Tours of the Tales

Club Fugazi / Beach Blanket Babylon

Armistead Maupin had a personal connection with BBB.  He was a friend of the late Steve Silvers, the creator of BBB.  At one time Armistead wrote for the review; he was also a doorman and assistant stage manager.

Sadly, Beach Blanket Babylon’s last performance was New Year’s Eve 2019.  

Here’s the link to the finale of BBB’s final performance.

 

Club Fugazi, 678 Beach Blanket Babylon/Green Street

This was the longtime home for the even longer running musical review and world-famous San Francisco icon, Beach Blanket Babylon (BBB).

BBB appeared twice in Tales of the City.  

Due to Beauchamp’s sneaking around, he and DeDe missed the Telfair’s party at BBB.

To celebrate Mona’s third anniversary of taking up residence at 28 Barbary Lane, Anna Madrigal purchased tickets to Beach Blanket Babylon for Mona and herself.  “…C’mon, Calamity Jane, get your coat.  I’ve got two tickets to Beach Blanket Babylon”.  (Tales of the City/28 Barbary Lane p.128)

The Beach Blanket Babylon scene in the “Tales of the City” miniseries was shot inside Club Fugazi.  Actual cast members of BBB performed the show’s Finale, “San Francisco”.  Several of these cast members continued to perform in BBB until well into the 2010's.