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Smokey Joe's Cafe
A Musical Revue by
Jerry Stoller and Mike Leiber
Directed by: Bud Wahl
April 29 - May
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THE CAST
| Mark Fulkerson, Manville |
Doug Bartelt, Streator |
Greg Tullis, Streator |
| Jason Artman, Streator |
Joey Beavers, Peru |
Debbie Cassady, Ancona |
| Suzanne Taylor, Wenona |
Deana Brown, LaSalle |
Samantha Coon, Streator |
THE ORCHESTRA
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Louise Collins (Piano) |
Becky Lambert (Keyboard) |
Chris Clayton (Bass) |
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Pat Gibbons (Drums) |
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Tim Karth (Sax) |
THE PRODUCTION STAFF
| Bud Wahl (Director) |
Jane Hart (Stage Manager) |
Connie Artman (Costumes) |
| Jama Wahl (Choreographer) |
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Jim Olmsted (Lighting) |
  
To celebrate our 50th,
we're giving you music from the 50's (and 60's). This revue opened on
Broadway in 1995 and won seven Tony Awards and a Grammy for best album. The
show includes forty chart-topping songs originally performed by groups such as The
Drifters, Peggy Lee, The Searchers, The Coasters, Elvis Presley, The Isley
Brothers, The Monkees, and many more! Come celebrate with us down Memory
Lane!
      
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A Bit of History:
On November 17, 1994 Smokey Joe's Café began its pre-Broadway run at
the Ahmanson/Doolittle Center in Los Angeles. It opened at the Virginia
Theatre on Broadway to rave reviews on March 2, 1995 where it ran for five
years to become the longest-running musical revue in the history of
Broadway.
Smokey Joe's Café was awarded the 1995 Grammy® for Best Musical Show
Album and was honored with nominations for seven 1994-1995 Tony® Awards.
Over the years there have been three major national tours, breaking box
office records at numerous performing arts centers, as well as resident
casts in both Las Vegas and Reno.
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The success of this show is in no way limited to the American audience.
It played to international audiences in Brisbane and Melbourne, Australia
before beginning a two-year run in London's West End at the Prince of
Wales Theatre on October 23, 1996. In 1997 it was nominated for the Sir
Laurence Olivier award for "outstanding musical production".
Since then Smokey Joe's Café has toured extensively throughout
England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, South Korea, Brazil
and Turkey. The show continues to tour the United States, Canada and
around the world.
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Community Players Inc.