Ain't Misbehavin @ Great Lakes Theatre

Through May 21, 2023

https://www.greatlakestheater.org/

(216) 241-6000

 

Roy Berko

If you love, even like jazz and want to swing back into the long-gone era or the Harlem Renaissance this is a show for you!

To see a full review of this show, read Roy Berko's blog here.

Howard Gollop

Great music never goes out of style; likewise a show all about that great music.And when the music is by Fats Waller -- one of the leading songwriters and jazz icons of the 1920s,'30s and '40s (with a variety of celebrated lyricists) -- you can't wrong. But in the case of Great Lakes Theater's "Ain's Misbehavin," there's a lot talent that makes it extra right.

Since the show opened on Broadway nearly 45 years ago, the 1930's-'40s nostalgia craze that helped propel its popularity may have waned, but it magically returns for a few hours at the Hanna Theatre. That's when the singing-dancing dynamos Tyrick Wiltez Jones, Jessie Cope Miller, William Knowles (as the Fats Waller character), Britney Mack and David Robbins embrace the art-deco emblazoned thrust-stage (designed by Stanley Meyer and lit by Trad A. Burns) with the titular opening number, and the mood never swings anywhere but up.

To see a full review of this show, read Howard Gollop's review here.

Sheri Gross

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Mark Horning

Has April showers put you in a funk? Break out of it with the joyful noise of a show that will have you out of those doldrums in a hurry. This fast moving collection of beloved classics will have you smiling all the way home. This show cannot not help but give you anything but love. Definitely check this one out! 

To see a full review of this show, read Mark Horning's Review here.

Chris Howey

Ain't Misbehavin' is a five-person tribute to Fats, featuring songs composed and/or performed by Waller, and it's been produced by countless theaters over the past 45 years. In this iteration at the Great Lakes Theater, a talented Black cast under the direction and choreography of Gerry McIntyre give it their all and the result is mixed.
To see a full review of this show, read Chris Howey's Review here.

Laura Kennelly

Bottom Line: Unbothered by a plot (and that’s a plus and a compliment), this Great Lakes season finale is a delightful way to have a good time and to remember that your great-grandparents or great-great-grandparents were not always old.

To see a full review of this show go here or read Laura's posts at Cool Cleveland.

Kate Klotzbach

If you’re looking for an exciting evening with great music and dynamo performers, Great Lakes Theater’s “Ain’t Misbehavin’” is the musical sunshine you need during this gray May in Cleveland. 

To see a full review of this show, read Kate's posts here.

Joey Morona
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