has been set. This show begins previews Feb. 28 at…
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One More Week – #AintTooProud
One more week. Eight more shows. It’s been a long time being away from my family. Four months in Berkery last fall. One week in Bloomington, IN this summer. Six weeks in D.C. Six weeks in LA. Six weeks in Toronto. It’s been a crazy ride but it’s always fun seeing 2,000 people each night…
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Verdine White!!!
Maybe once a year I get star struck when I meet a living legend. Last year I got mush mouthed when I saw and then met David Garabaldi on the street of Berkeley, CA. This year it was this man…Verdine White, the bass player for Earth, Wind & Fire (the man in the beige…
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Together – Ain’t Too Proud At The Imperial Theatre
After a few years of workshops, rehearsals, and performances in various cities, the producers gathered the cast, crew and a few of the musicians on stage yesterday and let us know that our musical Ain’t Too Proud is opening at the Imperial Theater on Broadway next year. It was a long road but we did…
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The Tempts!
“Through their sterling catalog and Trujillo’s exquisite recreation of their iconic steps, Ain’t Too Proud both delights audiences and highlights the immense legacy the group has left for acts that followed. To borrow from one of Baskin’s monologues, the Temptations have always been greater than the sum of their parts, and DC (and soon Broadway)…
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The Ain’t Too Proud Orchestra in D. C.
The orchestra for the broadway-bound musical Ain’t Too Proud – The Life And Times Of The Temptations.at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Amazing musicians! From left to right: David Jones -reeds, Keith Robinson – guitar, Joe Jackson – trombone , Danny Villanueva – percusion 1, Clayton Craddock – drums, Kenny Seymour – musical director/key…
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Ain’t Too Proud – a few reviews
Peter Marks, Washington Post: On the basis of what’s on view in the Eisenhower, the slick and consistently entertaining “Ain’t Too Proud” is surely ready for Broadway, and a couple of the anchoring performances infuse it with enough dramatic life to sustain a 2½ -hour production. The antagonistic partnership between two of the five “classic”…
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