AIN’T TOO PROUD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS’ FEATURES SUPERB MUSIC AND A TOP-NOTCH CAST “The hottest theater ticket in town may be the smash hit, Hamilton, playing at the Kennedy Center, but the second hottest is definitely for a show just a few doors away.” . “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and…
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Why is it that human beings need a clerical class to act as an intermediary between them and what they see as their God? Shouldn’t people person be able to communicate directly to find his/her way to heaven. It’s clear that making a clerical class be celibate is not only depriving them of an essential…
Read moreThis book is a must read if you want to be in the music business. It’s great. This book is the modern version of “All You Need to Know About the Music Business” by Donald Passman or Everything You’d Better Know About the Record Industry by Kashif. It is a book that is not just about…
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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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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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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. 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 moreFebruary 11, 1983, Hartford Civic Center. I’ll never forget it. It was cold and the snow was coming down, but I didn’t care. Prince was the headliner but I really wanted to see THE TIME! They blew Prince away with this show and was one of the reasons why they got kicked off of this…
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!
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