Theatre Royal in Plymouth, England. 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. It followed with a UK tour for an additional year. This adaptation originally starred Gary Wilmot as Tony/Stephen and Nicola Dawn as Lola. It was Executive Produced by Adrian Leggett with Direction by Roger Redfarn, Choreography by Dorian Sanchez, Music Direction by Andy Rumble, Costumes Designed by Hugh Durrant, Scenic Design by Martin Grant, Projection Design by Chris Slingsby and Jon Turner, Sound Design by John Del Nero, Lighting Design by Hugh Vanstone with a Design Concept by Gary Withers/Imagination. An original cast album of this production was released, titled Copacabana: Original London Cast Recording. Stage musical US (2000) The UK stage musical adaptation, also known as Barry Manilow's Copacabana: A New Musical Comedy, had its American premiere at Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (Pittsburgh CLO) in 2000, followed by a run as part of the Dallas Summer Musical season. Direction was by David Warren with choreography by Wayne Cilento. Pittsburgh and Dallas were the first two engagements of a US national that ran from June 2000 through May 2001. 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. Other productions The show was translated to Swedish and performed at Linneateatern in Växjö, Sweden in Autumn 2005. The songs were translated to Swedish by actor John Martin Bengtsson, who played Stephen/Tony in the show. A new UK Tour began on October 2, 2014, but closed a month later after encountering financial difficulties. 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. The songs were mostly kept in their original English version while all the dialogue was translated into German. In May 2017 this production also had a limited run at the Pfalzbau in Ludwigshafen. Original principal casts Synopsis The story follows Stephen, a young aspiring songwriter, as he composes what he hopes will become a hit musical. His imagination takes him back to 1947 as he creates a story surrounding an ambitious young