It’s not always easy to pack an overnight bag and head to Broadway, so a local theatre, Cinemas Palm D’Or, brings Broadway to the desert. The most recent showing is the 2036th, and final, performance of Smokey Joe’s Café, which features the music of Leiber and Stoller, music anyone living through the 50s, the 60s, and maybe the 70s, will recognize, but anyone who enjoys a dynamic, fun-filled couple of hours of theater will enjoy.
On Broadway showcases a male quartet with the standard ranges of low bass to highest tenor, complete with the “moves” that make any great quartet even better. The female quartet is equally as accomplished in both singing talent and dance moves, but it is the music that steals the show. There are individual performances that come in at the top of the chart, as well as cast performances that had the audience standing and begging for more.
One number, in particular, had me howling with laughter and wondering why Miley Sirus stirred up such a large pot of disfavor with her “twerking” performance: the shimmy, complete with the fringed outfit that shimmies right along with the music. We used to shimmy, some better than others, and twerking seems tame when compared to the shimmy in all its wiggling and suggestive glory. Those who can, do, and those who can’t wish they could when it comes to the shimmy. There is a YouTube video of this performance that brought the house down, as well as other videos of spectacular performances.
If you have an opportunity to see the filmed version of the Broadway stage play, Smokey Joe's Cafe, I highly recommend it to you as a fun-filled, face-paced 2 hours of music you’ll recognize and fight hard to avoid singing along with the performers on the stage.
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