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Ain’t Misbehavin’ the Fats Waller Musical
At last! Stage North’s long-anticipated production of Ain’t Misbehavin’ explodes onto the Capri stage on May 19! Under the direction and musical direction of local legends Austene Van and Sanford Moore, Ain’t Misbehavin’ brings the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s to life. Join five of the Twin Cities’ hottest vocalists on a journey through the timeless music of Thomas “Fats” Waller. You’ll be jumpin’ and jivin’ with memorable songs such as “Honeysuckle Rose”, “Ain’t Misbehavin’”, “Black and Blue”, “This Joint is Jumpin’ ” and “I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling.” One of the most popular, well-crafted revues of all time, this sometimes sassy, sometimes sultry, always hugely entertaining show features the incredible vocal talents of Angela Stewart, Nikia Brown, Cornisha Garmon, Len Jones and Kevin Brown.
Ain’t Misbehavin’ the Fats Waller Musical will now open Friday, May 19th, 2023.
The Family Line by Lee Blessing
The show opened Apr. 1, 2022.
This electric new play takes place entirely in a car. A man and his mixed- race grandson, meeting for the first time, drive to Minneapolis to bring the smart and sullen fifteen year old to his birth father after his mother’s death. In those 24 hours, each of their lives will be altered in ways they never expected, even as they arrive during the most tumultuous time in the city’s history.
Blesssing’s trademark intelligence, wit and insight into the human condition are all on crackling display in this remarkable and timely drama, showcasing one of America’s best playwrights at the height of his formidable story-telling powers.
King of the Kosher Grocers
by local playwright Joe Minjares.
The show opened Oct. 15, 2021.
The show is a warm-hearted comedy set in 1991 on the North Side of Minneapolis! Silver’s Market has been a Jewish deli (now also selling collard greens and tortillas) and neighborhood institution for fifty years. When city inspectors threaten to close the place down, old friends Silvers, Chavez and Mooney (a Jew, a Mexican, and an African-American) are bound and determined to keep it open. Will they succeed? You KNOW they will, and how they do it will keep you laughing all night long!
The production was directed by Stage North artistic Director Peter Moore and featured long time Twin Cities favorites Michael Tezla as Silvers, James A. Williams as Mooney and playwright Minjares as Chavez. Pearce Bunting, Melanie Wermacher, Ian McCarthy and Domino D’Lorion rounded out the cast.
Stage North is relocating to 480 Arts!
480 Arts is located at 480 Prior Ave. in St. Paul, MN
