Most Popular
- The ballad of bar owner Dennis Hess started as a love song and ended with his suicide
- After keeping an eye on victims of the Hyatt disaster, KC shrinks have bad news for the grief-counseling industry
- With its Ripple venture, Boulevard Brewing sees the future through recycled glass
- As Honeywell closes its 60-year-old site, workers are dealing with the fatal aftereffects
- When it comes to KC's black history, Professor Pellom McDaniels says it's time to get beyond Negro Leagues and jazz
Recent Blog Posts
This week's Pitch and 14 things we learned this week
Sat Nov 21, 11:00 AM
Killa City: Nathaniel Brown charged in death of Taylor Holman
Sat Nov 21, 10:00 AM
Comment of the Week
Fri Nov 20, 5:00 PM
Waldo sexual assault scammers sentenced
Fri Nov 20, 4:30 PM
Klausner and Cass concert canceled for this Sunday
Fri Nov 20, 3:13 PM
Friday Freebies
Fri Nov 20, 3:08 PM
Rock of Pages: All You Need to Know About the Music Business
Fri Nov 20, 2:41 PM
Now you have plans for the weekend
Fri Nov 20, 4:00 PM
This week's "Best of Fat City"
Fri Nov 20, 3:59 PM
Down the hatch: Boulevard's Harvest Dance Wheat Wine
Fri Nov 20, 3:00 PM
National Features >
City Pages
Michele Bachmann, Unmuzzled
You don't need to read Sarah Palin's book to hear the ravings of a mad woman.
By Matt Snyders
Miami New Times
Pimp Daddy
The rise and fall of a chubby sex-cult leader.
By Natalie O'Neill
Riverfront Times
Babe 'n' Arms
Tom was a hot-tempered cross-dresser with a garage full of guns--and then he became Rachel.
By Nicholas Phillips
Dallas Observer
The Fight for Texas
Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison are locked in a battle over the soul of the GOP. They're also running for governor.
By Sam Merten
Idol Play
Share
By Lisa Horn
Published on April 01, 2009 at 2:13am
Composer "Fats" Waller dealt with hardship through comedy. American Idol winner Ruben Studdard will channel the prolific songwriter and pianist in Ain't Misbehavin' tonight at 7:30 at the Lied Center in Lawrence (1600 Stewart Drive). The show is a musical journey of Waller's life and a tribute to the black musicians of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and '30s. Another American Idol alum, Frenchie Davis, joins Studdard in the show, which features songs by Nat "King" Cole, Frank Loesser, Dorothy Fields and Porter Grainger. Kansas City, Kansas, native Arthur Marks, who sings a duet with Studdard, says the crooner embodies Waller's playfulness. "It's a great show for audiences to get into the life of 'Fats' Waller," Marks says. "It's fun for us, too. I'm playing more than I'm working." Tickets run $40-$49 for adults and $20-$25 for students and children, and are available through the Lied Center Ticket Office by calling 785-864-2787. Or buy tickets online at lied.ku.edu.
Sat., April 4, 7:30 p.m., 2009
Now Click This
