Barbary Coast (musical)
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| Barbary Coast | |
|---|---|
| Music | William Penzner |
| Lyrics | William Penzner |
| Book | William Penzner |
| Productions | 1978 San Francisco |
Barbary Coast is a musical that opened at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco on February 28, 1978.
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]