POTTSTOWN PA – The singing and dancing that are well-known elements of the Fats Waller musical show, “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” go on full display during its mid-February staging at the Tri-County Performing Arts Center, 245 High Street, Pottstown PA. In fact, theater spokeswoman Betsy Chapman boldly predicts, folks will “be struttin’ in the aisles.”
- This event has been added to The Post calendar.
Thomas “Fats” Waller rose to international fame during what Chapman described as “the Golden Age of the Cotton Club, honky-tonk dives along Lenox Avenue, rent parties, stride piano players,” and a new musical beat known as “swing.” Although not a biography, Ain’t Misbehavin’ “evokes … delightful humor and infectious energy .. as a versatile cast struts, strums and sings the songs Waller made famous,” she said.
Ain’t Misbehavin’ is a winner of the Tony and Drama Desk awards for best musical. At Tri-PAC, Chapman added, 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.”
Parental guidance is suggested for the show.
Seating can be reserved online now for performances Feb. 10, 11, 17 and 18 (Fridays and Saturdays) at 8 p.m., and Feb. 12 and 19 (Sundays) at 3 p.m. Tickets are $17 for adults, $15 for students and seniors, and $13 for children 12 and younger. If available, they also may be purchased at the door. Discounts are offered for groups of 10 or more. For more information, call 610-970-1199.
- Watch and hear a video (above) that showcases Waller performing the show’s title song, “Ain’t Misbehavin,” written in 1929, or see it at the YouTube channel of StrawberryFairyShoes.
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[...] Wanna Strut? ‘Ain’t Misbehavin” Coming To Tri-PAC Jumpin’, struttin’, singin’, swingin’ … and that’s an audience reaction even before the cast of the musical comedy “Ain’t Misbehavin’” takes the stage later next month at the Tri-County Performing Arts Center in Pottstown, spokeswoman Betsy Chapman boasts. [...]
[...] Wanna Strut? ‘Ain’t Misbehavin” Coming To Tri-PAC Jumpin’, struttin’, singin’, swingin’ … and that’s an audience reaction even before the cast of the musical comedy “Ain’t Misbehavin’” takes the stage later next month at the Tri-County Performing Arts Center in Pottstown, spokeswoman Betsy Chapman boasts. [...]