West Virginia State University - Arch Yearbook (Institute, WV)

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28 — eS Se ON oe OL LE CE SC LU OO OS ET OS ET eT De ee Ce ea eee ee ae eo West VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE presents Deedalus Productions of ‘Ain’r MISBEHAVIN- The Fats Waller Musical Show 48 WA 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 4, 1986 Auditorium Harrison H. Ferrell Building Set ina Harlem nightclub of the 1930's and 40's, Ain’t Misbehavin’ celebrates the music, personality, and high-living style of one of that era’s most beloved jazzmen and clowns, Thomas “Fats” Waller Fats Waller: My dad, Thomas Waller, was born in Greenwich Village in 1904, and reared in Harlem. His parents were deeply religious; to his father, jazz was the devil's music. Dad studied classical piano and played church organ. He began his professional career as organist at the Lincoln Theatre on 135th Street. In 1920, he met this mentor, the great stride pianist James P. Johnson, and soon became a prized attraction at Harlem rent parties, and one of the most respected musicians in New York. With the success of his songs for the musicals Keep Shufflin’ and Hot Chocolates, and a Victor recording contract, the stage was set for Fats Waller. A man of gargantuan appetites, dad's overindulgence in food, liquor and loving is a legend. He never slowed down through all the years of one-night stands, big-time radio, triumphant concert tours of Europe and Hollywood films. He died aboard the Santa Fe Chief near Kansas City in 1943. Dad raised the art of stride piano to its highest level, and was one of the inventors of swing music. He was a prolific com- poser, a great comedian and a brilliant singer and musician—talents which made him one of the first black superstars in America. By Maurice Waller, Co-author with Anthony Calabrese, of FATS WALLER SIurmer Books. 1977 Da:pdaLus PropuctTioNns John Adams, Managing Director presents Best Musical Tony Award Winner N.Y. Drama Critics’ Circle Award AIN’T MIsBEHAVIN’ The Fats Waller Musical Show Starring (in alphabetical order) Kevin ANDERSON Yvetre Curtis ALVALETA Guess Monror Kent III JANNIS WARNER and Bassist Percussionist Hank HANKINSON James Beau Hampron eee Directed and Choreographed by Rosert Durkin Stage Conductor Piano Man Joun Letir Oprar Musical Supervisor Producer Ronat.p METCALE BERNARD L. Tansey Production Stage Manager Thomas A. Procinow Company Manager Set Design Rictiakpy D. WoLLENBERGER BERNARD L. Tansey Costume Design Lighting Design Don MAaNcon} . 7 Kim Hanson Technical Director Sound Engineer Susan Y. Rori BEN Abam AINT Miser tiavin’” is presented through the Special Arrangement with Music Theatre International Musicat. Numprrs— All music by Thomas “Fats” Waller alone, except where ( ) indicated. Songs not written by Fats Waller were recorded by him), Act ONE 1. Ain’t Misbehavin” (1929) . } D — oo) eee Ol) Daim Music by Thomas Waller and Harry Brooks Lyric by Andy Ravaf 2. “Lookin’ Good But Feelin’ Bad” ( 1929) Company Lyric by Lester A. Santly

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paracte . “Honeysuckle Rose” (1929) . “Squeeze Me” (1925) “T’Ain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If | Do” (1922) (The first song recorded by Fats Waller) Music and Lyric by Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins Additional Lyric by Richard Maltby, Jr. and Murray Horwitz Kevin Alvaleta Monroe Company Lyric by Andy Razaf Ea aa et hy Se Re ee ee na gt Jannis Lyric by Clarence Williams “Handful of Keys” (1933) Lyric by Richard Maltby, Jr. and Murray Horwitz (based on an idea by Marty Grosz). Vocal Arrangement by William Elliott “I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling” (1929) Alvaleta Company Music by Thomas Waller and Harry Link Lyric by Billy Rose piiowiYa Baby’ (1938)... =... Monroe, Yvette Company Lyric by J. C. Johnson “The Jitterbug Waltz” (1942) Lyric by Richard Maltby, Jr. Vocal Arrangement by William Elliott “The Ladies Who Sing With The Band” (1943) Lyric by George Marion, Jr. “Yacht Club Swing” (1938) . . . Music by Thomas Waller and Herman Autry Lyric by J. C. Johnson “When the Nylons Bloom Again” (1943) . . Lyric by George Marion, Jr. “Cash For Your Trash” (1942) | . Lyric by Ed Kirkeby “Off-Time” (1929) Music by Thomas Waller and Harry Brooks Lyric by Andy Razaf “The Joint Is Jumpin” (1938) Lyric by Andy Razat and J. C. Johnson Company Company M onroe Kevin Yvette Jannis, Yvette Alvaleta . Alvaleta Company . Company Intermission—15 Minutes Act Two eee Se: Ensemble “Spreadin’ Rhythm round’ (1935) Company Music by Jimmy McHugh Lyric by Ted Koehler Additional Lyric by Richard Maltby, Jr. “Lounging at the Waldort” (1936). Lyric by Richard Maltby, Jr Vocal Arrangement by William Elliott “The Viper’s Drag” (1934 ) Tae Reeter Song” (traditional) “Mean to Me” (1929) Music and Lyric by Roy Turk and Fred E. Ahlert “Your Feet’s Too Big” (1936) Music and Lyric by Ada Benson and Fred Fisher “That Ain't Right™ (1943) . . Music and Lyric by Nat “King” Cole Additional Lyric by Richard Maltby, Jr.. Jannis. Yvette, Kevin Alvaleta Monroe Company Alvaleta Kevin Monroe Jannis Murray Horwitz 11. . “Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now” (1932) . . “Find Out What They Like” (1929) “Ain't Misbehavin” (reprise ) “An Evening with Dr. Williams2’ P. Ahmed 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, in the Ferrell Hall Auditorium. ate eee Yvette Lyric by Andy Razaf . Jannis Alvaleta Lyric by Andy Razaf “Fat an Greasy” (1936) é Monroe Kevin Music and Lyric by Porter Grainger and C harlie Johnson “Black and Blue” (1929) ........ . Company Music by Thomas Waller and Harry Brooks Lyric by Andy Razaf “Finale: songs by others which Fats Waller made hits . Company “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter™ (1933) . Kevin Music by Fred E. Ahlert Lyric by Joe Young “Two Sleepy People” (1938)... . . . . Music by Hoagy Carmichael Lyric by Frank Loesser “I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed” (1935)... . . Music by Jimmy McHugh Lyric by Ted Koehler “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love Music by Jimmy McHugh Lyric by Dorothy Fields “It’s a Sin To Tell a Lie” (1933 Music and Lyric by Billy Mavhew . Jannis Kevin Yvette, Jannis, Kevin Monroe Yvette aGlo2sn Alvaleta Company Company 29