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Beach Blanket Babylon: Long-Running Musical Comedy Revue at Club Fugazi

Club Fugazi (678 Green St. San Francisco, CA 94133)
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Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon is the world's longest-running musical revue. Since 1974, this San Francisco institution has followed Snow White on a musical comedy quest around the world, where she runs into satirically portrayed pop-culture and political celebrities, an impressive array of gigantic hats and one show-stopping musical number after another. Because the show is constantly updated with new costumes, hats and characters, it rewards repeat visits. Among the familiar faces you might see spoofed in Beach Blanket's latest incarnation: Lady Gaga, Barack and Michelle Obama, the cast of Glee, Kate Middleton and Adele. Even after nearly 40 years, Beach Blanket Babylon remains one of San Francisco's wildest evenings of live entertainment.

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678 Green St.
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-421-4222
1623135fugazi

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4.6 average rating
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6 reviews
5.0
attended Jul 30 2007

This is not the first time I've been to this show and it won't be the last. Very entertaining show, cozy theater and an energetic cast!

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8 reviews
3.0
attended Aug 02 2007

I would love to give this event 10 Stars if I were to rate the show alone, however, to be fair to anyone thinking of going I have to be honest. The show WAS GREAT, 10, 12 stars! BUT and that's a GREAT BIG BUT, the treatment you get as a Goldstar Member is absolutely terrible. I heard this from a great many people who bought tickets through Goldstar. We were herded in like cattle and placed in the back of the theater in chairs so close together that I actually had sweat dripping down my legs from the gal next to me. I knew it was "rear cabaret" but the truth is, the actual show was so good that I would have paid the full price to be able to enjoy it. To be fair to Goldstar, the whole theater was so packed in that you didn't dare try to go to the bathroom at any time lest you were to make a whole row of people move out of the row to let you out. I think the venue absolutely overbooks. Many of the couples we spoke to would have paid double the price to see the wonderful show and have a little leg room and a little table. They had 2 or three little round tables for a whole row of around 40 people. No place to set your drink or valuables. Those of us in "rear cabaret" were even worse off than the general ticket holders. I personally couldn't see a thing. With so many people packed in there wasn't even room to peek between and around the heads in front of me. My advise...see the show...it's great but buy full price tickets, get there super early because they seat you row by row as you arrive...or super late as you will end up in the balcony which has unobstructed view. Better yet, pay full price, then demand to be put upstairs. I heard many people that complained got to go up. GO and try to enjoy it. The good thing is, there are so many people that the servers never get to you so you never feel like you have to have a drink. In fact, they totally ignore the rear cabaret.

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39 events
18 reviews
5.0
attended Apr 28 2008

Performance was fast-paced and non-stop laughs. Unbelievable costumes and hats! The vocal performances were all outstanding. The audience clearly was having a great time. Only downside was table service was very poor - we were ignored and had to go to the bar to arrange for the drinks & truffles which were part of our package.

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1 review
5.0
attended Jun 25 2007

I saw the show a few months ago and knew that they have the same "Snow White searching for her prince" story line, so I wasn't too excited to be going to see the same thing, again, even though I knew I would enjoy it. We were going as part of a bachelorette party, so, of course I went and the discount tickets were a bonus. Well, I was pleasantly surprised that the show had updated numbers to reflect more recent events, so, even though it was the same storyline, it was a different show and still just as much fun as the first time! Now I'm excited to take my husband and see it again. I think he would like it, even though he's not a theatre fan--it's so funny, I know even he will enjoy it!

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4 events
2 reviews
1.0
attended Jun 18 2007

sucks....boring as hell. i walked out after 10 minutes. its good if u have no humor and is easy entertained

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More Information About Beach Blanket Babylon

Website

http://www.beachblanketbabylon.com

Quotes & Highlights

  • "A constant cascade of showstoppers!  Beyond all other claimants to the title, this is the real San Francisco treat! Highest rating." --San Francisco Chronicle
  • "The best of San Francisco!" --BestofSanFrancisco.net
  • "Incredibly imaginative, colorful, fancy and elaborate." --Candid Critic
  • "San Francisco's most fun institution... a one-of-a-kind sassy topical comedy with great music wrapped into a crazy, eye-popping, colorful package with amazing performers!" --San Francisco Examiner

Description

You must be 21 years of age or older to attend an evening show. Patrons under 21 years of age are permitted only at Sunday matinee shows.