The songs of Leiber And Stoller are presented in various combinations with no dialogue in this musical revue style dance and song celebration of Rock & Roll.
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Smokey Joe's Cafe was conceived by Stephen Helper, Jack Viertel, and Otis Sallid. Presented in a revue format with no unifying theme, it showcases 39 songs, sung by members of the cast in various combinations, with no dialogue. The musical had its world premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles where it ran from November 1994 to January 22, 1995.
The revue opened on Broadway on March 2, 1995 at the Virginia Theatre and closed on January 16, 2000 after 2,036 performances. Directed by Jerry Zaks with choreography by Joey McKneely, the nine person cast featured Ken Ard, Brenda Braxton, Victor Trent Cook, B. J. Crosby, and DeLee Lively. Throughout its run, there were special appearances by many popular singers, including Pam Tillis (April 1999), Gladys Knight (May 1999), Tony Orlando (June 1999), Lou Rawls (April 1999), Gloria Gaynor (August 1999) and Rick Springfield (October 1999). Gladys Knight also appeared in the tour when it played Boston in February 2000. The final performance was filmed and later released on DVD in 2001.
It premiered in the West End at the Prince of Wales Theatre on October 1, 1996 and ran through January 1, 1997. Zaks directed and McKneely choreographed, with some of the Broadway cast (Cook, Lively and Crosby) repeating their roles.
Lyrics and music by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller (unless otherwise noted)
Act I
Neighborhood (Music and Lyrics By John Sembello, Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
Young Blood (Music and Lyrics By Doc Pomus, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
Falling
Ruby Baby
Dance With Me (Music and Lyrics By Louis Lebish, George Treadwell, Irv Nathan, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
Neighborhood (Reprise) (Music and Lyrics By John Sembello, Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
Keep On Rollin'
Searchin'
Kansas City
Trouble
Love Me / Don't
Fools Fall In Love
Poison Ivy
Don Juan
Shoppin' for Clothes (Music and Lyrics By Kent Harris, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
I Keep Forgettin'
On Broadway (Music and Lyrics By Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
D.W. Washburn
Saved
Act II
Baby That Is Rock & Roll
Yakety Yak
Charlie Brown
Stay a While
Pearl's a Singer (Music and Lyrics By John Sembello, Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
Teach Me How to Shimmy
You're the Boss
Loving You
Treat Me Nice
Hound Dog
Little Egypt
I'm a Woman
There Goes My Baby (Music and Lyrics By Benjamin Earl Nelson, Lover Patterson, George Treadwell, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
Love Potion #9
Some Cats Know
Jailhouse Rock
Fools Fall In Love(Reprise)
Spanish Harlem (Music and Lyrics By Phil Spector and Jerry Leiber)
I (Who Have Nothing) (Music and Lyrics By Carlo Donida, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
Stand by Me (Music and Lyrics By Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
That Is Rock & Roll
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Tony Award Nominations
Best Musical
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Victor Trent Cook
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Brenda Braxton
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - B.J. Crosby
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - DeLee Lively
Best Choreography
Best Direction of a Musical
1996 Grammy Award Nominations
winnerBest Musical Show Album
Version 1
Smokey Joe's Café (1995-03-Virginia Theatre-Broadway)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: August Wilson Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis)
Durée : 4 ans 10 mois 3 semaines Nombre : 25 previews - 2036 représentationsPremière Preview : 09 February 1995
Première: 02 March 1995
Dernière: 16 January 2000Mise en scène : Jerry Zaks • Chorégraphie : Joey McKneely • Producteur : Star(s) : Avec: Ken Ard, Adrian Bailey, Brenda Braxton, Victor Trent Cook, B. J. Crosby, Pattie Darcy Jones, DeLee Lively, Frederick B. Owens, Michael Park, Louis St. LouisPresse : The theatre critic for the magazine Variety, in reviewing the Los Angeles tryout, noted that "the songwriters, director Jerry Zaks and choreographer Joey McKneely don't do enough packaging of the material, don't go far enough taking songs first heard on transistor radios and re-imagining them for the stage...There are a couple of halfhearted attempts at structure. The show opens and closes with the 1974 obscurity "Neighborhood," which suggests this will be a scrapbook of memories."
Ben Brantley, the theatre critic for The New York Times wrote that the revue "is a strangely homogenized tribute to one of popular music's most protean songwriting teams...There has obviously been a decision not to go for literal period nostalgia, so the songs are freed from their distinctive original contexts...Too often, though, the performers are simply singing into space without any ostensible reason for being there."
The theatre critic for The Guardian (London), noted that the London cast consists of "acting singers rather than singing actors, which suits a show where there's almost no acting to be done. Whew - no pesky plot development or subtexts, just a glut of glowing pop tunes...There's no attempt at chronology, or even biography."
According to the theatre critic for the Washington Post, Peter Marks, the revue "never quite attained smash-hit status", but it made popular the musical fashioned on the existing work of "pop composers already beloved by baby boomers."
Version 2
Smokey Joe's Café (1996-10-Prince of Wales Theatre-Broadway)
Type de série: Original LondonThéâtre: Prince of Wales Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 1 an 11 mois 2 semaines Nombre : 813 représentationsPremière Preview : 15 October 1996
Première: 23 October 1996
Dernière: 03 October 1998Mise en scène : Jerry Zaks • Chorégraphie : Joey McKneely • Producteur : Star(s) : Avec: Victor Trent Cook, BJ Cosby, DeLee Lively, Deb Lyons, Stephanie Pope, Devin Richards, Robert Torti, Alton White and Harrison White.Commentaires : A straightforward compilation show of 39 numbers sung and danced by a cast of six black and three white performers, and a seven-piece band. There was no attempt to tell a story or create a plot – just two hours devoted to the music of Leiber & Stoller. A huge hit on Broadway, it was also highly praised when the all-American cast transferred to the West End, and managed a run of nearly two years. The highlight of the show was DeLee Lively in the number “Teach Me How to Shimmy”
Version 3
Smokey Joe's Café (2005-12-Bridewell Theatre-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Bridewell Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 1 semaine Nombre : Première Preview : 08 December 2005
Première: 08 December 2005
Dernière: 17 December 2005Mise en scène : Chorégraphie : Producteur : Star(s) :
Version 4
Smokey Joe's Café (2010-07-Landor Theatre-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Landor Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 1 mois 3 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : 13 July 2010
Première: 20 July 2010
Dernière: 12 September 2010Mise en scène : Mykal Rand • Chorégraphie : Mykal Rand • Producteur : Star(s) : Avec: Steph Fearon, Kym Mazelle, Marc Akinfolarin, Miguel Angel, Edward Baruwa, Simon Hardwick, Ngo Ngola, Philippa Stefani, Yaa.
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