Barry Manilow Presents Copacabana was an hour-long show for Caesars Circus Maximus Theatre in Atlantic City.

It also played Manchester, Edinburgh and then London's West End at the Prince of Wales Theatre from June 23, 1994 to September 9, 1996.

The cast included Franc D'Ambrosio as Tony, Darcie Roberts as Lola, Terry Burrell as Conchita, Philip Hernandez as Rico, Beth McVey as Gladys and Gavin MacLeod (followed by Dale Radunz) as Sam.

[7] Directed by Thom Southerland, this production starred Jon Lee as Tony and Jennifer Harding as Lola.

The German version premiered in February 2016 at Landestheater Coburg with Andreas Langsch as Tony, Gero Wendorf as Stephen, Marcus G. Kulp as Rico and Julia Harneit as Lola.

His imagination takes him back to 1947 as he creates a story surrounding an ambitious young singer Lola la Mar who arrives in New York City from Tulsa hoping to become a star.

Meanwhile, Tony Forte, a 1947 incarnation of Stephen, is attempting to make it as a songwriter while tending bar at the famous Copacabana Nightclub.

After Tony helps Lola improve a song written by her former music teacher, Sam gives her a job as a Copa Girl at his club.

Stephen's voice can be heard narrating the events as Rico Castelli, an Italian gangster from Cuba, enters the Copacabana with the now-waning star Conchita Alvarez.

However, Rico, armed with thugs, is able to stay long enough to meet and develop an interest in Lola la Mar.

Her parents, who were the base for the characters Sam and Gladys, also appear, and he realizes his imagination had simply morphed reality into something a bit more elaborate.

The London production features an orchestra of 12 – 2 reeds, 2 trumpets, trombone, 3 keyboards, drum set, percussion, guitar and bass.

The US production features an orchestra of 15 – 3 reeds, horn, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, 3 keyboards, drum set, percussion, guitar and bass.