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Barbary Coast (musical)

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Barbary Coast
MusicWilliam Penzner
LyricsWilliam Penzner
Book William Penzner
Productions1978 San Francisco

Barbary Coast is a musical that opened at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco on February 28, 1978.

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Background

William Penzner, author of the unproduced The Count of Ten, [1] was looking for a Broadway transfer, and had put somewhere between $700,000 to one million of his own money producing the show. [2] [3] The show opened on February 28, 1978 at the Orpheum Theatre and closed on March 11, 1978. [2] It was later staged with Eddie Bracken, at the Fisher Theatre, in Detroit in 1983. [4]

Plot

The story follows pugilist and saloon owner James J. Corbett and his romance with Nob Hill debutante Cynthia Carter. The story takes place from 1897 to 1906 in San Francisco, and featured a moving cable car on stage, a ballet battle of the Tong Wars, and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. [2]

Cast and crew

The show was directed by Jack Bunch, choreography Ed Nolfi, set design William Morris, costume design Madeline Graneto, lighting design Martin Aronstein, and musical direction Joseph Stecko. [2]

The cast featured Jerry Lanning (James J. Corbett), Marcia Rodd (Cynthia Carter), Ben Wrigley (Biff Mahoney), Lette Rehnolds (Princezz Zara), Gillian Scalici (Rita Lorraine), Philip Kenneally (Trainer, Officer Miority), Dan Ferrone (Rod Van de Vere), Sab Shimono (Captain Chung), Michael Byers (Lee Matson), Lola Fisher (Mrs. Mary R. Carter), Chao-Li Chi (Bing Lu Lee), Timm Fujii (Kim), Jack Driscoll (Joe Choynski), Marnie Mosiman [3] (Lillian Russell, Ensemble), Michael Magnusen (Dispatcher, Reporter, Ensemble), Charles Spoerri (Referee, Ensemble), Roxann Pyle (Carrie Nation, Cabaret Girl, Ensemble), M.G. Hawkins (C. Barrington Fairchild, Reporter, Cabaret Girl, Ensemble), Richard Laster (Organ Grinder, Ensemble), Helena Andreyko (Cabaret Girl, Ensemble), Cynthia DeVore (Cabaret Girl, Ensemble), Mary Ann Dunroe (Cabaret Girl, Ensemble), Spence Ford (Cabaret Girl, Ensemble), Alyson Reed (Cabaret Girl, Ensemble), Lynne Savage (Cabaret Girl, Ensemble), Jeffrey Reynolds (Reporter, Ensemble), James Whitson (Reporter, Ensemble). The ensemble featured James D Armstrong, Eileen Duffy, Catherine Fiasca, Terry Iten, Carla Manning, Brad Maule, Brian Taylor, Leslie Tinnaro, Kathy Vestuto, John Addis, Ron Cisneros, Denny Martin Flinn, Shuan Soo Lee, Ricky Schussel, Wilfredo Suarez, and a monkey named Charlie. [2]

Songs

Notes

  1. ↑ Kells, Laura J. "A Finding Aid to the Collection" (PDF). Sherman Krellberg Papers. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress . Retrieved 9 November 2025. The papers of Sherman Krellberg, motion picture and theatrical producer and film distributor, were donated to the Library of Congress by his wife, Mildred Krellberg, in 1979.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Dietz, Dan (Sep 3, 2015). The Complete Book of 1970s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   9781442251663 . Retrieved Mar 19, 2019– via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 "Barbary Coast Productions presents Barbary Coast starring Jerry Lanning and Marcia Rodd handbill/playbill". Bolerium Books. Retrieved Mar 19, 2019. Vanity production by William Penzner who wrote the book, lyrics and music & self-produced the show to the tune of around $800,000. It opened in February 1978 and closed March 11th after terrible reviews.
  4. ↑ "Page 34". Detroit Free Press . September 21, 1983. Retrieved Mar 19, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
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