Jelani Remy, Alysha Umphress, Kyle Taylor Parker to Lead Smokey Joe’s Cafe Revival

by | Apr 16, 2018 | Blog, Broadway

BREAKING NEWS: There’s an exciting lineup of talent in the NEIGHBORHOOD joining the company of the upcoming New York revival of the long running musical revue Smokey Joe’s Cafe this Summer. If you want to see this show, just STAND BY ME and you will get to experience the talents of…

Jelani Remy (wrapping up his run as “Simba” in the 20th Anniversary cast of Broadway’s The Lion King – Musical),

Powerhouse vocalist Alysha Umphress (Broadway’s American Idiot The Musical and last seen as “Hildy” in the revival of On The Town – The Musical Comedy Classic

Kyle Taylor Parker (recently in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and seen as “Lola” in Kinky Boots on Broadway and the original on the 1st National Tour),

Dwayne Cooper (Motown the Musical),

Emma Degerstedt (Off Broadway’s Desperate Measures),

John Edwards (Broadway and the National Touring companies of Jersey Boys),

Dionne Dadrinelle Figgins (Broadway’s Motown and Memphis The Musical),

Nicole Vanessa Ortiz (recently seen in the Off Broadway parody musical comedy Spamilton)

and Maximilian Sangerman (Off Broadway’s Blue Man Group).

As previously announced, this new production of SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE (featuring the best of Rock N’ Roll, Rhythm, and Blues songs written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) will have an out of town tryout at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine from May 16th, 2018 through June 9th, 2018. From there, the show (under the direction and staging by Joshua Bergasse) will make it?s way back to NYC… this time Off Broadway at Stage 42 on 42nd Street. It will begin previews on July 6th, 2018 and open on July 22nd, 2018.

Who is excited about this cast?

Jelani Remy, Alysha Umphress, Kyle Taylor Parker to Lead Smokey Joe’s Cafe Revival

A talent-packed cast has been announced to lead the first major New York revival of the 1995 Tony-nominated musical revue?Smokey Joe’s Cafe. The hit …

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RAINDROPS FALLING ON HIS HEAD. Canadian actor Kyle Riabko (who previously appeared in…

by | Dec 5, 2016 | Blog, Broadway


RAINDROPS FALLING ON HIS HEAD. Canadian actor Kyle Riabko (who previously appeared in the original production of Spring Awakening Broadway (as the first “Melchior replacement), the recent Broadway revival of Official HAIR Broadway (as Claude)) will be headlining a solo show at Joe’s Pub at The Public featuring acoustic renditions of classic Burt Bacharach songs entitled BACHARACH REIMAGINED on February 15th and 18th, 2017.

Riabko is no stranger to performing Burt Bacharach songs (both acoustically and with a rock edge). He created and starred in his own original musical WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT (which premiered Off Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop in 2014) later renamed CLOSE TO YOU (which recently had an acclaimed run in London’s West End).

This concert is also to promote the Original London Cast Recording of CLOSE TO YOU.

Who is excited?!


For those of you in and around NYC — I’m coming back to Joe’s Pub in Feb. 2017. See you there!

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