Yes. ;-)
And you mentioned something which I always feel is true, but didn't really express - which is that I agree that jukebox musicals are designed for the audiences who will recognize and celebrate all the big hit tunes they already know, and ride on the specific nostalgia of that singer/composer/group and their songs.
Ain't Misbehavin' does feature some familiar songs, but many of them were not so well-known at the time, and some of the arrangements (for instance, the vocalese lyrics for Fats' original piano solo "Handful Of Keys") were written/conceived just for the occasion. The show was a celebration of all things Fats Waller, but not in the current way that jukebox shows do it. |
