West End Temptations announced for AIN'T TOO PROUD at Prince Edward Theatre
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Producers of the smash hit Tony Award-winning Broadway musical AIN’T TOO PROUD have announced the West End quintet taking on the iconic roles of The Temptations at the Prince Edward Theatre from 31 March 2023.
Cameron Bernard Jones (Motown the Musical, West End) will star as Melvin Franklin, Kyle Cox (Elf, West End) as Paul Williams, Sifiso Mazibuko (Hamilton, West End) as Otis Williams, Tosh Wanogho-Maud (The Drifter’s Girl, West End) as David Ruffin and Mitchell Zhangazha (Dear Evan Hansen, West End) as Eddie Kendricks, who will bring the incredible true story of the greatest R&B group of all time to London. Further casting is to be announced.
AIN’T TOO PROUD – The Life and Times of The Temptations, which won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Choreography, is the electrifying new musical that follows the remarkable journey of the group from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. 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. The rest is history – how they met, how they rose, the ground-breaking 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’s Grammy Award-winning music including the hits ‘My Girl’, ‘Just My Imagination’, ‘Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone’ and so many more.
AIN’T TOO PROUD has a book by Kennedy Prize-winning playwright Dominique Morisseau and reunites two-time Tony Award winning director Des McAnuff with Tony and Olivier Award winning choreographer Sergio Trujilio. The production has set design by Robert Brill, with costumes by Paul Tazewell, lighting by Howell Binkley, sound by Steve Canyon Kennedy, projection by Peter Nigrini, music supervision and arrangements by Kenny Seymour, orchestrations by Harold Wheeler, and music direction by Matt Smith.
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