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”Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations” – meet the West End cast

Tom Millward

29 March 2023

Tosh Wanogho-Maud, Cameron Bernard Jones, Sifiso Mazibuko, Mitchell Zhangazha and Kyle Cox
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The West End premiere of Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations is about to hit the stage, so we thought we’d give you the opportunity to get to know the five leading men portraying the classic Temps line-up.

We recently sat down with Cameron Bernard Jones (who plays Melvin Franklin), Kyle Cox (Paul Williams), Sifiso Mazibuko (Otis Williams), Tosh Wanogho-Maud (David Ruffin), and Mitchell Zhangazha (Eddie Kendricks) and you can learn all about them – including their proudest achievements and biggest temptations in life – in the video below:

The cast is completed by Evonnee Bentley-Holder, Natalia Brown, Ryan Carter, Hannah Fairclough, Christopher Gopaul, Daniel Haswell, Naomi Katiyo, Akmed Junior Khemalai, Holly Liburd, Darnell Mathew-James, Simeon Montague, Posi Morakinyo, Sadie-Jean Shirley, Michael James Stewart, Toyan Thomas-Browne, Dylan Turner and Kevin Yates.

Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations features a book by Tony nominee Dominique Morisseau and reunites Tony Award-winning director Des McAnuff, Tony Award-winning choreographer Sergio Trujillo, Tony Award-winning lighting designer Howell Binkley and Tony Award-winning sound designer Steve Canyon Kennedy. All four previously worked on the much-loved jukebox musical Jersey Boys.

It has scenic design by Tony Award nominee Robert Brill with costume design by Tony winner Paul Tazewell. Projection design is by Peter Nigrini, hair and wig design by Charles G LaPointe, music supervision and Arrangements by Kenny Seymour, orchestrations by Harold Wheeler and music direction by Matt Smith.

Tickets for performances from 31 March until 1 October are on sale below.

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