Playwright Dominique Morisseau says it ‘feels right’ to see the acclaimed Temptations musical return to Bay Area.
The story of R&B legends The Temptations is a Motown story, in other words a Detroit story. And who better to tell it than Dominique Morisseau, who has explored life in her native Detroit in plays such as “Detroit ’67,” “Skeleton Crew” and “Paradise Blue”?
Now the musical finally makes its way back to the Bay Area as BroadwaySF brings its U.S. tour to the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco. It opens just three days after the Alanis Morissette musical “Jagged Little Pill” exits the space.“The Temptations were my parents’ favorite group growing up,” Morisseau says. “I grew up on their music, and my city grew up on their music, and my city birthed their sound. Detroit has a strong presence in the musical itself, and I just understand the DNA.
“Ain’t Too Proud” is told largely from the point of view of surviving founding Temptations member Otis Williams, based on his book “The Temptations” as well as conversations with him. The version of “Ain’t Too Proud” coming to San Francisco isn’t exactly the one seen at Berkeley Rep, as it was refined on the way to Broadway.
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