Plot Summary
Hailed as “A constant cascade of showstoppers” by the San Francisco Chronicle in 2010, Steve Silver’s Beach Blanket Babylon follows Snow White as she takes a fast-paced journey around the world in search of her “Prince Charming.” Along the way she encounters a star-studded, ever-changing line-up of hilarious pop-culture characters, including President Barack & Michelle Obama, Bill & Hillary Clinton, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, California Governor Jerry Brown, Prince William, Kate Middleton & the Queen of England, Coco Chanel, the Cast of Glee, Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, and Madonna. Also present are long-running characters such as Glinda the Good Witch, Mr. Peanut, Louis XIV, Oprah Winfrey, James Brown, Tina Turner, Carmen Miranda, Elvis Presley, a band of dancing French Poodles, and Snow White's tour guide, a female narrator who takes on several incarnations from an Italian Pizza Lady to a Cowgirl.
As the show was created in San Francisco, some of the characters and musical numbers focus on people and political issues directly related to California and San Francisco, specifically. The San Francisco Giants winning the 2010 World Series, the election of Governor Jerry Brown, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senators Dianne Feinstein & Barbara Boxer, politician and gay rights activist Harvey Milk, rolling blackouts by PG&E, the legalization of gay marriage in San Francisco by Mayor Gavin Newsom, and the controversy surrounding Prop. 8 are some of the characters and themes that have been touched upon by Beach Blanket Babylon.
As the show constantly evolves to stay topical with parodies of popular celebrities and events of the day, some characters are phased out as new characters are introduced. Some former characters featured in the show include Al Gore, George W. Bush, John McCain, Rod Blagojevich, Larry Craig, John Edwards, Lehman Brothers, Meg Whitman, Taylor Swift & Kanye West, Barbra Streisand, Whoopi Goldberg, Tom Cruise, Donald Trump, Martha Stewart, Tiger Woods, Britney Spears, Michael Phelps, Paris Hilton, The Jonas Brothers, Amy Winehouse, Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston, Kate Gosselin, Charlie Sheen,and the San Francisco Giants.
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