AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ (Music by Fats Waller, arranged by Luther Henderson, Jeffrey Gutcheon and William Elliott: Conceived by Richard Maltby Jnr.) Longacre Theatre, Broadway 8th February, 1978 (1604 perfs) Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical 1978 "Ain't Misbehavin' is a rhapsodic treatment of 30 songs and piano solos (newly equipped with words) either composed, collaborated on or else simply recorded by the great "Fats" Waller" - Douglas Watt - New York Daily News SYNOPSIS The show brings to life the whole world that Fats Waller lived in and largely represented: Harlem in the 30s - the Golden Age of places like The Cotton Club and the Savoy Ballroom, the honky-tonk dives along Lenox avene, of rent parties, of stride piano players and the new beat, swing. In a deceptively simple but dazzling set that suggests all at once a Harlem nightclub stage, a Harlem street, a 30s radio and a giant jukebox, Ain't Misbehavin' evokes a whole sense of jazz worlds - uptown and downtown, raffish and posh, funny and startlingly beautiful. The atmosphere of the '20s, '30s and '40s is evoked rather than recreated. PRINCIPALS: 2 Male, 3 Female MUSICAL NUMBERS: For the sake of identity, the singers listed for each song are those who performed in the original Broadway show - Nell Carter, Andre de Shields, Armelia McQueen, Ken Page and Charlaine Woodard. 1. Ain't Misbehavin' (1929) - Company - Music by Thomas Waller and Harry Brooks; Lyric by Andy Razaf 2. Lookin' Good But Feelin' Bad (1929) - Company - Lyric by Lester A. Santly 3. 'T Ain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do (1922) - Andre & Company - (The first song recorded by Fats Waller) Music and Lyric by Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins: Additional Lyric by Richard Maltby, Jnr., and Murray Horwitz 4. Honeysuckle Rose (1929) - Ken & Nell - Lyric by Andy Razaf 5. Squeeze Me (1925) - Armelia - Lyric by Clarence Williams 6. Handful of Keys (1933) - Company - (Piano introduction: Original Fats Waller recording) - Lyric by Richard Maltby, Jnr., and Murray Horwitz (based on an idea by Marty Grosz) Vocal Arrangement by William Elliott 7. I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling (1929) - Nell & Company - Music by Thomas Waller and Harry Link; Lyric by Billy Rose 8. How Ya Baby (1938) - Andre, Charlaine & Company - Lyric by J.C. Johnson 9. The Jitterbug Waltz (1942) - Company - Lyric by Richard Maltby, Jnr: Vocal Arrangement by William Elliott 10. The Ladies Who Sing with the Band (1943) - Andre & Ken - Lyric by George Marion, Jnr. 11. Yacht Club Swing (1938) - Charlaine - Music by Thomas Waller and Herman Autrey; Lyric by J.C. Johnson 12. When the Nylons Bloom Again (1943) - Armelia, Charlaine & Nell - Lyric by George Marion, Jnr. 13. Cash for Your Trash (1942) - Nell - Lyric by Ed Kirkeby 14. Off-Time (1929) - Company - Music by Thomas Waller and Harry Brooks; Lyric by Andy Razaf 15. The Joint Is Jumpin' (1938) - Company - Lyric by Andy Razaf and J.C. Johnson
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