Shows · Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't Misbehavin'
Opened 1978
1,604 performances
Revue, Revolution
Tony Award for Best Musical, 1978
A joyous celebration of the music of Fats Waller, this revue brings to life the Harlem Renaissance through 30 musical numbers spanning Waller's prolific career. Five performers channel the spirit of the legendary pianist-composer, performing his songs of love, heartbreak, humor, and the vibrant energy of 1930s and 1940s Harlem nightlife.
- Music
- Fats Waller
- Lyrics
- Various
Productions3 productions: 2 on Broadway, 1 in the West End
Recordings 2 recordings
Licensing 1 entry
| US | Music Theatre International Ain't Misbehavin' matched on title alone: a lead, not a confirmed licensor |
Ain't Misbehavin' is a musical revue with a book by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby Jr., and music by various composers and lyricists as arranged and orchestrated by Luther Henderson. It is named after the song by Fats Waller (with Harry Brooks and Andy Razaf), "Ain't Misbehavin'". The musical is a tribute to the music of Waller (1904–1943), who composed in a time when Manhattan nightclubs such as the Cotton Club and the Savoy Ballroom were the playgrounds of high society and Lenox Avenue dives were filled with piano players banging out the new beat known as swing. Five performers present an evening of rowdy, raunchy, and humorous songs that encapsulate the various moods of the era and ref…
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