Smokey Joe's Cafe

Smokey Joe's Cafe

Infobox Musical
name= Smokey Joe's Cafe
subtitle=The Songs of Leiber and Stoller


caption= Original Cast Recording
music= Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller
lyrics= Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller
book= Revue
basis=
productions= 1995 Broadway
awards=

"Smokey Joe's Cafe" is a musical theatrical revue showcasing 39 pop standards, including rock and roll, rhythm and blues songs written by songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. This musical was nominated for seven Tony Awards. The Original Broadway cast soundtrack, "Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs Of Leiber And Stoller" won a Grammy award in 1995.

"Smokey Joe's Cafe" made its theatrical debut in 1994 in Los Angeles. The show opened on Broadway on March 2, 1995 at the Virginia Theatre. The first London production was in 1996 at the Prince of Wales Theatre.

The New York production closed on January 16, 2000 after 2,036 performances, making "Smokey Joe's Cafe" the longest running musical revue in Broadway history. The final performance was filmed, and released on DVD in 2001

Throughout its run, the cast included special appearances by a variety of popular recording artists, including Gladys Knight, Gloria Gaynor and Rick Springfield.

As of March 2008, this musical is still being produced by professional and amateur theatrical companies around the world.

Songs

;Act I
* Neighborhood
* Young Blood
* Falling
* Ruby Baby
* Dance With Me
* Keep On Rollin'
* Searchin'
* Kansas City
* Trouble
* Love Me/Don't
* Fools Fall in Love
* Poison Ivy
* Don Juan
* Shoppin' for Clothes
* I Keep Forgettin'
* On Broadway
* D.W. Washburn
* Saved;Act II
* Baby That Is Rock & Roll
* Yakety Yak
* Charlie Brown
* Stay a While
* Pearl's a Singer
* 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
* Love Potion #9
* Some Cats Know
* Jailhouse Rock
* Spanish Harlem
* I (Who Have Nothing)
* Stand by Me

Awards and nominations

;1995 Tony Award nominations
* Tony Award for Best Musical - Produced by Richard Frankel, Thomas Viertel, Steven Baruch, Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President; Paul Libin: Producing Director; Jack Viertel: Creative Director), Rick Steiner, Frederic H. Mayerson, Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre (Gordon Davidson, Artistic/Producing Director)
* Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Victor Trent Cook
* Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Brenda Braxton, B.J. Crosby, DeLee Lively
* Tony Award for Best Choreography - Joey McKneely
* Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical - Jerry Zaks

External links

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* [http://www.angelfire.com/mn/coasters/ The Coasters (who originally recorded several of the above songs)]


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