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infectious spirit o f “Fats” W aller
and the glamour and excitem ent
o f 1930s H arlem ,” Ray says. “At
H orw itz and Richard M altby Jr., the same time, the dazzling exte­
Ain ’t Misbehavin, is a joyous cel­ rio r covers a soulful heart o f
ebratio n o f m usic, dance and graceful hum anity.”
movement. The w inner o f m ul­
Along with the title song, A in 't
tiple Tony Awards and the Drama M isbehavin, offers W aller clas-
_______________ _ sics includ­
ing “Honey-
s u c k le
R o s e ,”
“ Squeeze
Me,“ “Black
and B lu e”
and “The
Jo in t
is
Jumpin’.’
W a lle r
was a pia­
nist with a
style that in­
f lu e n e e d
ja
z z and
Based on the legendary lije of Bats H aller of Harlem during the glamorous
swing mu­
193()'s. A in ’t M isbehavin is a timeless Broadway musical which will be
sic, and a
playing at the Artists Repertory Theatre from Nov. 5 - Dec. 17.
singer with
a d istin c ­
Ain 'I M isbehavin ', a musical C ritics’ Circle Aw ard for Best tive com edy style. He m ade the
revue based on the w ork o f the M usical, the revue has enjoyed rhythm ic stride piano style fa­
legendary Thomas “ Fats” W aller, enorm ous success on Broadway, mous. The com poser o f more
will be on stage at A rtists Reper­ th r o u g h o u t the c o u n try and than 500 tunes, he w rote the
tory Theatre Nov. 5 - Dec. 17.
abroad. “A in ’t M isbehavin, re­ scores for tw o B roadw ay shows
Based on an idea by M urray
flects the hum orous, upbeat and and appeared in three feature
— — ——
film s .
H is
flam boyant personal life contrib­
uted to his legend. At about 300
pounds, W aller had an appetite
for food, liquor and women.
His taste for high living and his
generosity to friends frequently
left him broke and in jail, w riting
songs in exchange for bail money.
He died at age 39 o f pneum onia.
“ W aller’s legacy has endured
the test o f tim e,’’ Ray says. "H is
music still has the pow er to excite
audiences and influence m usic."
Preview s run Nov. 5-9 (Sun­
day, Tuesday, W ednesday, Thurs­
day). The play opens Friday, Nov.
10. Performances are at 7 p.m.
T u e s d a y s , W e d n e s d a y s and
Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays and 2 p.m. and Sun­
days through Dec. 17, with two 7
p.m. Sunday perform ances Nov.
5 and Dec. 17.
Preview tickets are $13.50.
Regular tickets are $22 Tuesday,
W ednesday, Thursday and Sun­
day. Seniors are $17; students
$15.
Tickets for Friday and Satur­
day are $26 regular senior; $15
students. For ticket in fo rm atio n ,
call 503/241 -1 ART.
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