(January 20, 2005 to February 20, 2005) She played Ruby in the musical, "Ain't Misbehavin," at the Public Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with Everett Bradley (Sweets); Jim Weaver (King); Monica L. Patton (Cherry); and Q. Smith (Queenie); in the cast. Marcia Milgrom Dodge was director. William Foster McDaniel was conductor and music director. The orchestra included Chuck Austin (trumpet, flu gel horn); Greg Humphries (drums); Carl Jackson (trombone); Ken Power (sax, clarinet); Paul Thompson (acoustic bass); and William Foster McDaniel (pianist). The musical was based on the idea by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby Jr. Thomas "Fats" Waller wrote the music.
