| Smokey Joe's Cafe | |
| The Songs of Leiber and Stoller | |
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| Original Cast Recording | |
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| Music | Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller |
| Lyrics | Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller |
| Book | Revue |
| Productions | 1995 Broadway |
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. Jerome "Jerry" Leiber (born April 25, 1933) and Mike Stoller (born March 13, 1933) are among the most influential Jerome "Jerry" Leiber (born April 25, 1933) and Mike Stoller (born March 13, 1933) are among the most influential Jerome "Jerry" Leiber (born April 25, 1933) and Mike Stoller (born March 13, 1933) are among the most influential Jerome "Jerry" Leiber (born April 25, 1933) and Mike Stoller (born March 13, 1933) are among the most influential Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical Entertainment that combines Music, dance and sketches. Traditional pop or Classic pop or Standards music denotes in general Western (and particularly American popular music that either wholly predates the advent of Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Jerome "Jerry" Leiber (born April 25, 1933) and Mike Stoller (born March 13, 1933) are among the most influential Jerome "Jerry" Leiber (born April 25, 1933) and Mike Stoller (born March 13, 1933) are among the most influential This musical was nominated for seven Tony Awards. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The Original Broadway cast soundtrack, Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs Of Leiber And Stoller won a Grammy award in 1995. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
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. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The first London production was in 1996 at the Prince of Wales Theatre. The Prince of Wales Theatre is a West End theatre on Coventry Street, near Leicester Square in the City of Westminster.
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. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. 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. Gladys Maria Knight, "The Empress of Soul" (born May 28, 1944) is a seven-time Grammy Award -winning American Gloria Gaynor (born Gloria Fowles September 7, 1949) is an American singer best-known for the Disco era hits " I Will Survive Rick Springfield (born Richard Lewis Springthorpe on August 23 1949 in Sydney) is an Australian American Songwriter
As of March 2008, this musical is still being produced by professional and amateur theatrical companies around the world.
Songs
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Awards and nominations
- 1995 Tony Award nominations
- Tony Award for Best Musical - Produced by Richard Frankel, Thomas Viertel, Steven Baruch, Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. " Young Blood " is a song written by the songwriting team Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, together with Doc Pomus, in 1957 " Searchin' " is a song written by Leiber and Stoller specifically for The Coasters. " On Broadway " is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil in collaboration with the team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. " DW Washburn " is a Song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. " Yakety Yak " is a song written produced and arranged by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller for The Coasters and released on Atlantic Records " Hound Dog " is a Twelve-bar blues written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and originally recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton The song " I'm a Woman " was written by famed songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, and was first recorded in 1962 by Christine Kittrell " Love Potion No 9 " is a song written in 1959 by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. " Jailhouse Rock " is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller that first became a hit for Elvis Presley. " Spanish Harlem " is a song released by Ben E King in 1961 on Atco Records, written by Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector. " I (Who Have Nothing " (sometimes billed as "I Who Have Nothing" is a song originally released by Ben E " Stand by Me " is the title of a song performed by Ben E This is a list of winners and nominations for the Tony Award for Best Musical first awarded in 1949 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. This is a list of the winners and nominations of Tony Award for the' Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical This is a list of the winners and nominations of Tony Award for the Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical. J. Crosby, DeLee Lively
- Tony Award for Best Choreography - Joey McKneely
- Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical - Jerry Zaks
External links
- Smokey Joe's Cafe at the Internet Broadway Database
- The Coasters (who originally recorded several of the above songs)
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