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Melba Moore


»STAGE

Ain't Misbehavin'
Through Dec. $40-$75. Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut St. 215.569.9700. www.princemusictheater.org

After debuting on Broadway with the counterculture musical Hair and winning a 1970 Tony Award for her acclaimed performance in Purlie, Melba Moore was the toast of Manhattan. But then she fell on hard times with two horrendous marriages (including one with Clifton Davis), a trip to the poorhouse, a vicious custody battle and jail. Like countless other celebrities caught in a downward spiral, Moore got religion, and eventually resurrected her career with a star turn in Les Miserables. Renewed, the Grammy-nominated star displays her considerable vocal gifts in the Prince Music Theater's new staging of Ain't Misbehavin'--a silky smooth musical revue co-starring Broadway heavyweights Eugene Fleming and Ken Prymus and featuring 30 tunes composed or recorded by the legendary Fats Waller. Recalling the heyday of the Harlem renaissance, the stylish and soulful show is directed by Richard Parison, who showed his mastery of musical theater with the Prince's electrifying 2005 revival of Dreamgirls and the spectacularly entertaining 2004 sleeper-hit The Big Bang at Act II Playhouse. (J. Cooper Robb)


» NIGHTWATCH

Sex Dwarf Snow Ball 2007
Fri., Dec. 21, 9pm. $5. Fluid, 613 S. Fourth St. 215.629.3686. www.fluidnightclub.com

Kick off the long weekend with DJ Robert Drake and DJ Marilyn Thomas.

The Zodiac: Sagittarius Edition
Fri., Dec. 21, 7pm. $7-$10. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215.222.1400. www.myspace.com/thezodiacparty

Live performances, DJs and special guests amp up the official second anniversary of this monthly party.

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NXTLVL
Wed., Dec. 19, 10pm. Free. Barbary, 951 Frankford Ave. 215.634.7400. www.myspace.com/thenewbarbary

A new weekly party featuring Shawn Ryan, Mike Tee and Billy Werner.

Send party info/fliers/corrections to listings@philadelphiaweekly.com




Bamboo 101 N. 20th St. 215.636.0228

Bar Noir 112 S. 18th St. 215.569.1160

Big Dick's Surf Club 1205 Race St. 215.851.1588

Bike Stop 206 S. Quince St. 215.627.1662

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