First performance 1974 | ||
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Productions San Francisco 1974–presentLondon 1994Las Vegas 1999 | ||
Beach blanket babylon clip reel
Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon is the world's longest-running musical revue. The show began its run in 1974, at the Savoy Tivoli and has since moved to the larger Club Fugazi in the North Beach district of San Francisco.
Contents
- Beach blanket babylon clip reel
- San francisco celebrates salutes 40 years of steve silver s beach blanket babylon
- Plot summary
- Reviews
- Awards and accolades
- Former cast and alumni
- Tours
- Beach Blanket Babylon London Restaurant
- References
The show was created by Steve Silver (1944–1995) and continues under the direction of his widow, Jo Schuman Silver, with frequent changes and spoofs of pop and political culture. Performers wear disproportionately large hats/wigs and gaudy costumes while performing satirical renditions of popular songs.
San francisco celebrates salutes 40 years of steve silver s beach blanket babylon
Plot summary
Beach Blanket Babylon follows Snow White as she takes a fast-paced journey around the world in search of her "Prince Charming." Along the way she encounters a large group of figures from popular culture, who together perform satirical songs. Figures lampooned include politicians and political figures from the San Francisco, California and U.S. governments, film and television stars, famous singers and athletes, and others who have been in the news. Also present are long-running characters such as Glinda the Good Witch, Mr. Peanut, Louis XIV, Oprah Winfrey, James Brown, Tina Turner, Carmen Miranda, Elvis Presley, a band of dancing French Poodles, and Snow White's tour guide, a female narrator who takes on several incarnations from an Italian pizza lady to a cowgirl. In 2015, the show added a new song featuring a man in drag (Stephen Brennan) as Caitlyn Jenner; the song is a parody version of Peggy Lee's "I’m A Woman, W.O.M.A.N."
Reviews
The show was described as "A constant cascade of showstoppers" by the San Francisco Chronicle in 2010.
Awards and accolades
The section of Green Street between Columbus Avenue and Powell Street was renamed "Beach Blanket Babylon Boulevard" in 1996, in honor of Steve Silver, the show's creator.
Former cast and alumni
Tours
Two tours were produced, in London and Las Vegas, in celebration of Beach Blanket's 20th and 25th anniversaries. The show also has a smaller touring cast that caters primarily to corporate events and parties around the world.
London:
Las Vegas:
Beach Blanket Babylon, London, Restaurant
Not to be confused with the unrelated Beach Blanket Babylon, a Notting Hill, London, Restaurant.