Smokey Joe's Cafe
The songs of Leiber and Stoller
MusicalRevueOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Mar 02, 1995
Closing Date
Jan 16, 2000
1st Preview
Feb 09, 1995
1st Preview
Feb 09, 1995
Previews
25
Performances
2,036
MusicalRevueOriginalBroadway
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Open Date: Mar 02, 1995
Close Date: Jan 16, 2000
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
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PeopleTheatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President; Paul Libin: Producing Director; Jack Viertel: Creative Director)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 and Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre (Gordon Davidson, Artistic/Producing Director); Associate Producer: Marc Routh, Rhoda Mayerson and Thomas GlaserMusic by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; Lyrics by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; Music orchestrated by Steve Margoshes; Music arranged by Louis St. Louis; Additional numbers by Phil Spector ("Spanish Harlem" with Jerry Leiber), Ben E. King ("Stand By Me" with Leiber & Stoller), Doc Pomus ("Young Blood" with Leiber & Stoller), Barry Mann ("On Broadway" with Leiber & Stoller), Cynthia Weil ("On Broadway" with Leiber & Stoller), Kent Harris ("Shoppin' for Clothes" with Leiber & Stoller), Ralph Dino ("Neighborhood," "Pearl's a Singer" with Leiber & Stoller), John Sembello ("Neighborhood," "Pearl's a Singer" with Leiber & Stoller), Carlo Donida ("I (Who Have Nothing)" with Leiber & Stoller), Mogol ("I (Who Have Nothing)" with Leiber & Stoller), Benjamin Earl Nelson ("There Goes My Baby" with Leiber & Stoller), Lover Patterson ("There Goes My Baby" with Leiber & Stoller), George Treadwell ("Dance With Me," "There Goes My Baby" w/Leiber & Stoller), Louis Lebish ("Dance With Me" with Leiber & Stoller) and Irv Nathan ("Dance with Me" with Leiber & Stoller)Directed by Jerry Zaks; Assistant Director: Lori Steinberg; Musical Staging by Joey McKneely; Assistant Choreographer: Lori Werner; Conceived by Stephen Helper, Jack Viertel and Otis Sallid; Conceived by Stephen Helper, Jack Viertel and Otis Sallid; Additional musical staging by Otis SallidScenic Design by Heidi Landesman; Assistant Scenic Design: Joel Reynolds and David C. Paulin; Costume Design by William Ivey Long; Associate Scenic Design: Mariah Hale; Assistant to the Designer: Kandra Jahoda; Lighting Design by Timothy Hunter; Assistant Lighting Design: Laura Manteuffel and Olivier Ilisca; Sound Design by Tony Meola; Associate Sound Design: Brian Ronan; Assistant Sound Design: Jason Kruegar; Hair Design by Randy Houston Mercer; Make-Up Design by Randy Houston MercerGeneral Manager: Richard Frankel Productions; Company Manager: Laura Green; Associate Co. Mgr: Nina EssmanProduction Supervisor: Steven Beckler; Production Stage Manager: Kenneth Hanson; Production Manager: Peter Fulbright; Stage Manager: Maximo Torres; Assistant Stage Mgr: Mary MacLeodConducted by Louis St. Louis; Associate Conductor: David Keyes; Piano: Louis St. Louis; Synthesizer: David Keyes; Bass: Frank Canino; Drums: Brian Brake; Saxophones: Chris Eminizer; Percussion: Frank Pagano; Guitars: Drew Zingg; Musical Coordinator: John Miller; Music Copying: Emily Grishman Music PreparationPiano by Steinway & SonsPress Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Casting: Peter Wise & Associates; Dance Captain: Mary MacLeod; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Promotions: Tanya Grubich and Scott Walton; Marketing: Leanne Schanzer Promotions; Photographer: Jay Thompson, Joan Marcus and Craig SchwartzStandby: Bobby Daye (Performer), Kevyn Morrow (Performer), April Nixon (Performer) and Monica Pege (Performer)
Virginia Theatre (Mar 02, 1995 - Jan 16, 2000)
Vocal arrangements by Chapman Roberts; Musical Director: Louis St. LouisAssistant Stage Mgr: Brian Meister and Lisa Dawn Cave; Stage Manager: Lisa Dawn Cave; Production Stage Manager: Ira Mont (Jun 28, 1999 - Jan 16, 2000)Dance Captain: Lisa Dawn Cave; Photographer: Lois GreenfieldCast
Standby: David Bedella (Performer), Michael-Demby Cain (Performer), Felicia Finley (Performer), Stacy Francis (Performer), Cee-Cee Harshaw (Performer), D'Atra Hicks (Performer), Cat Hollingsworth (Performer), Ramona Keller (Performer), J. C. Montgomery (Performer), Destan Owens (Performer), Paige Price (Performer), Natasha Rennalls (Performer), Devin Richards (Performer), Peggy Taphorn (Performer), Carla Renata Williams (Performer) and Virginia Ann Woodruff (Performer) -
Songsmusic by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
(Unless otherwise noted)Act 1Neighborhood
(music by Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)Young Blood
(music by Jerry Leiber, Doc Pomus and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Jerry Leiber, Doc Pomus and Mike Stoller)FallingRuby BabyDance With Me
(music by Louis Lebish, Jerry Leiber, Irv Nathan, Mike Stoller and George Treadwell; lyrics by Louis Lebish, Jerry Leiber, Irv Nathan, Mike Stoller and George Treadwell)Neighborhood (Reprise)
(music by Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)Keep On Rollin'Searchin'Kansas CityTroubleLove Me / Don'tFools Fall in LovePoison IvyDon JuanShoppin' for Clothes
