SHOWS
Smokey Joe’s Café
Music & Lyrics by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Leiber and Stoller, as much as anyone, virtually invented rock 'n' roll, and now their songs provide the basis for an electrifying entertainment that illuminates a golden age of American culture. In an idealized '50's setting, the classic themes of love won, lost and imagined blend with hilarious set-pieces and slice-of-life emotions. Featuring nearly 40 of the greatest songs ever recorded, these classic tunes defined the golden age of rock with hits from Elvis, the Drifters, Dion, the Coasters, Ben E. King and many other pop legends. Smokey Joe’s Café isn't just great pop music - it's compelling musical theatre. Join us as the rollicking song and dance party at Smokey Joe’s Café rocks onto the stage at San Diego Musical Theatre. Winner of 5 Tony Awards
"Leiber and Stoller are the Rodgers and Hammerstein of rock'n'roll."
-Cousin Brucie, WCBS-FM
"To the baby-boom generation, the songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller are as sacrosanct as George Gershwin is to their parents."
-The New York Times
"Blissful!" -WABC-TV "Smokin'!" -Star Ledger "Wildly infectious!"
-New York Daily News
The Story Of My Life
Book by Brian Hill
Music and Lyrics by Neil Bartram
The Story of My Life tells the story of two childhood friends and how their friendship profoundly defined their lives. Thomas Weaver is a best-selling, award-winning author. Alvin Kelby was his best friend for 30 years. But time can test the bonds of friendship, and when it does, Thomas calls on the only resource he has – his stories of Alvin – to learn where things went wrong. A richly melodic musical, The Story of My Life is a soaring tribute to the power of friendship and the people who change our lives forever. 4 Drama Desk Award nominations for outstanding music, lyrics, book, and musical.
"Sweetly poetic and universally relevant.
A loving production that could not be better."
-Broadway World
"...a tale that is, by turns, mournful, sprightly and shimmering."
-Los Angeles Times
"...a captivating 90 minutes of humor, heartbreak, and musical pleasures."
-Backstage
A Chorus Line
Conceived and Originally Directed and
Choreographed by Michael Bennett
Book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics by Edward Kleban
A Chorus Line is a stunning musical-verite about a chorus audition for a Broadway musical. It tells of the achingly poignant ambitions of professional Broadway gypsies to land a job in the show, and is a powerful metaphor for all human aspiration. Memorable musical numbers include I Can Do That, At the Ballet, Dance: Ten; Looks: Three, The Music and the Mirror, What I Did for Love, One (Singular Sensation) and I Hope I Get It. It is a brilliantly complex fusion of dance, song and compellingly authentic drama. The show was instantly recognized as a classic. 9 Tony Awards, 5 Drama Desk Awards, Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
