Smokey Joe's Cafe: Direct from Broadway

Smokey Joe's Cafe: Direct from Broadway

DVD Cover Art
Directed by Don Roy King
Based on Smokey Joe's Cafe
by Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller
Starring B.J. Crosby
Adrian Bailey
Victor Trent Cook
Brenda Braxton
DeLee Lively
Deb Lyons
Ken Ard
Fredrick B Owens
Matt Bogart
Music by Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller
Distributed by Broadway Worldwide
Release dates
  • August 10, 2000 (2000-08-10)
Running time
105 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Smokey Joe's Cafe: Direct from Broadway is a 2000 film of the Broadway production of the musical revue Smokey Joe's Cafe as captured live in performance on Broadway featuring the show's final Broadway cast. The show was captured at Broadway’s Virginia Theatre in New York City during the show's final Broadway performance utilizing multiple high definition cameras by Broadway Worldwide.

The film was released September 10, 2000 on cable and satellite pay-per-view channels in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.[1] The program was released on DVD and VHS November 6, 2001 by Good Times Video, with a DVD re-release January 16, 2007 by Image Entertainment.[2] HBO bought the program in December 2002 for a two-year contract on the network.[3]

Cast

Ken Ard, Adrian Bailey, Matt Bogart, Brenda Braxton, Victor Trent Cook, B.J. Crosby, DeLee Lively, Deb Lyons, Fredrick B. Owens, Virginia Woodruff

References

  1. Playbill News. "Broadway Television Network Is First to Market With PPV Smokey Joe's, Sept. 10". playbill.com.
  2. "Amazon listing for Smokey Joes Cafe". amazon.com. Retrieved 2006. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. "HBO To Offer Jekyll & Hyde, Smokey Joe's Cafe & Putting It Together". playbill.com. Retrieved 2 December 2002.


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