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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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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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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Pearl Decade Drums
Pearl Decade drums. You’ll see them if you see my show Ain’t Too Proud – The Life And Times Of The Temptations. We have one more week here at The Kennedy Center and we are off the LA and Toronto before we open on broadway! It’s such a good show. Come see us. We sold…
Read moreAin’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of The Temptations Tuesday, June 19, 2018 – Sunday, July 22, 2018
A comment from this youtube video: “I hope the band will be able to perform in the pit at The Kennedy Center and especially when the extraordinary show goes to Broadway. I saw the show at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Due to space restrictions at the Rep, the band had no choice but to play…
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Danielle Brooks – The Queen
Yes she IS the queen! I met her while subbing for Jared Schonig at the last revival of The Color Purple on Broadway a few years ago. She was already starring in the Netflix show Orange Is The New Black at the time as well as doing her thang on the broadway stage. Now she…
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Mini-tour
Ready to hit the road jack!!! Ain’t Too Proud – The Life And Times Of The Temptations – a new musical – hits the road (temporarily) starting tomorrow! Tech rehearsal in Bloomington, then five weeks in DC, LA and Toronto! It’s gonna be pretty amazing. We come back to NYC after that on Broadway. Come…
Read moreShop Around
After playing the top of the line drums in Berkeley at the show “Ain’t Too Proud” for 4 months, it’s hard to play drums that are 25 years old. There isn’t really anything wrong with these drums but I LOVED playing on brand new Yamaha Absolute Hybrid Maple drums. Those drums just sing! It’s time…
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