"Ain't Misbehavin' " to live up to the jive title's ironic jibe. But stick around for the second half, and let the naughtiness transport you back to a time when the action in the back rooms of parlor ...

Deana Butler-Rahming, Vlad Dorson, Paulette Dozier, Don Seward and Asher Makeba sing the haunting “Black and Blue” in M Ensemble’s ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’.’ Deborah Gray Mitchell Thomas Wright “Fats” ...

If ragtime is his groove, then the Harlem stride is Donald Ryan’s gold-medal event. As he goes into the last hours of preparation before tackling the highly “athletic” jazz style, he keeps his eyes on ...

The Opera House Theatre Co. in Wilmington is staging "Ain't Misbehavin'," a musical revue of songs by Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller. The show features a talented cast, including Joy Ducree Gregory, Kim ...

The first Chicago-area production of the Fats Waller revue “Ain’t Misbehavin’” I saw was in 2008 at the Goodman Theatre, co-starring the inimitable E. Faye Butler. By then, Butler had already earned ...

“Ain’t Misbehavin’“ is a unique marvel of a musical. There is no plot. The narrative consists of maybe 30 or 40 spoken words. And performances of its 30-odd catchy songs — the newest of them 80 years ...

Brandon Jones, left, and Mariah Lyttle perform in the Park Playhouse production of "Ain't Misbehavin" at the Washington Park Lakehouse stage in Albany. The show runs at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday ...