Smokey Joe's Cafe: Direct from Broadway is a 2000 film of the Broadway production of the musical revueSmokey Joe's Cafe as captured live in performance on Broadway featuring the show's final Broadway cast. The show was captured at Broadway's Virginia Theatre in New York City during the show's final Broadway performance utilizing multiple high-definition cameras by Broadway Worldwide.
The film was released September 10, 2000, on cable and satellite pay-per-view channels in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.[1] The program was released on DVD and VHS November 6, 2001 by GoodTimes Video, with a DVD re-release January 16, 2007 by Image Entertainment.[2]HBO bought the program in December 2002 for a two-year contract on the network.[3]
The cast consisted of Ken Ard, Adrian Bailey, Matt Bogart, Brenda Braxton, Victor Trent Cook, B.J. Crosby, DeLee Lively, Deb Lyons, Fredrick B. Owens, and Virginia Woodruff.
