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Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations returns to the Imperial Theatre on Broadway. Get your Ain't Too Proud Broadway tickets on New York Theatre Guide today. 

The Temptations are undoubtedly one of the greatest R&B groups of all time. With over 40 studio albums released and a list of accolades that includes the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Grammy Awards, these Motown pioneers can now also add "Broadway Musical" to their ever-impressive résumé. 

Featuring a book by Obie Award-winning playwright Dominique Morisseau, Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations began its life at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in California, staging its world premiere from August to November 2017. The musical played a twice-extended engagement and broke records as the highest-grossing production in the theatre's history. The next stop saw Ain't Too Proud delighting crowds in Washington, D.C., playing a limited run at the Kennedy Center from June to July 2018, before moving back to California and playing the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles from August to September 2018. The production then headed north of the border and held its Canadian premiere at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre from October to November 2018.

During its Los Angeles run, producers officially announced the Broadway premiere which would begin previews at the Imperial Theatre on February 28, 2019, ahead of an official opening on March 21, 2019.

It isn't the first time at the jukebox musical rodeo for director Des McAnuff, who previously helmed one of the highest-grossing jukebox musicals in history with Jersey Boys (and, more recently, was also at the helm of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical), so, it's safe to say that Ain't Too Proud is in good hands. Time will tell if The Temptations generate the same kind of success that Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons did for so many years on the Great White Way, but they'll certainly be on "Cloud Nine" if they do!

The reopening cast stars Nik Walker (as Otis Williams), James Harkness (as Paul Williams), Jawan M. Jackson (as Melvin Franklin), Jelani Remy (as Eddie Kendricks), and Matt Manuel (as David Ruffin).

Charting the highs and lows of one of the cornerstone acts of Motown Records - indeed, in 1969 The Temptations became the first Motown act ever to win a Grammy Award - Ain't Too Proud tells the story behind the group's meteoric rise from humble Detroit beginnings to global fame and also the personal conflicts within the group that jeopardized it all. The musical is, of course, brimming with their greatest hits that have transcended generations, from "Get Ready" to "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)," from "You're My Everything" to "My Girl," and from "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" to "Ain't Too Proud to Beg."

And if that short selection of hits from this crowd-pleasing jukebox musical isn't enough to tempt you to spend an evening getting to know The Temptations, then we're not sure what is.

(Photos by Matthew Murphy)

Run time

2hr 30min (incl. intermission)

Start date

February 28th, 2019

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The electrifying new musical that charts the rise of The Temptations, fueled by the dance moves and harmonies that propelled them to the top of the charts. (4+)

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Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations cast and creative team

By: Dominique Morisseau
Songs by: The Temptations
Director: Des McAnuff
Producer: Ira Pittelman and Tom Hulce
Design: Robert Brill
Lighting: Howell Binkley
Costume: Paul Tazewell
Choreography: Sergio Trujillo
Sound: Steve Canyon Kennedy
Other info: Music Direction & Arrangements by Kenny Seymour, Orchestrations by Harold Wheeler, Projection
Design: by Peter Nigrini, Hair & Wig
Design: by Charles G. LaPointe, and Fight Direction by Steve Rankin

Venue

249 West 45th Street (between Broadway and 8th Avenue), New York, NY, USA, 10036

Accessibility

Accommodations for patrons who are blind, deaf, partially sighted, and/or have hearing loss; partial wheelchair access, handrail access

More information about Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations

Ain't Too Proud is the electrifying new musical that follows The Temptations’ extraordinary 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. The rest is history — how they met, how they rose, the groundbreaking heights they hit, and how personal and political conflicts threatened to tear the group apart as the United States fell into civil unrest. This thrilling story of brotherhood, family, loyalty, and betrayal is set to the beat of the group’s treasured hits, including “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination,” “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” and so many more.

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