Oct. 1, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: LISA WOSKE
(805) 756-7110
New Performances of "Smokey Joe's Cafe" Added Nov. 21
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Filled with the rocking 50’s
and 60’s
music of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, “Smokey Joe’s Cafe”
serves up
some of the best music ever recorded.
Cal Poly Arts is presenting a return SLO engagement of “Smokey
Joe’s
Cafe” -- Broadway’s longest-running musical revue -- on Sunday,
November
21 at 7 p.m. in the Christopher Cohan Center.
Due to high ticket demand, Cal Poly Arts announced that they have just
added a special 3 p.m. matinee on November 21st.
Call today for tickets to the show critics are raving about:
“Exuberant! It sails and soars!” (Time Magazine)
“In mere minutes, the whole joint is jumping and it doesn’t
stop jumping
for two hours.” (Musical Stages Magazine)
“Leiber and Stoller are the Rodgers and Hammerstein of rock 'n
roll.”
(WCBS-FM)
“Wildly infectious!” (New York Daily News)
“Smokey Joe’s Café” features nearly 40 of memorable
songs made popular
by artists such as Elvis, The Coasters, The Drifters, Ben E. King, and
Peggy Lee.
“Jail House Rock,” “Stand By Me,” “Yakety
Yak,” “Hound Dog,” “Love
Potion #9,” “There Goes My Baby,” “On Broadway,”
and many more hits are
highlighted in a raucous, compelling night of musical theater.
Tickets for both performances range from $46 - $58, with student
discounts available, and may be purchased at the Performing Arts Ticket
Office, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. To
order by phone, call 805/756-2787; to order by fax: 805/756-6088. Order
on-line at www.pacslo.org.
Cal Poly Arts patrons already holding tickets to the 7 p.m. show may
exchange those tickets for the 3 p.m. matinee performance by bringing
the printed tickets to the Ticket Office and paying a $2 exchange fee.
All exchanges are handled on a first-come/first-served basis, as ticket
availability allows.
Sponsored by KSBY TV, La Cuesta Inn, and KCBX 90.1 FM
For audio and video samples of Cal Poly Arts events, visit
www.calpolyarts.org.
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