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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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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“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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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”…
Read moreMerch!!! It looks like they are coming up with some items for people to buy when they come see the show. I might have to pick me up a mug or two!
Read moreA 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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Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times Of The Temptations. A new musical. The Des McAnuff-helmed production will play the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., with performances running June 19 through July 22. Its hard for me to write about how special this show is. I’m so happy to be a part of it….
Read moreBe one of the first witness this pre-Broadway production of Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations! Don’t miss this special performance on June 6. Tickets at IUauditorium.com.
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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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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…
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