Hot Peaches Records
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Abstract
Hot Peaches was a drag theater company founded in 1972 by writer and performer Jimmy Camicia. The group was known for their collaborative interactions with other drag performance groups and queer revolutionaries, including cast member Marsha P. Johnson. The group was based in New York City and performed shows regularly from the 1970s to the early 2000s not only in New York clubs, but also tours in Europe. Hot Peaches was often a platform for cast members' self-expression, as well as a nurturing queer community. The Hot Peaches Records contain material connected to their performances including scripts; press clippings; show production work books; digital and analog performance recordings; cast and performance photographs; and promotional announcements and posters. This collection also contains personal material created by Jimmy Camicia including school ephemera, writings, and journals dating from the late 1950s to 2012.
Historical Note
Hot Peaches was a theater company working mostly in drag in New York City during the 1970s to the early 2000s. The company was founded by Jimmy Camicia in 1972, who befriended a group of drag queens in New York and was inspired to write shows for them to perform. Self-defined as as gay theater group, the Hot Peaches created shows that expressed the gay experience with a campy and political twist. Early shows were known for the castmembers' costumes, which often included vibrant, sparkling glam outfits with liberal use of platform boots, glitter, and feather boas. Camicia almost exclusively wrote the scripts, and the shows were put on three to five times per year at a variety of small theaters in Manhattan including Peach Pitts, Theater for the New City, La Mama, and Theater Genesis. The group would also occasionally do European tours, performing in England, Amsterdam, Scotland, Italy, and Germany, often providing their audiences with an experience that was not necessarily available for the gay communities in these countries. Notable cast members include the activist and performer Marsha P. Johnson, Sister Tooey, Wilhelmina Ross, Ian McKay, and Split Britches founder Peggy Shaw.
Arrangement
This collection is organized into four series. Each is arranged chronologically within.
Series I. Recordings
Series II. Scripts
Series III. Shows and Tours
Series IV. Jimmy Camicia Writings
Scope and Contents
The Hot Peaches Records (1971-2014) include analog and digital recordings, and paper material related to Hot Peaches, a New York City-based gay theater group who based their shows on political camp and were dominated by drag performers. The Hot Peaches Records document the theater company's artistic processes, as well as the broader context of avant-garde musical performance, male and female gay performers, and queer communities in New York City in the late 20th century. Performance audio and video recordings in this collection date from the 1970s to the 2000s and include not only Hot Peaches shows, but also fundraisers to assist former castmates like International Chrysis and Ian McKay. The collection also includes photographs of the cast, performances, backstage, and images from their European tours. Publicity material includes fliers, postcards, posters, and press releases. Show production work books include notated scripts, cast lists, stage directions, press clippings, and photographs.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use materials in the collection in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Hot Peaches Records; MSS 420; box number; folder number or item identifier; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Jimmy Camicia, 2014 and 2023. The accession numbers associated with these gifts are 2014.420 and 2023.048.
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Some audiovisual materials have not been preserved and may not be available to researchers. Materials not yet digitized will need to have access copies made before they can be used. To request an access copy, or if you are unsure if an item has been digitized, please contact Fales Library and Special Collections, special.collections@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596 with the collection name, collection number, and a description of the item(s) requested. A staff member will respond to you with further information.
Access to some of the audiovisual materials in this collection is available through digitized access copies. Researchers may view an item's original container, but the media themselves are not available for playback because of preservation concerns. Materials that have already been digitized are noted in the collection's finding aid and can be requested in our reading room.
Appraisal
The following were removed from the collection: 61 DVDs and CDs (either damaged or duplicates); 19 reference copy DVDs of analog recordings; 2 commercial VHS; approximately 100 rolled posters (duplicates/outside the collection's scope); unmarked commercial sheet music; and approximately 10 publications and books that had existing copies within the NYU library.
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Processing Information
Material was placed in acid-free folders and boxes. Overstuffed folders were separated and placed in multiple folders when necessary. Show production files were removed from their three-ring binders and placed in file folders, retaining the material in their original order. Rolled posters from shows were sent to the Preservation Lab for housing. One audio reel and four journals with mold were identified and treated by the Preservation lab. A mounted poster, ledger book, and two scrapbooks were transferred to the Preservation Lab for treatment and returned. Four digital disks were forensically imaged, analyzed, and arranged in Forensic Toolkit. New York University Libraries follow professional standards and best practices when imaging, ingesting, and processing born-digital material in order to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the content.
In September 2023 a processing archivist accessioned an accretion totaling 2 linear feet, which was immediately added to the existing collection. Material was placed in acid-free folders and boxes, and titles were added to titles within the existing inventory, or when necessary, new titles were created.
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Series I. Recordings, 1971-2014, inclusive
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This series includes analog and digital recordings of Hot Peaches show performances, benefits, and readings dating from the early 1970s to the 2000s. Recordings in this series are a combination of shows performed in New York, including The Heat, Gay?, and Divas of Sheridan Square as well as European tour performances in London and Berlin including The Heat and Concentrated Camp. This series also contains the Marsha P Johnson documentary Pay It No Mind; video clips highlighting individual cast members; compilations of Hot Peaches shows; and the film Hot Peaches Retrospective, a documentary film containing interviews with the Jimmy Camicia, performance footage, and interviews with cast members. Recordings of Hot Peaches fundraisers to assistance friend in their community include footage for the Break a Leg Gala Benefit for Hot Peaches cast member Ian McKay in 1981, and Chrysis in Heels benefit for former cast member International Chrysis in 1990.
Hot Peaches Cast Member Miss Marie -- Show Footage Clips, 1970s-1980s, inclusive
Digital materials
Compilation -- The Magic Hype / Berlin / Angels / Jimmy Centola, 1971-1972, inclusive
The Magic Hype Part I, October-November 1973, inclusive
The Magic Hype Part II, October-November 1973, inclusive
The Magic Hype Part III, October-November 1973, inclusive
The Magic Hype -- First Half, 1973
Digital materials
The Demented Divas, May 1974, inclusive
The Demented Divas Part I, May 1974, inclusive
The Demented Divas Part II, May 1974, inclusive
The Demented Divas Part III, May 1974, inclusive
Wizard of Oz Parade / Silver Dollar Party Gay Pride Day -- Compilation, July-August 1974, inclusive
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The Divas of Sheridan Square, November-December 1975, inclusive
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The Divas of Sheridan Square, 1975
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The Divas of Sheridan Square at St. Mark's on the Bowery, New York, 1975
Digital materials
The Divas of Sheridan Square, New York City -- Part I, 1975
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The Divas of Sheridan Square, New York City -- Part I, 1975
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The Divas of Sheridan Square, New York City -- Part II, 1975
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Gay? Part I, 1977
Gay? Part II, 1977
Gay? Part III, 1977
Gay?, 1977
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Gay? at Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, 1977
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Gay? at Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, 1977
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Side A: Songs from Gay? / Side B: Dutch Radio, 1977
Compilation -- Rice Fine / Brothels / Bettes Interview / Gay?, 1977
Gay?, 1977
Gay? -- Circus and Peg Leg, 1977
Gay? -- Music, undated, inclusive
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Side A: Gay? / Side B: Telling Tales, 1977
Oscar, Boston, September 8, 1978
Side A: Hot Peaches Variety / Side B: Jan's Music, 1978-1979, inclusive
Ian McKay and Jimmy Camicia, February 3, 1979
Ian McKay and Jimmy Camicia, February 3, 1979
Cynthia Stardust, February 11, 1979 and September 3, 1979, inclusive
Cynthia Stardust, September 3, 1979
Chris Kapp, August 29, 1979
Hellas 1 of 2, September 10, 1979
Hellas 2 of 2, September 10, 1979
Bobby Mazza, September 19, 1979
Marie D'Antoni, October 1, 1979
Ian McKay, October 4, 1979
Jimmy Camicia 1 of 2, October 5, 1979
Jimmy Camicia, October 20, 1979
Jimmy Camicia, October 5, 1979 and October 20, 1979, inclusive
Minette, November 10, 1979
John Albano, November 26, 1979
An Evening with Sister Tooey at The Loft, 1979
Digital materials
Break a Leg Gala Benefit for Ian McKay, May 25, 1981
Valentine's Party, February 14, 1982
Tupper Lake, July 1982
Midnight Curtain, August 1982, inclusive
Musical Versions, 1982-1983, inclusive
Waldorf Salad, January 1983, inclusive
Waldorf Salad, January 1983, inclusive
Waldorf Salad, January 1983, inclusive
Side A: Oscar / Side B: Gossip, 1983
Compilation -- Away / Sam's Place / Joey in New York, 1983-1984, inclusive
Rhinestones, Island Song, March 1984
The Downtown Special #1, July 28, 1984
The Downtown Special #1, August 1984, inclusive
The Downtown Special #1, August 1984, inclusive
The Downtown Special #1, August 1984, inclusive
Appetize the Beast, September 17, 1984
Harvest Moon Garden Party, September 30, 1984
The Downtown Special #2: X-Mas Cards, December 16, 1984
