{"id":1822,"date":"2019-11-06T12:48:28","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T12:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imperialtheatreny.com\/?p=1822"},"modified":"2019-11-06T12:48:28","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T12:48:28","slug":"aint-too-proud-tickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newyorkbroadwaytheatre.com\/imperial-theatre\/aint-too-proud-tickets\/","title":{"rendered":"Ain\u2019t Too Proud &#8211; The Life and Times of the Temptations"},"content":{"rendered":"<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- NewTheme-Responsive-Text -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block;background-color:transparent;\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2783012870533657\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1489656471\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/imperial-theatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/11\/AintTooProud.jpg\" alt=\"Aint Too Proud tickets\" width=\"1400\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1823\" \/>Ain\u2019t Too Proud &#8211; The Life and Times of the Temptations, the brand-new musical that follows the astonishing lives of The Temptations, Five Guys. One Dream. And a Sound That Would Make Music History. The extraordinary journey the Temptations had to take from the rundown streets of Detroit all the way to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band members have always been known for their choreography, distinct harmonies, and dress style and the show doesn\u2019t hold back! After breaking house records at both Berkeley Rep and The Kennedy Center, written by three\u2011time Obie Award winner Dominique Morisseau, directed by two\u2011time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff, and featuring choreography by Tony nominee Sergio Trujillo.<\/p>\n<h2>Ain\u2019t Too Proud Tickets:<\/h2>\n<p>function TN_SetWidgetOptions() {<br \/>\nTN_Widget.newWindow = true;<br \/>\nTN_Widget.btnText = &#8220;GET TICKETS&#8221;;<br \/>\nTN_Widget.footerLink = &#8216;https:\/\/www.ticketsqueeze.com\/venues\/imperial-theatre-ny&#8217;;<br \/>\nTN_Widget.footerText = &#8220;View All Events&#8221;;<br \/>\nTN_Widget.CreateCustomUrl = function(row){return &#8220;https:\/\/www.ticketsqueeze.com\/tickets\/&#8221; +  row[6] + &#8220;\/?utm_source=lionking-minskofftheatre&#8221;;};}<\/p>\n<div class=\"tn_results_container\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/imperial-theatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/11\/AintTooProud2.jpg\" alt=\"The Life and Times of the Temptations\" width=\"1400\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1824\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align:center\">\u201cFive Guys. One Dream. And a Sound That Would Make Music History.\u201d<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align:center\">\u201cSlick coordinated dance moves and charisma to burn.\u201d<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align:center\">\u201cAin\u2019t Too Proud, a finger-snapping, hand-clapping new jukebox musical.\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>Ain\u2019t Too Proud &#8211; The Life and Times of the Temptations is the heartbreaking story of attrition. We watch as the core lineup of the original Temptations is whittled down to the last man standing. 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&#8217;s treasured hits, including \u201cMy Girl,\u201d \u201cJust My Imagination,\u201d \u201cGet Ready,\u201d \u201cPapa Was a Rolling Stone\u201d and so many more. Ultimately, though, it\u2019s the music that\u2019s the sole survivor. And that\u2019s what\u2019s being celebrated here \u2014 the collective miracle of a blissfully silken sound forged out of clashing egos, many misfires and life-wrecking hard work into numbers that keep playing in our memories. <\/p>\n<p>The Cast are, in addition to Mr. Baskin, James Harkness as Paul Williams, Jawan M. Jackson as a Melvin Franklin who talks as well as sings in a thundering bass, Jeremy Pope of \u201cChoir Boy,\u201d who here plays Eddie Kendricks and a smoking hot Ephraim Sykes as David Ruffin. We meet them first as a team, singing \u201cThe Way You Do the Things You Do,\u201d the Temptations hit from 1964, before Otis shepherds us back to the group\u2019s starting point. So in addition to seeing the Temptations on and back stage, and in the recording studio, with mentors that include Smokey Robinson playing Christian Thompson and Norman Whitfield playing Mr. Manning. We are given quick-sketch glimpses of the grim personal and social problems that derail them. With an amazing set by Robert Brill, lighted by Howell Binkley and with projections by Peter Nigrini, neatly balances grit and glamour throughout. All working together to bring the untold story of this legendary quintet to irresistible life on Broadway. Get ready \u2014 &#8217;cause here they come!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/imperial-theatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/11\/AintTooProud3.jpg\" alt=\"Aint Too Proud imperial theatre\" width=\"1400\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1825\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>The Temptations<\/h3>\n<p>The Temptations were and still are one of the most successful groups in popular music history, The Temptations achieved fame recording for Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s. The group has cycled through no fewer than 24 members over the years, and that interchangeability becomes the subject of Dominique Morisseau\u2019s book, in which Derrick Baskin, as Temptations founder Otis Williams, talks us through a simplified version of the group\u2019s making and unmaking. The Temptations have continued to delight fans with their choreography, distinct harmonies, and dress style. 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. Over the course of their career, the Temptations released four Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles and 14 R&amp;B number-one singles.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align:center\">\u201cThe Temptations are undoubtedly one of the greatest R&amp;B groups of all time.\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>Their music has earned three Grammy Awards. The Temptations were the first Motown recording act to win a Grammy Award &#8211; for &#8220;Cloud Nine&#8221; in 1969 and in 2013 received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Six of the Temptations (Edwards, Franklin, Kendricks, Ruffin, Otis Williams and Paul Williams) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. Three classic Temptations songs, &#8220;My Girl&#8221;, &#8220;Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)&#8221;, and &#8220;Papa Was a Rollin&#8217; Stone&#8221;, are among The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame&#8217;s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. The Temptations were ranked at number 68 on Rolling Stone magazine&#8217;s list of the 100 Greatest Artists of all time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/imperial-theatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/11\/AintTooProud4.jpg\" alt=\"imperial theatre Aint Too Proud tickets\" width=\"1400\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1826\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Ain\u2019t Too Proud Broadway Reviews<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u201cAin\u2019t Too Proud promotes the virtue of humility, at least when it comes to keeping a team together. Of course, as you watch this latest entry in Broadway\u2019s ever-expanding jukebox musical sweepstakes, you will no doubt find your legs twitching, as if from muscle memory. That\u2019s the urge being translated with such sublime grace by those five natty men on the stage, Platonic ideals of stepping high and looking fine. But it also makes sure that these men never become ciphers. The happy paradox of this group portrait is that everybody gets to be a star.\u201d<br \/>\n<em>&#8211; Ben Brantley, New York Times<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u201cCharting the highs and lows of one of the cornerstone acts of Motown Records \u2013 indeed, in 1969 The Temptations became the first Motown act ever to win a Grammy Award \u2013 Ain\u2019t Too Proud tells the story behind the group\u2019s 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 \u201cGet Ready\u201d to \u201cJust My Imagination (Running Away with Me),\u201d from \u201cYou\u2019re My Everything\u201d to \u201cMy Girl,\u201d and from \u201cPapa Was a Rollin\u2019 Stone\u201d to \u201cAin\u2019t Too Proud to Beg.\u201d<br \/>\n<em> \u2013 New York Theatre Guide<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/imperial-theatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/11\/AintTooProud5.jpg\" alt=\"Aint Too Proud broadway\" width=\"1400\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1827\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ain\u2019t Too Proud &#8211; The Life and Times of the Temptations, the brand-new musical that follows the astonishing lives of The Temptations, Five Guys. One Dream. And a Sound That Would Make Music History. 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