(music by Kent Harris, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Kent Harris, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)I Keep Forgettin'On Broadway
(music by Jerry Leiber, Barry Mann, Mike Stoller and Cynthia Weil; lyrics by Jerry Leiber, Barry Mann, Mike Stoller and Cynthia Weil)D.W. WashburnSavedAct 2That is Rock & RollYakety YakCharlie BrownStay a WhilePearl's a Singer
(music by Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber, John Sembello and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber, John Sembello and Mike Stoller)Teach me How to ShimmyYou're the BossSmokey Joe's CafeLoving YouTreat Me NiceHound DogLittle EgyptI'm a WomanThere Goes My Baby
(music by Jerry Leiber, Benjamin Earl Nelson, Lover Patterson, Mike Stoller and George Treadwell; lyrics by Jerry Leiber, Benjamin Earl Nelson, Lover Patterson, Mike Stoller and George Treadwell)Love Potion #9Some Cats KnowJailhouse RockFools Fall in LoveI (Who Have Nothing)
(music by Carlo Donida, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Carlo Donida, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)Neighborhood (Reprise)
(music by Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)Stand By Me
(music by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)That Is Rock & Roll -
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1995 Nominee
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 and Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre (Gordon Davidson, Artistic/Producing Director)Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1995 Nominee
Victor Trent CookBest Featured Actress in a Musical
Best Choreography
1995 Nominee
Choreographed by Joey McKneelyBest Direction of a Musical
1995 Nominee
Directed by Jerry Zaks -
Statistics
Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf. Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President; Paul Libin: Producing Director; Jack Viertel: Creative Director)
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 and Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre (Gordon Davidson, Artistic/Producing Director); Associate Producer: Marc Routh, Rhoda Mayerson and Thomas Glaser
Music by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; Lyrics by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; Music orchestrated by Steve Margoshes; Music arranged by Louis St. Louis; Additional numbers by Phil Spector ("Spanish Harlem" with Jerry Leiber), Ben E. King ("Stand By Me" with Leiber & Stoller), Doc Pomus ("Young Blood" with Leiber & Stoller), Barry Mann ("On Broadway" with Leiber & Stoller), Cynthia Weil ("On Broadway" with Leiber & Stoller), Kent Harris ("Shoppin' for Clothes" with Leiber & Stoller), Ralph Dino ("Neighborhood," "Pearl's a Singer" with Leiber & Stoller), John Sembello ("Neighborhood," "Pearl's a Singer" with Leiber & Stoller), Carlo Donida ("I (Who Have Nothing)" with Leiber & Stoller), Mogol ("I (Who Have Nothing)" with Leiber & Stoller), Benjamin Earl Nelson ("There Goes My Baby" with Leiber & Stoller), Lover Patterson ("There Goes My Baby" with Leiber & Stoller), George Treadwell ("Dance With Me," "There Goes My Baby" w/Leiber & Stoller), Louis Lebish ("Dance With Me" with Leiber & Stoller) and Irv Nathan ("Dance with Me" with Leiber & Stoller)
Directed by Jerry Zaks; Assistant Director: Lori Steinberg; Musical Staging by Joey McKneely; Assistant Choreographer: Lori Werner; Conceived by Stephen Helper, Jack Viertel and Otis Sallid; Conceived by Stephen Helper, Jack Viertel and Otis Sallid; Additional musical staging by Otis Sallid
Scenic Design by Heidi Landesman; Assistant Scenic Design: Joel Reynolds and David C. Paulin; Costume Design by William Ivey Long; Associate Scenic Design: Mariah Hale; Assistant to the Designer: Kandra Jahoda; Lighting Design by Timothy Hunter; Assistant Lighting Design: Laura Manteuffel and Olivier Ilisca; Sound Design by Tony Meola; Associate Sound Design: Brian Ronan; Assistant Sound Design: Jason Kruegar; Hair Design by Randy Houston Mercer; Make-Up Design by Randy Houston Mercer
General Manager: Richard Frankel Productions; Company Manager: Laura Green; Associate Co. Mgr: Nina Essman
Production Supervisor: Steven Beckler; Production Stage Manager: Kenneth Hanson; Production Manager: Peter Fulbright; Stage Manager: Maximo Torres; Assistant Stage Mgr: Mary MacLeod
Conducted by Louis St. Louis; Associate Conductor: David Keyes; Piano: Louis St. Louis; Synthesizer: David Keyes; Bass: Frank Canino; Drums: Brian Brake; Saxophones: Chris Eminizer; Percussion: Frank Pagano; Guitars: Drew Zingg; Musical Coordinator: John Miller; Music Copying: Emily Grishman Music Preparation
Piano by Steinway & Sons
Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Casting: Peter Wise & Associates; Dance Captain: Mary MacLeod; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Promotions: Tanya Grubich and Scott Walton; Marketing: Leanne Schanzer Promotions; Photographer: Jay Thompson, Joan Marcus and Craig Schwartz
Standby:
Bobby Daye
(Performer), Kevyn Morrow
(Performer), April Nixon
(Performer) and Monica Pege
(Performer)