The Downtown Special #2: X-Mas Cards, December 16, 1984
The Downtown Special #2: X-Mas Cards, December 16, 1984
The Downtown Special #2: X-Mas Cards -- Promotional Spot, December 24, 1984
The Downtown Special #2: X-Mas Cards, December 1984, inclusive
The Downtown Special #2: X-Mas Cards, December 1984, inclusive
The Downtown Special #3: 1984, Revisited, 1984
Island Music Only -- Bill Smith, 1984
Finished Tracks -- Bill Smith, 1984
Summer 84 -- Dog People and Others, 1984
Side A: Jimmy and Bill Smith / Side B: Tony Fish with Bill Smith Tracks, 1984, 1988, inclusive
The Downtown Special #3: 1984, Revisited, January 22, 1985
The Downtown Special #3: 1984, Revisited, January 1985, inclusive
The Downtown Special #3: 1984, Revisited, January 1985, inclusive
The Downtown Special #4: The Last Brunch -- Camera Master, April 8, 1985
The Downtown Special #4: The Last Brunch, April 1985, inclusive
The Downtown Special #4: The Last Brunch, April 1985, inclusive
The Downtown Special #4: The Last Brunch, April 1985, inclusive
The Downtown Special #4: The Last Brunch -- Various Performances, April 1985, inclusive
The Last Brunch at Theater for the New City, New York, April 1985
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Off the Cuff (Waldorf Salad Revival) Part II, October 26, 1985
Off the Cuff (Waldorf Salad Revival) Part III, October 27, 1985
Off the Cuff (Waldorf Salad Revival), October 1985, inclusive
Off the Cuff (Waldorf Salad Revival) -- Piano Accompaniment Only, October 1985, inclusive
International Chrysis at Boy Bar Demo and Shows, 1986-1989, inclusive
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Telling Tales (The Gay Book of the Dead), March 1987, inclusive
Songs for Telling Tales (The Gay Book of the Dead) at Theater for a New City, 1987
Concentrated Camp, February 7, 1988
The Heat, Last at Theater for the New City Performance -- International Chrysis Change, June 18, 1988
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The Heat, June 18, 1988
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The Heat, June 18, 1988
Digital materials
The Heat at Women's Interart Theater Gay Day, June 26, 1988
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The Heat at Theater for the New City, New York, June 1988
Digital materials
The Heat, June 1988, inclusive
Harvest Moon Cabaret -- Original, November 12, 1988
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Harvest Moon Cabaret Benefit for Concentrated Camp Tour, Soho Gallery, 1988
Digital materials
Harvest Moon Cabaret Benefit for Concentrated Camp Tour, Soho Gallery, circa 1988
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The Heat Compilation -- Theater for the New City, New York (1988); Tempodrom, Berlin (1989); and Specks Film, Berlin (1989), 1988-1989, inclusive
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Concentrated Camp, January 8, 1989
Club Performance at Don't Tell Mama, New York City, August 5, 1989
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Hot Peaches at Tempodrom in Berlin, August 1989
The Heat and Concentrated Camp (European Tour), August 1989
The Heat and Concentrated Camp (European Tour), August-October 1989
The Heat and Concentrated Camp (European Tour), and The Heat at Berlin Tempodrom, August-October 1989
Hot Peaches Live, September 27, 1989
Hot Peaches Live, September 27, 1989
Berlin Interview, 1989
Chrysis Heels (Benefit) -- Rehearsal, February 1990
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Chrysis Heels (Benefit) -- Rehearsal and Backstage, February 1990
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Chrysis Heels (Benefit) -- Rehearsal and Backstage, February 1990
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Chrysis Heels (Benefit) -- Excerpts, February 20, 1990
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Chrysis Heels (Benefit), February 20, 1990
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Chrysis Heels Benefit at La Mama Club, February 20, 1990
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Chrysis Heels Benefit at La Mama Club -- Excerpts, February 20, 1990
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Chrysis Heels Benefit at La Mama Club -- Rehearsal, Backstage, Performance, February 20, 1990
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Chrysis Heels Benefit, La Mama Club -- Tony, February 20, 1990
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The Heat and Concentrated Camp (European Tour), and The Heat at the Schmidt, June 3, 1990
Concentrated Camp, East Berlin, Summer 1990
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Concentrated Camp, East Berlin, Summer 1990
