Barbary Coast (musical)


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

Background

William Penzner was looking for a Broadway transfer, and had put somewhere between $700,000 to one million of his own money producing the show. The show opened on February 28, 1978 at the Orpheum Theatre and closed on March 11, 1978. It was later staged in Detroit in 1983.

Plot

The story follows pugilist and saloon owner James J. Corbett and his romance with Nob Hill debutante Cynthia Carter. The story takes places 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.

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.
The cast featured Jerry Lanning, Marcia Rodd, Ben Wrigley, Lette Rehnolds, Gillian Scalici, Philip Kenneally, Dan Ferrone, Sab Shimono, Michael Byers, Lola Fisher, Chao-Li Chi, Timm Fujii, Jack Driscoll, Marnie Mosiman, Michael Magnusen, Charles Spoerri, Roxann Pyle, M.G. Hawkins, Richard Laster, Helena Andreyko, Cynthia DeVore, Mary Ann Dunroe, Spence Ford, Alyson Reed, Lynne Savage, Jeffrey Reynolds, James Whitson. 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.

Songs

;Act I
;Act II