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Photo Coverage: Paper Mill Playhouse Opens SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE

By: Apr. 12, 2010
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Paper Mill Playhouse opened Smokey Joe's Café, directed by Mark S. Hoebee with choreography by Denis Jones on April 7, 2010.  BroadwayWorld was on hand at the Millburn theater to capture the evening.  The production runs through May 2, 2010.

Smokey Joe's Café, the songs of Leiber and Stoller, features a world-class live band and dazzling choreography, you'll have a blast bopping along to classics like "Hound Dog", "Stand by Me", and " On Broadway". It is the longest running musical revue in Broadway history.

Smokey Joe's Café brings an accomplished cast to the Paper Mill stage including: Felicia Finley, Bernard Dotson, Jackie Burns, Clayton Cornelius, Carly Hughes, Andrew Rannells, Eric Lajuan Summers, Maia Nkenge Wilson, and Dennis Stowe.

Directed by Mark S. Hoebee with choreography by Denis Jones, Smokey Joe's Café performs at the Millburn theater from April 7 through May 2, 2010. Smokey Joe's Café is sponsored by American Airlines, the official airline of Paper Mill Playhouse. Opening night is Sunday, April 11th at 7:00pm. Tickets may be purchased by calling 973-376-4343, or at the Paper Mill Box Office on Brookside Drive in Millburn, or online at www.papermill.org.

Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy

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Welcome to Smokey Joe's Cafe

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Finale-Felicia Finley, Eric Lajuan Summers, Carly Hughes, Bernard Dotson, E. Clayton Cornelious, Jackie Burns, Andrew Rannells, Dennis Stowe and Maia Nkenge Wilson

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Maia Nkenge Wilson, Dennis Stowe, Andrew Rannells, Jackie Burns and E. Clayton Cornelious

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Maia Nkenge Wilson

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Maia Nkenge Wilson, Dennis Stowe, Andrew Rannells, Jackie Burns and Bernard Dotson

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Maia Nkenge Wilson, Dennis Stowe, Andrew Rannells, Jackie Burns and Bernard Dotson

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Larry Elardo, Stephen Hoebee-Elardo, Ashley Hoebee-Elardo and Mark S. Hoebee

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Bernard Dotson

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Bernard Dotson

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Mark Spencer, Keith Spencer, Mark W. Jones, Carol Yahr and Paul Delcolle

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Dennis Stowe

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Dennis Stowe

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Andrew Rannells

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Andrew Rannells

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Denis Jones (Choreographer) and Mark S. Hoebee (Director)

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E. Clayton Cornelious

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E. Clayton Cornelious

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The on stage band-Ed Goldschneider, Steve Bartosik, Bill Strauss, Frank T. Basile and David Strauss

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Eric Lajuan Summers

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Eric Lajuan Summers

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Brian Hemesath (Costume Design) and Mark S. Hoebee

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Matthew Dicarlo (Assistant Stage Manager) and Andrea Cibelli (Production Stage Manager)

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Brett Moore and Andrea Cibelli

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Jackie Burns

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Jackie Burns

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Joylnn Kawoczka, Diana Hoffman Blair, Jackie Burns and Capt. David Blair

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Alison Franck (Casting Director)

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Alison Franck and Carly Hughes

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Carly Hughes

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Carly Hughes

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Andrew Rannells, Stephen Hoebee-Elardo, Carly Hughes and Mark S. Hoebee

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E. Clayton Cornelious and Carly Hughes

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Maia Nkenge Wilson

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Maia Nkenge Wilson

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Felicia Finley

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Felicia Finley

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Felicia Finley

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Felicia Finley and Paul Stancato

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The Cast, Director and Choreographer-Bernard Dotson, Andrew Rannells, E. Clayton Cornelious, Dennis Stowe, Carly Hughes, Maia Nkenge Wilson, Mark S. Hoebee, Felicia Finley, Jackie Burns, Eric Lajuan Summers and Denis Jones

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Carly Hughes and Dennis Stowe

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Carly Hughes and Bernard Dotson

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Felicia Finley and Emily DeHope

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E. Clayton Cornelious, Bernard Dotson, Dennis Stowe, Andrew Rannells, and Eric Lajuan Summers

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Felicia Finley and Eric Lajuan Summers

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Carly Hughes and Felicia Finley

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Carly Hughes and Felicia Finley

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Susan Bitterman, Felicia Finley and Michele Rashbaum

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Stephen Hoebee-Elardo and Bernard Dotson

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Alora Chirchick, Mark S. Hoebee, Stephen Hoebee-Elardo and David Topchik

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