With the San Francisco skyline coming
into sharp relief as your ferry approaches for docking, one can hardly blame
you for thinking how closely this all resembles a hat designed for Beach Blanket Babylon. All the elements
of the confection are there, of course, including our TransAmerica Building and
the monolithic Bank of America. The jewel box we know as City Hall can also be
seen looming just in front of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Cookie in Steve Silver’s Beach Blanket Babylon, the
world’s longest running musical revue, performing at Club Fugazi in San
Francisco’s North Beach district.
Photo Credit: Rick Markovich
The tradition that began in 1974
continues to thrive, as we discovered at the sold-out performance last weekend.
Jo
Schuman Silver, Steve Silver's wife and handpicked successor, has kept Beach
Blanket Babylon's creative
vision alive since 1995. Jo continues Steve's dedication to charitable
involvement through many philanthropic endeavors.
Under
Jo's leadership, Beach Blanket Babylon became the first American production
ever to be presented at the BOC Covent Garden Festival of Opera and Music
Theatre in London, England. Among other world leaders and celebrities, Jo has
hosted Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, as part of their
first official royal tour of the United States.
In
2002, Jo created the annual Steve Silver Foundation and Beach
Blanket Babylon "Scholarship
for the Arts," giving Bay Area high school seniors an opportunity to
pursue a higher education and their dreams.
Look
for an exclusive interview with Ms. Silver in the June edition of Bay
Crossings.
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