| SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE ROCKS ON TO MALTZ JUPITER THEATRE STAGE |
provider writes, "TONY® WINNING MUSICAL SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE ROCKS ON TO MALTZ JUPITER THEATRE STAGE
Jupiter, FL – (January 8, 2008) - Hold on to your dancin’ shoes as Smokey Joe’s Cafe rocks its way into the Maltz Jupiter Theatre January 22 through February 10. Smokey Joe’s Cafe is non-stop fun, excitement and the best rock and roll ever recorded from the 50’s and 60’s featuring the hit songs of Leiber and Stoller. Most will remember these classic songs as recorded by Elvis Presley, The Coasters and the Drifters among others."
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Smokey Joe's Café, opened on Broadway in 1995 where it ran for five years to become the longest-running musical revue in the history of Broadway. The show was awarded the 1995 Grammy® for Best Musical Show Album and was honored with nominations for seven Tony® Awards. Over the years there have been three major national tours, breaking box office records at numerous performing arts centers. The success of this show is in no way limited to the American audience. It played to international audiences in all over the world.
Directed by Bill Castellino and masterfully choreographed by Joshua Bergasse, the production at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre will be nothing short of spectacular and will have audience members dancing in the aisles with such Leiber and Stoller hits as “Hound Dog,” Love Potion No.#9,” “Jailhouse Rock” and “Yakety Yak.”
Smokey Joe’s Cafe, underwritten by Christina and James Embrescia, opens on Tuesday, January 22 and runs through Sunday, February 10. Showtimes are Tuesday through Friday at 7:30 pm; Saturday at 8 pm; Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm. Tickets are $35 to $55 and are available at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre Box Office, online at www.jupitertheatre.org or by phone 561-575-2223 or 800-445-1666. The Maltz Jupiter Theatre opened in February 2004 as a 550-seat, nonprofit community-based regional theater in the former Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre. The theater is a member of the prestigious League of Resident Theatres. The Maltz Jupiter Theatre is located at 1001 E. Indiantown Road and State Road A1A in Jupiter.
Cast Bios:
Jody Reynard – Ken
Jody Reynard was most recently seen as Darren Lemming in Take Me Out at Zachary Scott Theatre, the Speakeasy Letch in Thoroughly Modern Millie at Cape Playhouse and as a rapping Jingle Boy (Gift ‘Rap) in a reading of Holiday for Hope. His other credits include the Broadway companies of Taboo, Saturday Night Fever, Fosse, the 1st national touring company of Kiss Me Kate and regional productions of Beauty & the Beast, Aida and The Wiz.
Dwayne Clark – Adrian
Steve Dorian – Michael
Originally from Northbridge, MA, Dorian has been a Tampa, FL resident for the past seven years. Most recently, Dorian was seen at Disney World in Mickey’s Twas the Night Before Christmas. Other favorite shows include Smokey Joe’s Café (Michael), I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, and Cigar City Chronicles. Some of Dorian’s other credits include performing aboard Carnival Cruise Lines, in Branson, Mo and at Busch Gardens. Dorian holds a Bachelor’s degree in exercise science from the University of Massachusetts.
Philip Lamar Boykin – Fredrick
Phillip is making his debut performance at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre. He is a graduate of the University of Hartford, Hartt School of Music. He also studied Jazz and Vocal performance at the NC School of the Arts and Howard University seeking his Master’s degree. Phillip has toured throughout Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and North America. His performances include: the role of Joe in Show Boat the National Tour, Thomas “Fats” Waller Ain’t Misbehavin’, Crown in Pory and Bess, Tarquinius in The Rape of Lucretia, Caiaphas in Jesus Christ Superstar, Don Alfonso in Cosi Fan Tutti, Star of Show with Golden Gospel Singers, The NY Harlem Singers and The Harlem Gospel Singers.
Eric LaJuan Summers – Victor
On Broadway, Eric has been seen impersonating Mr. T, Boy George and Tina Turner… yes, Tina Turner in The Wedding Singer (Original Broadway Cast/Recording); and a fun loving-smart aleck captive (Mereb) in Disney’s Aida. Other (less descriptive) credits include: Sportin’ Life in Porgy and Bess (International Tour), Seaweed in Hairspray (Weston Playhouse), Jesse in Abyssinia (Goodspeed/Northshore), Vernon Jordan in Monica the Musical (NYMF), Simon in Jesus Christ Superstar (Gateway Playhouse) and understudied and performed the role of the Sergeant in Pirates (Papermill Playhouse).
Jaygee Macapugay – Brenda
Originally from Chicago IL, Jaygee was last seen in The Rockae, as part of the 2007 New York Musical Theatre Festival. Other NY: Emerald Man (NYMF), The Patriettes (USO of Metropolitan NY), Children of Eden (Reading). Regional: Amneris Aida, Kim Miss Saigon, Mary Jesus Christ Superstar, Erzulie Once On This Island, Disney World. As a vocalist, Jaygee's live television appearances include: 2008 New Year's Eve with Carson Daly, national anthem for the NY Mets, and backup singer for The Wayne Brady Show.
Gayle Turner – BJ
Florida in the winter season, what a great idea!! And what joy to work with Bill, David and Josh again after performing in Smokey Joe’s this past Spring at the American Musical Theatre of San Jose. Gayle has performed in Once on this Island, Spunk, multi award winning play Constant Star, Little Shop of Horrors, Abyssinia, Barnstormer, Strange Case of Mary Lincoln, Black Nativity, Jerusalem Syndrome, New York Musical Theatre Festival, “Law and Order: Criminal Intent”. She made her Broadway debut in the role of Dorothy in “The Wiz” as understudy to Stephanie Mills for three years.
Marya Grandy – Pattie
Broadway: Les Misérables (2006 Revival). Off-Broadway: The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Drama Desk Nom.), The Water Coolers. Regional: Gypsy, Beehive, Smokey Joe’s Café, The Honky Tonk Angels, Working. Television and Film: Conviction, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Denis Leary’s Merry F***ing Christmas, Love Streams. A graduate of Yale University, Marya has recorded with Paul Simon and the Manhattan Transfer.
Erica Sweany – DeLee
Erica Sweany is thrilled to find herself in Florida this winter! Touring Credits include: the National Tour of Cats and the International Tour of The Who’s Tommy. Regional Credits include: Cats at Houston’s Theatre Under The Stars, Cabaret at Arena Stage, Crazy For You at Stages St. Louis, and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas at The Arvada Center, to name a few. She performs most every weekend with the Richie Cecere Big Band (Montclair, NJ), and was also seen in New York City in Clara’s Christmas Dream. She is a proud AEA member.
Crew Bios:
Bill Castellino – Director
Premieres: Dorian Gray, Lizzie Borden, Heartbeats, Fishwrap, Holiday for Hope, House Divided, Singing Weatherman, Happy Holidays, The Presidents, Crash Club, Beautiful Dreamer, Ryhthm Rox, Another Summer, Breathe, and others. Revivals: Carousel, Drood, Godspell, Music Man, West Side Story, Chicago, Joseph, Tommy, Little Shop, Beehive, Evita, Slab Boys, Oliver, Cabaret, Abyssinia, Rap Master Ronnie, Last Five Years, Spitfire Grill, Smokey Joe’s Café, Hair, etc. (Europe). Venues: Carnegie Hall, Smithsonian, Goodspeed, Pasadena & Cleveland Playhouses, PBS, ABC, HBO, Showtime, etc. Castellino is scheduled to direct the World Premiere of A Visit To Roswell and to develop an original “play-making” syllabus called “Theatre Smash” at the University of San Diego.
Joshua Bergasse – Choreographer
Joshua has choreographed benefits for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, The Pediatric Aids Foundation, Kids Kicking Cancer and The Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. He recently completed work on the opening number of BC/EFA’s 19 Annual Gypsy of the Year competition at the New Amsterdam Theatre where he directed and staged 27 members of the original Broadway Cast of West Side Story including Chita Rivera and Carol Lawrence in their 50th anniversary reunion! Other New York & Regional; Captain Louie (York Theatre & Little Shubert Theatre,) The World Goes Round, The Whos’ Tommy, South Pacific, Beehive, Smokey Joes Café, multiple productions of West Side Story and the national tour of Fame. World premieres include the Off-Broadway hit Bomb-itty of Errors; Crash Nation (Cherry County Playhouse,) Manhattan Magic (Sands Resort in Atlantic City,) A Holiday for Hope (Bushnell Theatre,) The Rose of Corazon (Contemporary American Theatre Festival,) My America (Kravis center…) Joshua’s Broadway and National touring Credits as a performer include Movin Out, Hairspray, The Life, and West Side Story. As an instructor, Joshua is a guest faculty member at the Broadway Dance Center, the Manhattan Dance Project, James Madison University, Shenandoah University, and the University of California Satellite Program.
David Nehls – Music Director
New York credits: Great American Trailer Park Musical (Composer/Lyricist/Musical Director, Dodger Stages, Doumanian/Richards Prod.,NYMF Festival, Drama Desk Nom.) The Watercoolers (Dillon's, Ongoing Industrials), Euan Morton At The Zipper (Zipper Theatre), At Least It’s Pink (Standby, Ars Nova, Michael Patrick King, Dir.) Regional Credits as Musical Director/Arranger: The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Smokey Joe’s Café, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, La Cage Aux, Das Barbecu, The Full Monty, The Honky Tonk Angels, Fishwrap, No Way To Treat a Lady, Forbidden Broadway, Thoroughly Modern Millie at the Arvada Center (Denver), The New Denver Civic Theatre, Carousel Dinner Theatre (Ohio), AMT of San Jose, Adirondacks Theatre Festival, ICA/Axis(Boston), Hartford Theatreworks. Recording Credits: ....Trailer Park....(Shkboom Records), Keven Cahoon and Gehtto Cowboy (Arc Records), Euan Morton, Newclear (Lyric Partners), White Trash Soul (Rock-It Science Records), Broadway Romances Manhattan (Rock-It Science Records), Breach (Tikaltoo Prod.) an all Craols for a Cure Recordings to benefit BC/EFA 1998-2005. David is represented by Paradigm Agency.
Cliff Simon – Set Designer
Cliff Simon has designed at the Truck and Warehouse Theater, the Lamb's Club, Playwright's Horizons, T. Schreiber Studios in New York City; at the George Street Playhouse in New Jersey; the Cleveland Play House; for Zach Scott Theatre, Tapestry Dance Company, Rude Mechs, Zilker Summer Theatre and for UT in Austin; the Bigfork Summer Playhouse in Montana; and in Birmingham at BFT, Birmingham Children's Theatre and at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he teaches Scene Design, Scene Painting and Photoshop Rendering. Seven of his digital designs are part of the permanent collection of the Lore Degenstein Gallery in Susquehana, Pa. He has also, since the seventies, been designing edibly painted cakes for the likes of Diana Ross, Madonna and his mother Lil.
Keith Kohrs – Sound Designer
Keith was born and Raised in Upstate New York, where he studied music and recording as well as performed with various musical and theatrical groups. He received a degree in Live Sound and Recording technology from the Rockland Institute of Recording in New York. Upon moving to Florida in 1989 , he started a Sound and Lighting rental company and continued his journey in the music industry. He has worked on local theater productions including Tommy with Shiloh Productions, Jesus Christ Superstar with MJM Entertainment, and many others in conjunction with the Lyric Theater in Stuart Florida as well as here at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Last year he designed the sound for Deathtrap, a huge success here at the Maltz, and this season he is returning as the Sound Designer for all of the Maltz Theatre’s 2007-2008 productions.
Andrew John Tucker – Production Stage Manager
Some of Andrew’s favorite credits are former National Director of Stage Management with Blue Man Group Productions. Off-Broadway: The Countess by Gregory Murphy (Two-year run - Greenwhich Street Theatre to the Beckett to The Lambs – dir. Ludovica Villar-Hauser), Museum (dir. Carl Forsman). National Tours: Beehive (A 60’s Musical Sensation) , Brief History of White Music (dir. Rick Seeber), Regional: Swine Palace Productions; Flesh & Blood, Rocky Horror, suBurbia (dir. Barry Kyle – Royal Shakespeare), Geniuses (dir. Steven Soderburgh – Oceans 11), San Francisco production of Shear Madness (dir. Bruce Jordan – longest running comedy), San Jose Rep. The Road To Los Angeles (dir. Kim Eulle) Long Wharf Theatre: The Good Thief (dir. Carl Forseman), New Vista Theatre: The Sunshine Boys (with Bruce Adler), The Rise of David Levinsky (dir. Avi Hoffman) and of course working with the amazing Andrew Kato whenever possible.
Tara Wiedenfeller – Assistant Stage Manager
Tara is thrilled to have run full circle around Florida to be working again in Jupiter, her home town. Her recent local credits include The Rise of David Levinsky and The Sunshine Boys at Boca’s New Vista Theatre Co.
You are invited to media night Wednesday, January 23 or opening night Thursday, January 24. Please RSVP to me. Many thanks, Terri
Photo ID: Left to right top row: Dwayne Clark, Erica Sweany, Jody Reynard; Left to right bottom: Philip Boykin and Eric LaJuan Summers
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