Playbill for Ain't Misbehavin': Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Playbill for Ain't Misbehavin'. White background with yellow box at top, graphic center of a woman in a white dress dancing with two men dancing behind her and "AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'" in black ink below. [PLAYBILL/ LONGACRE THEATRE/ AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1978.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1978
• Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884
• Used by: Longacre Theatre, American, founded 1913
• Subject of: Nell Carter, American, 1948 - 2003
• Subject of: André De Shields, American, born 1946
• Subject of: Armelia McQueen, American, born 1952
• Subject of: Ken Page, American, born 1954
• Subject of: Charlayne Woodard, American, born 1953
• Type: theater programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 9 1/4 x 5 7/8 in. (23.5 x 14.9 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Broadway Theatre
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Musical Theatre
• Object number: 2011.45.2ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.