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*Ain't Too Proud*
Ain't Too Proud
The Life and Times of The Temptations
	Original Broadway Playbill
Music	The Legendary Motown Catalog
Book	Dominique Morisseau
Basis	"The Temptations"; by Otis Williams
Premiere	August 31, 2017: Berkeley, CA
Productions	2019 Broadway ; 2021 U.S. Tour ; 2023 West End ; 2024 U.S. 2nd National Tour

Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations is a 2017 jukebox musical with music and lyrics by The Temptations and a book by Dominique Morisseau. Based on the story of The Temptations, the musical had a series of regional productions and opened at Broadway's Imperial Theatre in March 2019.

Productions

Berkeley Rep (2017)

The musical premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in Berkeley, California, on August 31, 2017, with a press opening on September 14,^[1] for a limited engagement until November 5, 2017. The production was directed by Des McAnuff and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo. The production's design team included scenery by Robert Brill, costumes by Paul Tazewell, lighting by Howell Binkley, sound by Steve Canyon Kennedy, and projections by Peter Nigrini. The musical was originally set to play through October 8; but was later extended through October 22; and ultimately through November 5. The musical was the highest-grossing production in the theatre's history.

Washington, DC (2018)

Following its run at Berkeley Rep, the show moved to the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC where it ran from June 19, 2018, through July 22, 2018.^[2]^[3]

Los Angeles (2018)

Following its run at the Kennedy Center, the show moved to the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California where it ran from August 21, 2018, through September 30, 2018.^[4]

Toronto (2018)

Following its run at the Ahmanson, the show moved to the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto, Ontario where it ran from October 11, 2018, through November 17, 2018.^[5]

Broadway (2019)

The musical opened on Broadway in 2019 at the Imperial Theatre, with previews beginning February 28, 2019 and an opening night on March 21, 2019.^[6]^[7] As of March 12, 2020, the show suspended production due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 10, 2021, it was announced that the show would return to Broadway with a gala performance on October 16.^[8] The production had its final performance on January 16, 2022.^[9]

U.S. Equity Tour (2021)

It was announced on May 31, 2019, that the national equity tour would kick off in July 2020 at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The premiere was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It opened at the Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham, North Carolina on December 7, 2021. It played its final performance on March 3, 2024, at the Saenger Theater in New Orleans, Louisiana.^[10]

West End (2023)

A production began performances in the West End at the Prince Edward Theatre on March 31, 2023.^[11] The show closed at the Prince Edward Theatre on 17 September 2023. The show was originally set to run until 7 January 2024.^[12]

U.S. 2nd National Tour (2024)

The non-union 2nd National Tour began performances at the CIBC Theatre in Chicago, Illinois on September 24, 2024.

Characters and original cast

Character	Berkeley^[13]	Washington, DC	Broadway	U.S. Equity Tour^[16]	London	U.S. 2nd National Tour
Character	2017	2018	2019	2021	2023	2024
Otis Williams	Derrick Baskin			Marcus Paul James	Sifiso Mazibuko	Rudy Foster
Melvin Franklin	Jared Joseph	Jawan M. Jackson		Harrell Holmes Jr.	Cameron Bernard Jones	Jameson Clanton
Eddie Kendricks	Jeremy Pope			Jalen Harris	Mitchell Zhangazha	Lowes Moore
Paul Williams	James Harkness			James T. Lane	Kyle Cox	Bryce Valle
David Ruffin	Ephraim Sykes			Elijah Ahmad Lewis	Tosh Wanogho-Maud	Josiah Travis Kent Rogers
Al Bryant	Jarvis B. Manning Jr.			Brett Michael Lockley	Michael James Stewart	Robert Crenshaw
Tammi Terrell	Nasia Thomas			Shayla Brielle G.	Evonnee Bentley-Holder	Kaila Symone Crowder
Johnnie Mae Matthews	Taylor Symone Jackson			Traci Elaine Lee	Sadie-Jean Shirley	Reyanna Edwards
Berry Gordy	Jahi Kearse			Michael Andreaus	Akmed Junior Khemalai	Kerry D'Jovanni
Smokey Robinson	Christian Thompson			Lawrence Dandridge	Ryan Carter	Cedric Jamaal Greene
Diana Ross	Candice Marie Woods			Deri'Andra Tucker	Holly Liburd	Jasmine Barboa
Josephine Miles	Rashidra Scott			Najah Hetsberger	Naomi Katiyo	Jasmine Barboa
Shelly Berger	Jeremy Cohen	Joshua Morgan		Reed Campbell	Dylan Turner	Max Herskovitz
Dennis Edwards	Caliaf St. Aubyn			Harris Matthew	Posi Morakinyo	Jamal Stone
Richard Street	E. Clayton Cornelious			Devin Holloway	Simeon Montague	Mikey Corey Hassel
Lamont	Shawn Bowers			Gregory Carl Banks Jr.	Toyan Thomas-Browne	Mikey Corey Hassel

