Ain't too Proud the Musical

Prince Edward Theatre

4.8/5 based on 220 reviews (read reviews)

Booking until: Sunday, 17 September 2023
Running time: 2 hours 40 minute (incl. interval)

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AIN’T TOO PROUD - The Life and Times of The Temptations

AIN'T TOO PROUD is an award-winning musical with sweet soul at its heart. It opens in the West End at the Prince Edward Theatre from 31st March 2023. If you loved The Jersey Boys, and adored The Drifters Girl, this’ll thrill you just as much. It won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Choreography, an electrifying musical following the journey of THE TEMPTATIONS from the mean streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. All this and more makes Ain’t Too Proud theatre tickets extra special.

The show is packed with the group’s cool signature dance moves and unmistakable harmonies, embellished with their best-loved chart hits. And there are so many songs to love – The Temptations scored top ten hits with 42 of their tunes and 14 reached Number One. The plot shares how the band members met, how they found success, and the remarkable heights they hit. At the same time it explores the dark side, the personal and political battles that almost tore them apart.

If you adore nothing more than enjoying a great view of the stage while a wonderful story unfolds and the music soars, this one’s for you. Enjoy a star-studded bunch of Temptations tunes including the classics My Girl, Just My Imagination, and Papa Was a Rollin' Stone.

What's the story behind AIN’T TOO PROUD - The Life and Times of The Temptations?

Produced in the West End by Ira Pittelman, Tom Hulce, Stephen Gabriel and Jamie Wilson, this brilliant musical reveals the trials, tribulations, and highs of the Temptations’ dazzling soul music career.

As Otis Williams, the group's founding member and an executive producer of the show says, “I am truly thrilled that our Tony Award-winning musical Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations, which was a smash hit on Broadway and is currently touring to 50 cities in the U.S, will be opening in the West End next Spring. The UK has always loved our music and embraces it as much today as it did 60 years ago. All of us involved with the show can't wait to share this very production with you all."

The Temptations are American Music Royalty. Their huge catalogue of hit songs and six-decade career has seen them ranked Number One in Billboard Magazine's recent list of Greatest R&B/Hip Hop Artists of All Time. They also scored high with Rolling Stone magazine as one of the publication’s 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

It all began with My Girl, which came out in December 1964, their first Number One chart hit. It sold multi-millions of copies, was inducted into The Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, and took a place in the USA National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress in 2018. Altogether the group has won more than fifty gold, platinum, and multi-platinum awards along with five Grammy Awards, including the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Grammy. The list of accolades goes on and on. No wonder we predict theatre tickets for Ain’t Too Proud will sell like crazy.

About AIN’T TOO PROUD - The Life and Times of The Temptations

AIN'T TOO PROUD has a book by Kennedy Prize-winning playwright Dominique Morisseau
It reunites two-time Tony Award winning director Des McAnuffwith Tony and Olivier Award winning choreographer Sergio Trujilio
The Tony Award winning lighting designer Howell Binkleyand Tony Award winning sound designer Steve Canyon Kennedy also reunite after their success on Jersey Boys
Scenic design is by Tony Award nominee Robert Brill
Costume design is by Tony Award winner Paul Tazewell
Projection design is by the Drama Desk Award winner Peter Nigrini
Hair and Wig design is by Charles G. LaPointe
Music Supervision and Arrangements are by Kenny Seymour
Orchestrations are by Drama Desk Award winner Harold Wheeler
Music Direction is by Matt Smith

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Playing at Prince Edward Theatre

28 Old Compton Street, London, W1D 4HS GB (venue info)

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Everyone must have their own ticket to enter the theatre. Under 16s must be accompanied by and sat next to a ticketholder who is at least 18 years old. Under 3s will not be admitted. Latecomers may not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance