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The Drama Group's SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE - The Songs of Lieber & Stoller

The Drama Group is proud to present as the opening show of our 81st Season –Smokey Joe’s Café: The Songs of Leiber & Stoller, directed by Judith E. Felix. 

Performances will be October 14, 15, 21 and 22 at 7:30pm and October 16, 22 and 23 at 2:00pm at the Drama Group Studio Theatre, which is located at 330 W. 202nd Street, Chicago Heights, Illinois. The performance of October 20 is already sold out.

Tickets are $20.00 for adults and $19.00 for seniors and $15 for students with ID; group discount rates are also available. Tickets are available by calling the Drama Group box office at (708) 755-3444.

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For directions and other information regarding Drama Group activities, please visit our Web site at www.dramagroup.org.

There is handicap accessibility at the Studio Theatre.  Please call the Drama Group box office for details.

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Synopsis: Smokey Joe’s Café: The Songs of Leiber & Stoller

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jerry Leiber, one of the most prolific, successful and well-respected lyricists of the 50’s and 60’s, passed away August 22nd at the age of 78. Along with partner Mike Stoller, the two wrote hits for Elvis Presley, the Coasters, the Drifters, Ben E. King and many other artists.  Among their most memorable were: Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock, Don’t Be Cruel, Stand By Me, Poison Ivy, Love Potion Number 9, Charlie Brown, Yakety Yak (Don’t Talk Back), Spanish Harlem, On Broadway and many, many more.

A celebration of their music was turned into Smokey Joe’s Café, the longest running musical review in Broadway history 

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SMOKEY JOE'S CAST        NAME                                     TOWN

Cody Czmyr                          Park Forest

Jerica Exum                          Chicago Hgts.

Jeff Allen Ford                      Kankakee

Nico Garcia                           S. Chicago Hgts.

Mark Jancosek                     Hammond, IN

Stacy Louise                         Hammond, IN

Ann Mazzotti                          Orland Park

Tyler McMahon                     Kankakee

Jenn Danielle Miller            Chicago

Rachel Moffett                      Plainfield

Jo. Schaffer                           Flossmoor

Maria Vaught-Antkiewicz    Homewood

Lynn Werth                            Crete

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