Mill Mountain Theatre will officially unveil the 2016 season with “Smokey Joes’s Café,” a tribute to songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Renowned national performers will entertain local audiences for twelve consecutive nights, April 27-May 8.
As the longest-running musical revue on Broadway, the Roanoke Valley will have the opportunity to experience the excitement of popular New York entertainment performed on the Trinkle Main Stage.
Last month The Music of Motown, the first music series show of the season, gave audience members a taste of the exceptional hits that would be apart of the upcoming musical revue.
Smokey Joe’s Café will feature a collection of more than 40 top tunes from the 50’s and 60’s by The Coasters, The Drifters, Elvis and other well-know top artist. The on-stage party will feature classic hits listed on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that shaped Rock and Roll.
To energize the crowd before the performance, a pre-show cocktail party will be held to celebrate the 2016 Season at Alexander’s Restaurant, 105 South Jefferson St. on Saturday, April 30 from 5:30 p.m. until curtain time. Hors’d oeuvres and a cash bar will be available at $26 per person (an RSVP is required by April 20 to John Levin at 540-342-5761). Checks should be made payable to Mill Mountain Theatre and mailed to 1 Market Square S.E. 2nd floor Roanoke, VA 24011.
Smokey Joe’s Café runs April 27-May 8. The Saturday and Sunday matinees will begin promptly at 2:00 p.m. with doors opening at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are available from the Center in the Square box office by calling (540) 342-5740.
