Ain't Misbehavin' The Musical

Music by Fats Waller

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Plot Summary & Audition Tips

List of Characters in Ain't Misbehavin'

Ain't Misbehavin' 1978 Original Broadway Cast Rec.

Ain't Misbehavin' Sheet Music (Vocal Selections)

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Harlem, 1920s - 1930s. Ain't Misbehavin' pays joyous tribute to the talents of the legendary Fats Waller. This is a musical showcase rather than a show with a plot.

The performers don't really need to be African-American as the original production called for.

Since Ain't Misbehavin' is a show with a jazz score, your best audition choice is a jazz standard or another song from Fats Waller's repertoire.

3 African-American Women

Singers who move well and can handle jazz and blues vocal styles.

Andre (African-American, jazz/blues vocals, moves well)

a slender and a seductive mover. 

Ken (African-American. jazz/blues vocals, moves well)

a larger man, a physical embodiment of Fats Waller.

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List of Songs in Ain't Misbehavin'
(Click on the song title to download digital sheet music)

Ain't Misbehavin' Song Lyrics

• Keep Shufflin'
• Hot Chocolates
• Hooray For Love (performer)
• King Of Burlesque (performer)
• Early To Bed
• Stormy Weather

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• The Joint is Jumpin'
• Honeysuckle Rose
• I Can't Give You Anything But Love
• T'Ain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do
• Mean To Me
• Keepin' Out of Mischief Now
• Black and Blue
• I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
• Two Sleepy People
• It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
• Fat And Greasy
• Cash For Your Trash
• Ain't Misbehavin'