Smokey Joe's Café - The Songs of Leiber and Stoller

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Smokey Joe's Café - The Songs of Leiber and Stoller

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  4w, 5m

Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller

Words and Music by Leiber & Stoller

Featuring nearly 40 of the greatest songs ever recorded, this explosive musical revue takes audiences on a journey through the Golden Age of American rock 'n' roll.

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Smokey Joe's Café - The Songs of Leiber and Stoller

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 5m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Romantic Comedy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences
Accolades
Accolades

  • Nominee: Seven 1995 Tony Awards, including Best Musical
    Winner! 1996 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album

Smokey Joe's Café - The Songs of Leiber and Stoller

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Summary

Leiber and Stoller, as much as anyone, virtually invented rock 'n' roll, and now their songs provide the basis for an electrifying entertainment that illuminates a golden age of American culture. In an idealized '50s setting, the classic themes of love won, lost and imagined blend with hilarious set-pieces and slice-of-life emotions. Featuring nearly 40 of the greatest songs ever recorded, Smokey Joe's Cafe isn't just great pop music – it's compelling musical theatre.

History
Smokey Joe's Cafe opened on Broadway at the Virginia Theatre on 2 March 1995. The hit show ran for 2,036 performances, making it the longest-running musical revue in Broadway history. The original production, directed by Jerry Zaks, featured Brenda Braxton, B.J. Crosby, DeLee Lively and Victor Trent Cook.
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Performing Groups
  • Time Period 1950s
  • Setting A simple set, evocative of the 1950s.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)

Media

“Wildly infectious!” – New York Daily News

“To the baby-boom generation, the songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller are as sacrosanct as George Gershwin is to their parents.” – The New York Times

“Blissful!” – WABC-TV

“Smokin'!” – Star Ledger

Music

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  • Musical Style Pop/Rock
  • Dance Requirements Moderate
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Small/Combo
  • Chorus Size No Chorus

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Authors

Jerry Leiber

Jerry Leiber

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller began their songwriting partnership in 1950 upon discovering that they had the same passion for Boogie Woogie and the Blues. If they had written no other song but Hound Dog, the names of Leiber and Stoller would still have been indelibly written ...

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Mike Stoller

Mike Stoller

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller began their songwriting partnership in 1950 upon discovering that they had the same passion for Boogie Woogie and the Blues. If they had written no other song but Hound Dog, the names of Leiber and Stoller would still have been indelibly written ...

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