Copacabana (nightclub)
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| Address | New York City United States |
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| Type | Nightclub |
| Opened | November 10, 1940 |
The Copacabana is a New York City nightclub. Many entertainers such as Danny Thomas, Pat Cooper and the comedy team of Martin and Lewis, made their New York debuts at the Copacabana. The Barry Manilow song "Copacabana" (1978) is named after the club. Part of the 2003 Yerba Buena song "Guajira" is set there.
The night club was used as a setting in the films: Goodfellas, Raging Bull, Tootsie, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Carlito's Way, The French Connection, Martin and Lewis, and Beyond the Sea. It was also used in several plays, including Barry Manilow's Copacabana. Also the musical film Copacabana (1947), starring Groucho Marx and Carmen Miranda, takes place in The Copacabana.
The Copacabana opened in November 10, 1940, at 10 East 60th Street in New York City. Although Monte Proser's name was on the lease, he had a powerful partner: mob boss Frank Costello. Proser (1904–1973), a native Englishman, was a well-connected nightclub owner and press agent whose various clients included Walt Disney, Maria Montez, Mary Pickford, and the Ziegfeld Follies. Costello put Jules Podell on the scene to look after his interests; Podell had a police record and would not have been an acceptable front man for the business, and indeed, the club faced tax problems and a racketeering investigation in 1944. However, by 1948, such pressure had lessened; Proser was out, and Podell was the official owner.
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