Broadway's Michael Jackson Chosen, Ephraim Sykes Was Tony-Nominated for Playing Temptation in "Ain't too Proud"
The Broadway Michael Jackson musical has a star. Ephraim Sykes, who played David Ruffin in "Ain't Too Proud" this past season, and
Today is Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: John Gallagher Jr. Arthur Darvill Tracie Bennett Phyllida Lloyd Mark Linn-Baker Joe Piscopo Barry Manilow Frankie Hewitt Evelyn Eaton Janice Mars Paul Stevens David Ross Terry Gilkyson Peter Von Zerneck Max Leavitt Ralph Bellamy Sammy Fain Vivian Duncan Harold A. Levey Paul England C. Henry Gordon Igor Stravinsky Willette Kershaw Karl Van Vechten Carlyle Moore Grant Mitchell Robert McWade Edwards Davis Reginald Barlow Charles Frohman Jason Patric Donald Girard Gerrit de Beer Jonathan Aronson Françoise Dorner Lane Bradbury Jess Cain Gene de Paul Cavada Humphrey James Weldon Johnson