Get Ready! Nik Walker & Matt Manuel Join Broadway's Ain't Too Proud

Broadway's hit Temptations musical Ain't Too Proud welcomes Nik Walker and Matt Manuel to the cast on February 28. They take over the roles of Otis Williams and David Ruffin, respectively, from Tony nominees Derrick Baskin and MJ-bound Ephraim Sykes, who took their final bows at the Imperial Theatre on February 26.

Walker has previously appeared on stage in Hamilton, Motown: The Musical and Peter and the Starcatcher. Manuel makes his Broadway debut in Ain't Too Proud; he made his professional acting debut in the national tour of Motown: The Musical.

Walker and Manuel join a principal cast that includes James Harkness as Paul Williams, Jawan M. Jackson as Melvin Franklin and Jelani Remy as Eddie Kendricks.

Ain't Too Proud follows The Temptations' journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. With their signature dance moves and unmistakable harmonies, they rose to the top of the charts creating an amazing 42 Top Ten Hits with 14 reaching number one. Through friendship and betrayal amid the civil unrest that tore America apart, their moving and personal story still resonates five decades later.

Featuring a Tony-nominated book by Dominique Morisseau, direction by two-time Tony winner Des McAnuff, Tony-winning choreography by Sergio Trujillo, music direction/arrangements by Kenny Seymour and vocal supervision by Liz Caplan, Ain't Too Proud features a score made up of The Temptations' legendary songs including "My Girl," "Just My Imagination" and "Papa Was a Rolling Stone."