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Produced by Madison’s Capital City Theatre, this three-time Tony award-winning musical is a 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.  

The show is a tribute to the black musicians of the 1920s and 1930s who were part of the Harlem Renaissance, an era of growing creativity, cultural awareness, and ethnic pride, and takes its title from the 1929 Fats Waller song “Ain’t Misbehavin'”. It was a time when Manhattan nightclubs like the Cotton Club and the Savoy Ballroom were the playgrounds of high society and Lenox Avenue dives and rent parties where stride pianists helped birth the new beat called, “swing.”  The show’s five performers present an evening of rowdy, raunchy, and humorous songs including Waller classics like “Honeysuckle Rose”, “Black and Blue”, “This Joint is Jumpin’”, “I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling,” and the show’s namesake, “Ain’t Misbehavin’”.  The music and performances encapsulate the various moods of the era and reflect Waller’s view of life as a journey meant for pleasure and play.  One of the most popular, well-crafted revues of all time, the sometimes sassy, often sultry musical revue has moments of devastating beauty that are simply unforgettable.

THE CAST.  Click here for information about the five-member cast, all of whom are coming to Madison from New York City or Chicago for this engagement. 

THE MUSICAL DIRECTOR.  Click here for information about the show’s pianist and Musical Director, Brian P. Whitted.

THE BAND.  Joining Mr. Whitted on piano will be an ensemble of Madison jazz all-star players, including Tony Barba (tenor saxophone & clarinet), Paul Dietrich (trumpet), Jamie Kember (trombone), Greg Smith (clarinet & alto saxophone), John Widdicombe (bass), and Joey B. Banks (drums).  Click here for information about each member.

THE DIRECTOR.  Click here for information about the show’s Director, Stephen Nachamie.

THE VENUE. The Elks Club Banquet Hall will be transformed into a 1920’s Harlem nightclub, with a set and stage built by the talented Capital City Theatre team.