Notable Cast Replacements

Otis Williams: Nik Walker
Eddie Kendricks: Jelani Remy
Paul Williams: E. Clayton Cornelious
David Ruffin: Matt Manuel
Shelly Berger: Colin S. Kane

Musical numbers

Original Berkeley Rep production

Original Broadway production

Act I

"The Way You Do The Things You Do"
"Runaway Child, Running Wild"
"Gloria"
"In The Still Of The Night"/"Speedo"
"Shout"
"I Want A Love I Can See"
"My Girl"
"Get Ready"
Supremes Medley: "You Can't Hurry Love"/"Come See About Me"/"Baby Love"
"Since I Lost My Baby "
"Ain't Too Proud To Beg"
"Don't Look Back"/"You're My Everything"
"If I Could Build My Whole World Around You"
"If You Don't Know Me By Now"
"(I Know) I'm Losing You"
"I Wish It Would Rain"
"I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)"

Act II

"I Can't Get Next To You"
"I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"
"War"
"Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)"
"Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)"
"Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)"
"For Once In My Life"
"Papa Was A Rollin' Stone", Pt. 1
"Cloud Nine"
"Papa Was A Rollin' Stone", Pt. 2
"What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted"
"I Can't Get Next To You"

Recording

The original Broadway cast recording of Ain't Too Proud was recorded January 19–22, 2019 at Sound on Sound Studios, Montclair, NJ, and digitally released on March 22, 2019. The physical album released on April 19, and a double-LP vinyl was released on June 7.^[17]

Awards and nominations

Broadway production

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
2019	Tony Awards^[18]^[19]	Best Musical		Nominated
		Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical	Derrick Baskin	Nominated
		Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical	Jeremy Pope	Nominated
			Ephraim Sykes	Nominated
		Best Book of a Musical	Dominique Morisseau	Nominated
		Best Direction of a Musical	Des McAnuff	Nominated
		Best Choreography	Sergio Trujillo	Won
		Best Scenic Design in a Musical	Robert Brill & Peter Nigrini	Nominated
		Best Costume Design in a Musical	Paul Tazewell	Nominated
		Best Lighting Design in a Musical	Howell Binkley	Nominated
		Best Sound Design of a Musical	Steve Canyon Kennedy	Nominated
		Best Orchestrations	Harold Wheeler	Nominated
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Book of a Musical	Dominique Morisseau	Nominated
	Outer Critics Circle Awards^[20]	Outstanding Choreographer	Sergio Trujillo	Nominated
		Outstanding Orchestrations	Harold Wheeler	Nominated
		Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical	Ephraim Sykes	Nominated
	Drama League Awards^[21]	Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical		Nominated
		Distinguished Performance Award	Jeremy Pope	Nominated
		Distinguished Performance Award	Ephraim Sykes	Nominated
	Broadway.com Audience Awards^[22]	Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Male)	Ephraim Sykes	Won
2020	Grammy Award	Best Musical Theater Album	Saint Aubyn, Derrick Baskin, James Harkness, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope & Ephraim Sykes (principal soloists); Scott M. Riesett (producer)	Nominated

