Ain’t Misbehavin’ Tickets

Kick up your heels and tap your toes! The joint is jumpin’ this Fall with a major new production of the musical revue set in the golden age of the Harlem Renaissance in the ‘20s and ‘30s. The musical’s original creator and director, Tony, Olivier, and Outer Critics Circle Award-winner Richard Maltby, Jr. is joined by the legendary André De Shields—an Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award winner and member of the original 1978 Broadway cast—to reimagine, reframe, and direct a new production for a new generation of audiences. This infectiously joyful tribute to Fats Waller celebrates the enduring spirit of Black artistry as a multi-talented quintet of performers belts out more than 30 hit songs from Waller and other artists—including “The Joint is Jumpin’,” “Honeysuckle Rose,” and the title track “Ain’t Misbehavin’.” CST produces this fresh, new production that goes straight to the heart of Waller’s music, brought to life by the extraordinary artists who began it all.

Co-director Richard Maltby, Jr. said, “The creation of Ain’t Misbehavin’, often referred to as the greatest musical revue of all time, was marked by so many accidents, coincidences, and magical surprises that, even while it was happening it felt to us creating it that the show was somehow blessed. What was intended to be pure entertainment turned out—because it was based on Fats Waller’s life, art, and gargantuan personality—to suddenly have acquired a deeper significance that transcended a mere revue, and conjured up the story, the humanity, and the entire zeitgeist of the Harlem Renaissance. Now, nearly 50 years later, André De Shields and I are grateful to the Chicago Shakespeare Theater for the opportunity to release the magic to happen again as we bring a brilliant new cast into the creative process, and reimagine the show for audiences today.”

Co-director André De Shields added, “We artists/activists, who embrace the discipline of theater as a way to life, understand that the journey is taken in search...

Open Captioned Performance:

• Wednesday, Sep 24, 1:00 PM & 7:00 PM

ASL Interpreted Performance:

• Friday , Sep 19, 7:00 PM

Audio Described Performance:

• Sunday , Sep 21, 2:00 PM