November 2016
Leiber and Stoller, as much as anyone, virtually invented rock ‘n’ roll, and now their songs provide the basis for electrifying entertainment that illuminates a golden age of American culture.
In an idealized ‘50’s setting, the classic themes of love – won, lost and imagined – blend with hilarious set-pieces and ‘slice-of-life’ emotions. “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” isn’t just great pop music – it’s compelling musical theatre. The longest running musical revue in Broadway history, “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” is a song and dance revue showcasing 39 pop standards, including Love Potion #9, On Broadway, I’m A Woman, Yakety Yak, and more rock and roll, rhythm and blues songs written by songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
