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A new jukebox musical featuring the story and music of the Temptations.

Story:

Ain't Too Proud follows The Temptations’ journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. With their signature dance moves and unmistakable harmonies, they rose to the top of the charts creating an amazing 42 Top Ten Hits with 14 reaching number one. Through friendship and betrayal amid the civil unrest that tore America apart, their moving and personal story still resonates five decades later.

: Librettist
Dominique Morisseau

Premiere

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: Imperial Theatre

Opening Night: March 21, 2019

Total Performances: 488

Original Cast: Derrick Baskin, James Harkness, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope, Ephraim Sykes, Esther Antoine, Saint Aubyn, Shawn Bowers, E. Clayton Cornelious, Rodney Earl Jackson Jr., Taylor Symone Jackson, Jahi Kearse, Jarvis B. Manning Jr., Joshua Morgan, Rashidra Scott, Nasia Thomas, Christian Thompson, Curtis Wiley, Candice Marie Woods

Director: Des McAnuff

Choreographer: Sergio Trujillo

Producers: Ira Pittelman, Tom Hulce, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, EMI Entertainment World, Inc., Josh Berger, Ken Schur, Ron Simons, Stephen Byrd, Alia Jones, Ruth & Stephen Hendel, Cheryl Wiesenfeld, Harriet Newman Leve, Jeffrey Finn, Stephen & Nancy Gabriel, Darren Bagert, David Binder, FedermanRyan Productions, Susan Gallin, Mickey Liddell, Robert Ahrens, Christopher Maring, Marianne Mills, Loraine Boyle, Sharon Karmazin, Koenigsberg/Krauss, deRoy/Winkler, Zell/Kierstead, Deborah Taylor, Robyn & Larry Gottesdiener, The Araca Group, Rashad V. Chambers, Mike Evans, Hani Farsi, Willette & Manny Klausner, Gabrielle Palitz, No Guarantees, Sheldon Stone, Stuart Weitzman

Musical Director: Kenny Seymour

Orchestrations: Harold Wheeler

Scenic Design: Robert Brill

Costume Design: Paul Tazewell

Lighting Design: Howell Binkley

Sound Design: Steve Canyon Kennedy

Projection Design: Peter Nigrini

Musical Numbers

Ain't Too Proud to Beg

Baby Love

Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)

Cloud Nine

Come See About Me

Don't Look Back

For Once In My Life

Get Ready

Gloria

I Can't Get Next to You

I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)

(I Know) I'm Losing You

I Want a Love I Can See

I Wish It Would Rain

If I Could Build My Whole World Around You

If You Don't Know Me By Now

I'm Gonna Make You Love Me

In the Still of the Night

Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)

My Girl

Papa Was a Rollin' Stone

Runaway Child, Running Wild

Shout

Since I Lost My Baby

Speedo

Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)

The Way You Do the Things You Do

War

What Becomes of the Brokenhearted

You Can't Hurry Love

You're My Everything

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CDs

: Original Broadway Cast Album

: The Temptations 50th Anniversary Box Set

Books

: Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations

Merchandise

2019 Tony Award Nominations

Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Best Performance by an Actor in Leading Role in a Musical - Derrick Baskin
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical - Jeremy Pope
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical - Ephraim Sykes
Best Scenic Design of a Musical - Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini
Best Costume Design of a Musical - Paul Tazewell
Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Howell Binkley
Best Direction of a Musical - Des McAnuff
Best Choreography - Sergio Trujillo
Best Orchestrations - Harold Wheeler
Best Sound Design in a Musical - Steve Canyon Kennedy

2019 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Book of a Musical - Dominique Morisseau

2019 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations

Outstanding Choreographer - Sergio Trujillo
Outstanding Orchestrations - Harold Wheeler
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Ephraim Sykes

2019 Drama League Award Nominations

Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical
Distinguished Performance Award - Jeremy Pope
Distinguished Performance Award - Ephraim Sykes