Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations Tickets

Most recently seen on Broadway in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, James Harkness is a veteran of not only the stage (Aida, The Color Purple, Chicago), but also a best director nominee, an award‑winning choreographer, and a songwriter. His debut show, Fragments of Me, performed at the Metropolitan Room in New York, is available on YouTube. Harkness is proud and humbled to stand with this company to tell this story of the legendary group that is a firm part of American culture. Thanks to my manager Dave Brenner and love to my family.

A Montclair State Alumni and New Jersey Native. Broadway: Ain't Too Proud The Life and Times of The Temptations (Eddie Kendricks), Disney’s The Lion King (Simba). Past shows include High School Musical and High School Musical 2!, Smokey Joes Cafe  The Apple Boys, Anjou: The Musical Horror Tale, The Oscar Michaeux Suite, Love Around The Block at Hermes, Cabaret (Goodspeed Opera House), Mozart: Her Story (Carnegie Hall). Jelani is a Papermill Playhouse Rising Star and Chita Rivera award recipient. NextGen Advocate. Thanks to the cast and crew, The Remys, CG, DannyLou, BCEFA, Tara Rubin, DGRW this beautiful theater community and God.

Matt Manuel is a singer/songwriter from Detroit, Michigan, and is excited to be making his Broadway debut in Ain't Too Proud. He was last seen making his professional acting debut as Marvin Gaye in the Touring Cast of Motown: The Musical. Prior to acting, He was a lead vocalist in the Simone Vitale orchestra, and the guest entertainer group, Evolution. Previous credits include: Akoma the short film, and American Idol.

Born and raised in the heart of Motown, Jawan M. Jackson is a native of Detroit. Jackson made his professional debut starring in Broadway’s Motown The Musical as Melvin Franklin of The Temptations. A graduate of Eastern Michigan University, Jackson began his career as a radio personality for Detroit’s top radio station, Hot 107.5. Upon graduation, he successfully helped instill, develop, and execute a program for high school students who had a passion for pursuing a career in acting and the arts. Film: Sparkle (2012), Love Thy Self (2014). TV: Netflix’s The Get Down (2016), PBS’s Doo Wop Generations (2018). Big thanks to my agents at Carson Kolker, Barry and Oscar, and manager Arthur Massei.

Nik Walkeris a movie nerd, Boston native and unqualified NYU professor, and although he’s enjoyed quite a ride in this industry- on B’way as A.Burr in Hamilton; on TV in Blue Bloods and Law and Order SVU; in the upcoming film The Instigators, alongside his hero Matt Damon; and as a writer, most notably developing his animated series Cleaners at Warner Bros Discovery with the incredible Alex Brightman- his real dream... is to spend a night in the secret room inside Cinderella’s Castle at Walt Disney World. WDW is magic; Nik and his very patient wife Sarah visit often, and procuring this stay is their white whale. Again, to be clear, it’s a room INSIDE the castle, y'all. And do you know who's stayed there? Broadway.com Audience Award nominee, James Monroe Iglehart. James has lovingly tortured Nik for years, and if he got a stay, then Nik should, too. Anyway, Nik thanks God, his mom and fam, (including Jess Nurse and Ryan Garcia, who forced him to name them individually), Stewart Talent, The Boothe Group, and House Buckets. “Dedicated to my Uncle Bob, who taught me how to laugh.”

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