Virginia Theatre (Mar 02, 1995 - Jan 16, 2000)
Vocal arrangements by Chapman Roberts; Musical Director: Louis St. Louis
Assistant Stage Mgr: Brian Meister and Lisa Dawn Cave; Stage Manager: Lisa Dawn Cave; Production Stage Manager: Ira Mont (Jun 28, 1999 - Jan 16, 2000)
Dance Captain: Lisa Dawn Cave; Photographer: Lois Greenfield
Cast
Standby:
David Bedella
(Performer), Michael-Demby Cain
(Performer), Felicia Finley
(Performer), Stacy Francis
(Performer), Cee-Cee Harshaw
(Performer), D'Atra Hicks
(Performer), Cat Hollingsworth
(Performer), Ramona Keller
(Performer), J. C. Montgomery
(Performer), Destan Owens
(Performer), Paige Price
(Performer), Natasha Rennalls
(Performer), Devin Richards
(Performer), Peggy Taphorn
(Performer), Carla Renata Williams
(Performer) and Virginia Ann Woodruff
(Performer)
music by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
(Unless otherwise noted)
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Neighborhood
(music by Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
(music by Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
Young Blood
(music by Jerry Leiber, Doc Pomus and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Jerry Leiber, Doc Pomus and Mike Stoller)
(music by Jerry Leiber, Doc Pomus and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Jerry Leiber, Doc Pomus and Mike Stoller)
Falling
Ruby Baby
Dance With Me
(music by Louis Lebish, Jerry Leiber, Irv Nathan, Mike Stoller and George Treadwell; lyrics by Louis Lebish, Jerry Leiber, Irv Nathan, Mike Stoller and George Treadwell)
(music by Louis Lebish, Jerry Leiber, Irv Nathan, Mike Stoller and George Treadwell; lyrics by Louis Lebish, Jerry Leiber, Irv Nathan, Mike Stoller and George Treadwell)
Neighborhood
(Reprise)
(music by Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
(music by Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; lyrics by 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 by Kent Harris, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Kent Harris, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
(music by Kent Harris, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Kent Harris, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
I Keep Forgettin'
On Broadway
(music by Jerry Leiber, Barry Mann, Mike Stoller and Cynthia Weil; lyrics by Jerry Leiber, Barry Mann, Mike Stoller and Cynthia Weil)
(music by Jerry Leiber, Barry Mann, Mike Stoller and Cynthia Weil; lyrics by Jerry Leiber, Barry Mann, Mike Stoller and Cynthia Weil)
D.W. Washburn
Saved
Act 2
That is Rock & Roll
Yakety Yak
Charlie Brown
Stay a While
Pearl's a Singer
(music by Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber, John Sembello and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber, John Sembello and Mike Stoller)
(music by Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber, John Sembello and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber, John Sembello and Mike Stoller)
Teach me How to Shimmy
You're the Boss
Smokey Joe's Cafe
Loving You
Treat Me Nice
Hound Dog
Little Egypt
I'm a Woman
There Goes My Baby
(music by Jerry Leiber, Benjamin Earl Nelson, Lover Patterson, Mike Stoller and George Treadwell; lyrics by Jerry Leiber, Benjamin Earl Nelson, Lover Patterson, Mike Stoller and George Treadwell)
(music by Jerry Leiber, Benjamin Earl Nelson, Lover Patterson, Mike Stoller and George Treadwell; lyrics by Jerry Leiber, Benjamin Earl Nelson, Lover Patterson, Mike Stoller and George Treadwell)
Love Potion #9
Some Cats Know
Jailhouse Rock
Fools Fall in Love
I (Who Have Nothing)
(music by Carlo Donida, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Carlo Donida, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
(music by Carlo Donida, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Carlo Donida, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
Neighborhood
(Reprise)
(music by Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
(music by Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
Stand By Me
(music by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
(music by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; lyrics by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
That Is Rock & Roll
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1995 Nominee
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 and Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre (Gordon Davidson, Artistic/Producing Director)
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 and Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre (Gordon Davidson, Artistic/Producing Director)
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1995 Nominee
Victor Trent Cook
Victor Trent Cook
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Best Choreography
1995 Nominee
Choreographed by Joey McKneely
Choreographed by Joey McKneely
Best Direction of a Musical
1995 Nominee
Directed by Jerry Zaks
Directed by Jerry Zaks
| Week Ending | Gross | % Gross Pot. | Attendance | % Capacity | # Previews | # Perf. |
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Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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