Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations

Oct 16, 2021 - Open Run

Running time: 2:30

PLAYING @

Imperial Theatre
249 W 45th St
New York, NY 10036

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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
By Bus: Take the M7, M20, or M104 bus.

By Subway: 1, 2, 7, S, N, R, Q, W, A, C, E to 42nd St./ Times Square

Show Description:

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Music

The Legendary Motown Catalog

Lyrics

The Legendary Motown Catalog

Book

Dominique Morisseau

Director

Des McAnuff

Choreography

Sergio Trujillo

TDF MEMBER TICKETS:

NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS SHOW

Listed at TKTS:

Never

FULL-PRICE TICKETS

$49.00 - $169.00

prices subject to change

ADDITIONAL INFO

Rush
$29 - in person at the Imperial Theatre box office on the day of the performances beginning when the box office opens. There will be a limit of two tickets per customer, with a valid student I.D. Seat locations will be at the discretion of the box office, and are based on availability.

Age Guidance: 13

Show Notes
1 Intermission

ACCESSIBILITY INFO

Wheelchairs
Wheelchair seating available. Theatre is not completely wheelchair accessible. There are no steps to the designated wheelchair seating location.

Seating
Front and rear mezzanines reached only by stairs. Seats 1,421.

Elevator\Escalator
There are no elevators or escalators at this theatre.

Parking
Valet parking lot: North side of street between Broadway & 8th Ave. Vans enter on 46th St. Valet parking garage: East of Shubert Alley, on south side of 45th St. between Broadway & 8th Ave. No vans.

Curb Ramps
(2.5" lip) SW corner of 45th St. & Broadway; NW corner 45th St. & Broadway.

Entrance
Double doors in series: 1st set (each 27") has one pair of automatic doors from 45th St to foyer with push-button control; 2nd set (each 27") has one pair of automatic doors to ticket lobby with push button control: 3rd set (each 25.5", attended by ushers) to inner lobby; 4th set (each 53", attended by ushers) into theatre.

Box Office
Main lobby. Counter 43". Assistance available.

Restroom
Unisex: Inner lobby. Door 33". Stall 96" x 66". Commode 17". Grab bars

Water Fountain
Ticket lobby. Spout 36".

Telephone
Foyer. Coin slot 53.5". Cord 29". Volume control. With TTY and electric outlet

Assisted Listening System
Reservations are not necessary. Drivers license or ID with printed address required as a deposit. Please call: (212) 582-7678 to reserve in advance. Closed Captioning is also available through the GalaPro app. For more information on GalaPro, check here: https://www.galapro.com/

Visual Assistance
Vision seats in the front of the orchestra for purchase online, in person, or on the phone. Audio Description is also available through the GalaPro app. More information can be found here: https://www.galapro.com/

Folding Armrests
Fifteen row-end seats with folding armrests.

VIDEOS

REVIEWS

Mercifully, the show mostly avoids the usual jukebox pitfall of jimmying in songs to reflect the plot in literal ways. Instead, the musical numbers generally register as a rippling, liquid mirror of societal and personal flux, especially in the ways they show the Temptations’ sound being calibrated to suit a mainstream (i.e., white) audience. As for the performance of those songs, orchestrated by Harold Wheeler with musical direction and arrangements by Kenny Seymour, they’re pretty close to perfection. CONTINUE READING THE NEW YORK TIMES REVIEW

The Temptations are hard to resist. No matter how much you may chafe at the clunky machinery of Broadway’s latest jukebox biomusical, Ain’t Too Proud, the hits just keep coming, distracting your critical faculties with zaps of R&B greatness. And when the show is shining at full power—when its lavishly gifted stars are lined up for duty in natty matching suits, moving and singing in synch through songs like “My Girl,” “ I’m Gonna Make You Love Me,” “Papa Was a Rolling Stone” and “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg”— the gleam of well-polished nostalgia is strong. CONTINUE READING THE TIME OUTNEW YORK REVIEW

The hardest workout in New York right now has got to be the one being demonstrated eight shows a week by the principal cast of Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations. The actors stepping in for the Motown group's changing lineup over the years barely pause long enough in the linking scenes between numbers to catch their breath and let the sweat dry before launching into another spirited vocal performance with vigorous dance grooves to match. Sure, there are craft issues with a show that's more narrated than dramatized; but as a fan experience, this high-energy tribute delivers big time. CONTINUE READING THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER REVIEW