References

^ "Berkeley Rep Announces Full Casting and Creative Team for World Premiere of Ain't Too Proud—The Life and Times of The Temptations" (PDF) (Press release). Berkeley Repertory Theatre. July 13, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
^ " 'Ain't Too Proud' Breaks Kennedy Center Box Office Record" broadwayworld.com, July 23, 2018
^ " 'Ain't Too Proud—The Life and Times of The Temptations' Kennedy Center" kennedy-center.org, accessed March 22, 2019
^ McNulty, Charles. "Review: 'Ain't Too Proud,' the Broadway-bound musical about the Temptations: Sensational music, scattershot storytelling" Los Angeles Times, August 26, 2018
^ Fricker, Karen. " 'Ain’t Too Proud' pays a busy, sometimes breathtaking tribute to the Temptations" The Star, October 17, 2018
^ Hipes, Patrick (October 2, 2018). "Temptations Musical 'Ain't Too Proud' Sets Broadway Dates". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
^ Hetrick, Adam; McPhee, Ryan. "Read the Reviews for Broadway’s 'Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations'" playbill, March 21, 2019
^ Clement, Olivia (May 12, 2020). "Check the Statuses of Broadway Shows During the Coronavirus Shutdown". Retrieved May 29, 2020.
^ Lang, Brent (December 28, 2021). "'Ain't Too Proud' Becomes Latest Broadway Musical to Close as COVID Hits Theater Business Hard". Variety. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
^ "Ain't Too Proud – Broadway Musical – Tour | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
^ "The Temptations musical Ain't Too Proud to run in the West End | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. September 23, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
^ "Ain't Too Proud to close at the West End's Prince Edward Theatre | West End Theatre". July 23, 2023.
^ "Ain't Too Proud Casting" berkeleyrep.org
^ "Cast Announced for 'Ain't Too Proud' at Ahmanson". Center Theatre Group. July 19, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
^ "Ain't Too Proud Programme" (PDF). Mirvish. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
^ "Ain't Too Proud – Broadway Musical – Tour | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
^ Culwell-Block, Logan (February 28, 2019). "Ain't Too Proud, Broadway's New Temptations Musical, Will Release a Cast Album in March". Playbill. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
^ "2019 Tony Award Nominations Are Announced". Broadway.com. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
^ "Check out the 2019 Tony Award Nominees!". todaytix.com. April 30, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
^ Lefkowitz, Andy (April 23, 2019). "Hadestown, Tootsie & Oklahoma! Lead 2019 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations". Broadway.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ Lefkowitz, Andy (April 17, 2019). "Nominations Announced for 85th Annual Drama League Awards". Broadway.com. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
^ Evans, George (April 19, 2019). "'Be More Chill', 'Pretty Woman' Top Broadway's Audience Choice Awards". Broadway.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

External links

Internet Broadway Database

[1] "Berkeley Rep Announces Full Casting and Creative Team for World Premiere of Ain't Too Proud—The Life and Times of The Temptations" (PDF) (Press release). Berkeley Repertory Theatre. July 13, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2020.

[2] " 'Ain't Too Proud' Breaks Kennedy Center Box Office Record" broadwayworld.com, July 23, 2018

[3] " 'Ain't Too Proud—The Life and Times of The Temptations' Kennedy Center" kennedy-center.org, accessed March 22, 2019

[4] McNulty, Charles. "Review: 'Ain't Too Proud,' the Broadway-bound musical about the Temptations: Sensational music, scattershot storytelling" Los Angeles Times, August 26, 2018

[5] Fricker, Karen. " 'Ain’t Too Proud' pays a busy, sometimes breathtaking tribute to the Temptations" The Star, October 17, 2018

[6] Hipes, Patrick (October 2, 2018). "Temptations Musical 'Ain't Too Proud' Sets Broadway Dates". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 11, 2018.

[7] Hetrick, Adam; McPhee, Ryan. "Read the Reviews for Broadway’s 'Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations'" playbill, March 21, 2019

[Playbill-8] Clement, Olivia (May 12, 2020). "Check the Statuses of Broadway Shows During the Coronavirus Shutdown". Retrieved May 29, 2020.

[9] Lang, Brent (December 28, 2021). "'Ain't Too Proud' Becomes Latest Broadway Musical to Close as COVID Hits Theater Business Hard". Variety. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2022.

[10] "Ain't Too Proud – Broadway Musical – Tour | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

[11] "The Temptations musical Ain't Too Proud to run in the West End | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. September 23, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.

[12] "Ain't Too Proud to close at the West End's Prince Edward Theatre | West End Theatre". July 23, 2023.

[13] "Ain't Too Proud Casting" berkeleyrep.org

[14] "Cast Announced for 'Ain't Too Proud' at Ahmanson". Center Theatre Group. July 19, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.

[15] "Ain't Too Proud Programme" (PDF). Mirvish. Retrieved October 11, 2018.

[16] "Ain't Too Proud – Broadway Musical – Tour | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

[17] Culwell-Block, Logan (February 28, 2019). "Ain't Too Proud, Broadway's New Temptations Musical, Will Release a Cast Album in March". Playbill. Retrieved June 9, 2019.

[18] "2019 Tony Award Nominations Are Announced". Broadway.com. Retrieved April 30, 2019.

[19] "Check out the 2019 Tony Award Nominees!". todaytix.com. April 30, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.

[20] Lefkowitz, Andy (April 23, 2019). "Hadestown, Tootsie & Oklahoma! Lead 2019 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations". Broadway.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[21] Lefkowitz, Andy (April 17, 2019). "Nominations Announced for 85th Annual Drama League Awards". Broadway.com. Retrieved April 17, 2019.

[22] Evans, George (April 19, 2019). "'Be More Chill', 'Pretty Woman' Top Broadway's Audience Choice Awards". Broadway.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

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