After 45 years, San Francisco's 'Beach Blanket Babylon' will have its final show on New Year's Eve

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- "Beach Blanket Babylon" is the longest running show in San Francisco and will have its final performance on December 31st. ABC7's Reggie Aqui speaks with one of the actors from the show to discuss the history and what comes next.

WATCH: Slideshow of "Beach Blanket Babylon" through the decades in 60 seconds!

Beach Blanket Babylon started in 1974 and has had nearly 17,000 performances.

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