Ain't Misbehavin'
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Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't Misbehavin' (1978), a revue in two acts with music by Thomas “Fats” Waller. [ Longacre Theatre, 1,604 perf.] Murray Horowitz and Richard Maltby Jr. conceived the musical retrospective, with various lyricists, using the songs written by the African‐American composer‐entertainer Waller (1904–43). Only a few of the songs had been created for Broadway, most notably the title number, which had first been sung in the 1929 revue Hot Chocolates. Considered the best of the compilation revues of the era, the five‐character piece was such a critical and popular success at the Manhattan Theatre Club that it moved to Broadway for a long run. The show also inspired other retrospective revues, such as the Eubie Blake tribute Eubie (1978), and the Duke Ellington revue Sophisticated Ladies (1981). Ain't Misbehavin' was successfully revived on Broadway with the original cast in 1988.
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Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't Misbehavin may refer to:
- Ain't Misbehavin' (song), a 1929 Fats Waller standard
- Ain't Misbehavin' (musical), a 1978 musical that features the 1929 song
- Ain't Misbehavin' (Canadian Brass album) by Canadian Brass
- Ain't Misbehavin' (TV series), a 1990s British sitcom
- Ain't Misbehavin' (UFO album)
- Ain't Misbehavin', an album by Tokyo Blade
- Ain't Misbehavin' (film), a 1955 musical romantic comedy starring Rory Calhoun and Piper Laurie
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