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Looking for something to watch on Friday night and the usual television set just won’t do? And maybe going the movies isn’t what you want to do either. Well VCU theater is putting on a show this Friday night starting at 7:30 pm: Ain’t Misbeahavin’. VCU’s theater website describes the musical as…
“Fats” Waller, the comic and musical soul of 1930’s Harlem lives on in this rollicking, swinging, finger-snapping revue that is still considered one of Broadway’s best. The inimitable Thomas “Fats” rose to international fame during the Golden Age of the Cotton Club, honky tonk dives, stride piano players and that jumpin’ new beat, Swing. Although not quite a biography, Ain’t Misbehavin’ is a crowd pleasing, good times rollin’ winner. The show is a no-holds barred, non-stop entertainment, neo-vaudevillian romp thru the tunes of Fats Waller… each song tells a story and sets a scene… Our own Patti D’Beck directs and choreographs a versatile cast who strut, sing and swing the songs Fats made famous – Honeysuckle Rose, This Joint is Jumpin’, the wicked Ain’t Misbehavin’ and much, much more!
Director and choreographer Patti D’Beck’s latest projects include the smash hit revival of A Chorus Line at the Pioneer Theatre Co. in Salt Lake City, UT. Greater Richmond audiences will recall her recent successes including Thoroughly Modern Millie and Guys and Dolls (Barksdale Theatre) as well as the musical hits Chicago, Cabaret, Smokey Joe’s Cafe and The Civil War (Theatre VCU). Ms. D’Beck is a veteran of many Broadway musicals including the Broadway productions of Annie Get Your Gun, Bells Are Ringing, Grease!, The Will Rogers’ Follies, My One and Only, Evita, The Best Little in Texas, A Chorus Line, Pippin, Seesaw, Applause, and pre-Broadway original musical Easter Parade. She also choreographed the opening number for the 1997 Tony Awards for Rosie O’Donnell.
Ticket prices for general admission is $25, but if you’re a VCU student it’s only $10. Other ticket prices are any student (other than VCU) with ID $15 and VCU faculty/staff is $20. However if you can’t make out this Friday and are still interested, this isn’t the only showing available!
Show Schedule:
November 6 – 7, 12 – 14 & 19 – 21 7:30 pm
November 8, 15 & 22 3:00 pm
November 10, 11 & 17 10:00 am
Support VCU theatre by seeing Ain’t Misbehavin’ this Friday night or any upcoming shows!
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