Smokey Joe's Cafe
From: Tuesday, 13th July 2010
To: Sunday, 12 September 2010
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Synopsis
Broadway revue inspired by the work of Lieber and Stoller (Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock, etc). There is no plot or storyline to this entertainment just cabaret style song and dance productions to entertain. The span and influence of these two great writers should not be underestimated - there are some real classics in their repertoire and they are powerfully produced on stage.
Our Review:
21 July 2010
Smokey Joe’s Café, a musical revue based on songs by the prolific Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, was the first in a long line of musicals based on an already popular back catalogue.
Abba, Take That and Queen have all since had plots shoe-horned around their greatest hits, so you could argue this show has a lot to answer for. However, Smokey Joe’s Café is not so much an attempt at a musical as a live catalogue of songs.
We get song after song, with no dialogue, narrative or character to connect them, although there are vague suggestions of both. On occasion this is successful: the drunken ‘D.W. Washburn’ (performed by a very funny Miguel Angel) is redeemed by Kym Mazelle’s joyful "Saved". Other songs, however, are brought to life less convincingly, for example an entertaining but inexplicably angry rendition of "Pearl’s a Singer".
Legendary disco diva Mazelle is an extraordinary stage presence and...
Latest User Review
Mary Jane - 20 September 2010:
Cute. Just like all the hundred Smokey Joe Productions. Not selling out in this small theater so this production will probably stop here. ...
Cast
Steph Fearon (not Aug 20-22 2010)
Jessica Robinson (Aug 20-22 2010)
Marc Akinfolarin
Miguel Angel
Edward Baruwa
Simon Hardwick
Ngo Ngofa
Philippa Stefani
Melanie La Barrie
Creative
Jerry Lieber (Author)
Mike Stoller (Author)
Thomas Hopkins (for the Landor Theatre) (Producer)
Sue Vaccaro (Producer)
fricky Stevens (in association with Danielle Tarento) (Producer)
Mykal Rand (Director)
Mykal Rand (Choreographer)
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