Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations
Musical
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Overview
Synopsis
Ain't Too Proud is a jukebox 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 show features the creation of the band, 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. Set to the beat of the group’s treasured hits, including “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination,” “Get Ready,” and “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” Ain’t Too Proud tells the unforgettable story of the legendary quintet that Billboard Magazine named the greatest R&B group of all time.
Show Information
- Book
- Dominique Morisseau
- Music
- The Temptations
- Lyrics
- The Temptations
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 2017
- Genres
- Historical/Biographical, Jukebox/Revue
- Settings
- Period
- Time & Place
- 1960s/70s / Detroit and other places in the U.S.
- Cast Size
- large
- Dancing
- Heavy
- Licensor
- Music Theatre International
- Ideal For
- Professional Theatre, Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Young Adult Characters, Large Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Songs
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- Run Away 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)
- 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
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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