Ain't Misbehavin' (musical)
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'".
| Ain't Misbehavin' | |
|---|---|
Original Cast Recording | |
| Music | Fats Waller |
| Lyrics | Various Artists |
| Book | Murray Horwitz Richard Maltby Jr. |
| Productions | 1978 New York cabaret 1978 Broadway 1979 West End 1982 US television 1988 Broadway revival 1992 European tour 1995 US National tour 1995 West End revival 2008 US National tour 2019 Off-West End |
| Awards | Tony Award for Best Musical Drama Desk Outstanding Musical |
The musical is a tribute to the music of Fats Waller. It was 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 reflect Waller's view of life as a journey meant for pleasure and play.