Ain’t Too Proud
July 27–Aug. 2 Five Voices. One Dream.
Performance time 8:15 p.m. nightly
This electrifying new Broadway and worldwide hit arrives at The Muny! Following The Temptations’ extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to international stardom, this thrilling true story of brotherhood and betrayal is driven by the beat of the group’s biggest hits, including “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination,” “Get Ready” and “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone.” With signature dance moves and unmistakable harmonies, The Temptations soared to the top of the charts — but success came with conflict, both personal and political. Ain’t Too Proud will immerse you in a pivotal moment in music and American history. A Muny premiere!
Book by Dominique Morisseau • Music and lyrics from the Legendary Motown Catalog • Based on the book The Temptations by Otis Williams with Patricia Romanowski • Music by arrangement with Sony Music Publishing
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Marcia Milgrom Dodge
Director
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Rickey Tripp
Choreographer
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Darryl Archibald
Music Director/Conductor
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Edward E. Haynes Jr.
Scenic Designer
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Gail Baldoni
Costume Designer
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Rob Denton
Lighting Designer
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Joshua Hummel
Sound Designer
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Kevan Loney
Video Designer
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To be announced
Wig Designer
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To be announced
Production Stage Manager
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The Telsey Office, Rashad Naylor, CSA
Casting
Creative Team
MARCIA MILGROM DODGE
Director
is a leading director and choreographer whose work spans Broadway revivals, major regional theatres and international spectacles. She is celebrated for her stirring Broadway/Kennedy Center revival of Ragtime, which earned Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations, and the Helen Hayes Award for outstanding director. Dodge (aka MMD) is the American show director for Tokyo Disneyland’s 40th Anniversary Parade, Harmony in Color. Her bold reimaginings of classic plays and musicals include La Cage aux Folles, Smokey Joe’s Cafe and The Little Mermaid at The Muny and Beauty and the Beast at Olney Theatre Center. Her career also includes off-Broadway, television (Encore!, Sesame Street, Remember WENN), and new works with Maltby & Shire and William Finn. Proud SDC member.
RICKEY TRIPP
Choreographer
A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical (Broadway, Chita Rivera Award nominee for outstanding choreography), X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X (Met Opera), The Monsters (world premiere, Two River Theater). TV/film: Confluence (Berlin Film Festival; Los Angeles Dance Festival, winner), Legs (Vanessa Williams), Eileen (Universal Pictures, 2023 Sundance Film Festival), A Thousand and One (Universal Pictures, 2023 Sundance Film Festival US Grand Jury Prize), The Roll Call: The Roots to a Strange Fruit (National Black Theater/WNET, Emmy nominated), Encore! (Disney). He has taught masterclasses and set choreography for dance studios and schools around the world. Currently on faculty for Immersive Artist Experience. Zena Rommett Method, certified mentor. BA in dance, San Jose State University.
DARRYL ARCHIBALD
Music Director/Conductor
Some Like It Hot (Broadway, Shubert Theatre); Motown: The Musical (Broadway, Nederlander Theatre); Jelly’s Last Jam (guest conductor, New York City Center); Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ (pre-Broadway engagement, The Old Globe); Sweeney Todd, directed by Jason Alexander (McCoy/Rigby Entertainment); The Pirates of Penzance (Opera Theatre of St. Louis); Encore! (Ragtime episode, Disney+); Wicked (guest conductor, Pantages Theatre); Brigadoon, La Cage aux Folles, Ragtime, Little Shop of Horrors with M.J. Rodriguez (Pasadena Playhouse); Disney’s Frozen, La Cage aux Folles, Fiddler on the Roof (The Muny); Dear World with Tyne Daly (VPAC); Jonathan Dove’s Innocence (Banff Centre).
Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. mtishows.com