Smokey Joe’s Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller

Smokey Joe’s Café is a musical revue of early rock and roll songs that was largely based on Leiber/Stoller material; it opened on Broadway in 1995 and ran for more than 2,000 performances, making it the longest running musical revue in Broadway history.  The original Broadway cast recording, Smokey Joe’s Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller won the Grammy Award in 1996 for Best Musical Show Album.  Smokey Joe’s Café had a run in London also. 

(April 2015/1)