Webb's City the Musical
A vivid, fast-moving panorama about the history of St. Petersburg -Leavengood fashioned a heartwarming tale with a story line that keeps you glued to the action
Written & Directed by Bill Leavengood • Music & Lyrics by Lee Ahlin
…should be revived every year, and as a communal rite of passage, every St. Petersburger should go.
A vivid, fast-moving panorama about the history of St. Petersburg… Leavengood fashioned a heartwarming tale with a story line that keeps you glued to the action. In the end, you care about every character in the cast.
Ahlin’s songs were catchy, original and easy to love… Leavengood’s not just a scriptwriter, he’s a treasured local industry
WEBB’S CITY: The Musical, A Concert Version
A multi-media concert version featuring all of the great music expertly woven together with narration, scene highlights and iconic images from five decades of St. Petersburg & Webb’s City history.
Doc Webb was the colorful St. Petersburg entrepreneur called the P.T. Barnum of Retail.
In 1925, Webb opened a tiny drug store on 9th Street and over the next five decades transformed it into a 77 store complex covering ten city blocks.
In its heyday, Webb’s City attracted 60,000 visitors per day.
WEBB’S CITY: THE MUSICAL was a city-wide sensation when in premiered at Ruth Eckerd Hall, and went on to break box office records at the Mahaffey Theater selling over 10,000 tickets!
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