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Smokey Joe's Cafe: Direct from Broadway

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Smokey Joe's Cafe: Direct from Broadway
DVD Cover Art
Directed byDon Roy King
Based onSmokey Joe's Cafe
by Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller
StarringB.J. Crosby
Adrian Bailey
Victor Trent Cook
Brenda Braxton
DeLee Lively
Deb Lyons
Ken Ard
Fredrick B Owens
Matt Bogart
Music byJerry Leiber
Mike Stoller
Distributed byBroadway Worldwide
Release date
  • August 10, 2000 (2000-08-10)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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 GoodTimes 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

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

References

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  1. ^ McBride, Murdoch (September 10, 2000). "Broadway Television Network Is First to Market With PPV Smokey Joe's, Sept. 10". Playbill. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Amazon listing for Smokey Joe's Cafe". Amazon.
  3. ^ Gans, Andrew (December 2, 2002). "HBO To Offer Jekyll & Hyde, Smokey Joe's Cafe & Putting It Together". Playbill. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
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