AIN’T NO MO On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jordan-E-Coopers-AINT-NO-MO-Will-Come-to-Broadway-in-November-20220711

Producers Academy Award® nominee Lee Daniels and Brian Anthony Moreland will present the comedy, Ain't No Mo' written by and starring Jordan E. Cooper, on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre (111 W. 44th St.). The production will begin previews on Thursday, November 3 ahead of an official opening on Thursday, December 1, 2022.

Having premiered to critical acclaim at The Public Theater, Ain't No Mo' dares to ask the incendiary question, "What if the U.S. government offered Black Americans one-way plane tickets to Africa?" The answer is the high-octane comedy about being Black in today's America from the mischievous mind of playwright Jordan E. Cooper ("The Ms. Pat Show". Seamlessly blending sketch comedy, satire and avant garde theater, Ain't No Mo' will leave you crying with laughter-and thinking through the tears.

"Not since the original Dreamgirls, have I been so moved by a piece of theater. I knew it would take something extraordinary to finally lure me to Broadway, and Ain't No Mo' is it. Jordan E. Cooper is a revelation and I can't wait for a whole new audience to lay witness to what he has created. Broadway ain't gon' be the same!" said Producer Lee Daniels.

Updated On: 11/29/22 at 10:23 AM

Very exciting, and well-deserved!

Worth noting that, while it's the same director as before, the scenic designer and costume designer are different, suggesting the physical production will not be a replica of what played at the Public. 

quizking101 said: "Aaaaand there goes the last of Mockingbird’s chances of returning.

Honestly not a loss as this show sounds a heck of a lot more interesting"

I think I remember reading in a recent post from troynow (who correctly called this taking the Belasco) that Mockingbird was looking at moving into the Music Box after Evan Hansen finishes its run.

@BroadwayGuy12

THANK YOU!

https://aintnomobway.com/

Updated On: 7/11/22 at 11:00 AM

lachri5 said: "https://aintnomobway.com/"

Flaunting Lee Daniels' name –– a name that means virtually nothing to mass audiences –– as a "creator" and producer is so beyond tacky. Even more so than his film Lee Daniels' The Butler, since he didn't write or direct this play.

Updated On: 7/11/22 at 11:06 AM

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "lachri5 said: "https://aintnomobway.com/"

Flaunting Lee Daniels' name –– a name that means virtually nothing to mass audiences –– as a "creator" and producer is so beyond tacky. Even more so than his filmLee Daniels' The Butler,since he didn't write or direct this play."

You shouldn't speak on which you do not know. Lee Daniels is a renowned name in the Black community and your ignorance of his body of work speaks volumes. Yikes. Productions have used producing credits of famous people for years. Alicia Keys with Stickfly, the bevy of celebrity names attached to Strange Loop, etc. 

If having no presenting producers name above the title entices no one, but having Lee’s name entices 10, is it really that egregious an action?

SSSSUUUUUUUUPPPPPPPPEEERRRRRR excited for this to be coming in!!!

It looks like Ain't No Mo is making its regional premiere at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre in DC this September/October. The DC production is also going to be transferring to Baltimore Center Stage (Oct 27 - Nov 20). The two regional productions list Lili-Anne Brown as the director, so it will probably be a completely different production than Broadway (and not just an out-of-town tryout). The Broadway production is directed by Stevie Walker-Webb, who also directed the show at the Public a few years ago.

It just seems a little unusual for a show to be debuting regionally (with a different director) a few months before it debuts on Broadway... especially since the Baltimore Center Stage and Broadway previews overlap a bit. Aren't performance rights usually restricted when a show is about to make its broadway debut?

Updated On: 8/16/22 at 11:31 PM

The deal was clearly done before broadway was on the horizon. Sometimes this happens. Probably a carve out of the rights. 

troynow said: "New York, New York is coming in. That is going to the St.James as of now. After Into the woods."

I've heard this too. Has there been a production of this anywhere or will Broadway be its first time  on its feet?

any casting updates? apart from Jordan reprising his role I have no clue who else is in this, even more bizarre considering it starts previews in a month and started rehearsal this week 

JBroadway said: "troynow said: "This will be a cold open. No out of town just the workshops."

I understand there are some new members of the creative team, so it won’t be exactly the same as the production that played at the Public 4 years ago. But still, even if it’s not an exact replica, I wouldn’t go so far as to say that it’s “opening cold” after an NYC run at a major theatre."

I believe he's talking about New York, New York.