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Music from Concentrated Camp, Hamburg, Germany (European Tour), June 10, 1990
Hamburg, Germany Encores (European Tour), July 7, 1990
The Fall of the Wall Revue (European Tour), July 7, 1990
Brief Encounters No. 1, 2, 3, September 12 and 19, 1990
Harvest Moon Cabaret, November 24, 1990
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Harvest Moon Ball at Theater for the New City, New York, November 24, 1990
Digital materials
Harvest Moon Cabaret -- Duplicate, November 24, 1990
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Dutch Interview, 1991
The Hollywood Musical, # 3 and 4, 1991
Joe Diary, 1991-1992, inclusive
Side A: Christopher Street Columbus Music Only / Side B: Cabaret Fundraiser, March 1992 and April 1, 1992
Christopher Street Columbus, May 30, 1992
Christopher Street Columbus, May 30, 1992
Christopher Street Columbus, May 30, 1992
Christopher Street Columbus, May 30, 1992
Christopher Street Columbus -- Performances New York City and Berlin, May-June 1992
Hot Peaches in Berlin, June 1992
Split: Portrait of a Drag Queen, 1992
Split: Portrait of a Drag Queen, 1992
Digital materials
Not Up to Snuff, August 20, 1993
Not Up to Snuff, September 12, 1993
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Duration: 95 minutes
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Beyond Possessed (Not Up to Snuff Revival), September 9, 1994
Late Nite Indulgences -- Edited Version, at Theater for the New City, May-June 1996
Late Nite Indulgences -- Original, May-June 1996
Play Genet, November 23, 1997
Play Genet, November 23, 1997
Play Genet, November 23, 1997
Play Genet -- Music, Entire Show, 1997
Play Genet, June, September 1998
Play Genet, September 25, 1998
Play Genet, September 25, 1998
Play Genet, September 25, 1998
Play Genet -- Part 1, 1998
Play Genet -- Part 2, 1997-1998, inclusive
Play Genet Songs -- Instrument Tracks Master, 1997-1998, inclusive
Compilation -- Hot Peaches in Hot Waters / Play Genet / TO! U All Have a Safe Trip!, 1998
Side A: Xmas / Side B: Play Genet, Part IV, 1998
Peaches in Parts -- Documentary on Hot Peaches, circa 1998
Digital materials
Hot Peaches Film 1973, Hot Peaches Retrospective (1973-1998), circa 1998
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1974 Hot Peaches Film, circa 1998
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Nite: Scat Queen of Atlanta, July 9, 1999
Play Genet -- Edit, October 1999
Studio Instrumental Tracks I, December 1999
Session Studio I, 2000
Session Studio II, January 26, 2000
Margie Reading, February 27, 2001
Tulips and Cadavers -- Reading, 2004
Entr'Acte -- Meeting, Script Reading, May 27, 2009
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The Tony Fish Show, July 12, 2009
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Individual Cast Member Highlights -- Hot Peaches Les Boys, Hot Peaches Our Queens, and Hot Peach Women, October 19, 2009
Digital materials
Movie -- Pay It No Mind: Marsha P. Johnson -- Screening at IFC Cinema, Pre-Show Interviews, November 28, 2011
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Movie -- Pay It No Mind: Marsha P. Johnson, circa 2011
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Movie --Pay It No Mind: Marsha P. Johnson -- 1992 Marsha P. Johnson and Hot Peaches Cast Member Interviews Used in Film, circa 2011
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Hot Peaches Cast Members -- Photograph Video Montages, February 2014
Digital materials
Hot Peaches Cast Member Wilhelmina Ross -- Still Photographs and Show Video Clips, undated, inclusive
Digital materials
"Brothers -- Jim, Joe Pete" -- Apartment Interior Footage, undated, inclusive
Digital materials
Compilation -- Video Follies #1 and Camp Music and Close Ups, Undated, inclusive
Video
Hot Peaches Film, Undated, inclusive
Song for The Heat, Undated, inclusive
The Heat and Concentrated Camp, Undated, inclusive
No Secrets, Undated, inclusive
Jan's Version of Banking on the Lord, Undated, inclusive
Jan's Version of Anonymously Yours, Undated, inclusive
Through the Years, 1946-1996, Tommy and Flo, Undated, inclusive
Hot Peaches Master Tape, Undated, inclusive
Hot Peaches Retrospective Parts I-IV, Undated, inclusive
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Poems, Undated, inclusive
Poems, Undated, inclusive
Play Genet -- Music Only, Undated, inclusive
Cool Jazz, Undated, inclusive
"Gay and in the '70s" -- Music from Unknown Show, undated, inclusive
Digital materials
"The Girls", undated, inclusive
Digital materials
Hot Peaches '80s Music -- Unknown Show, undated, inclusive
Digital materials
Unknown Conversation With Children, undated, inclusive
Untitled, Undated, inclusive
Video
Series II. Scripts, 1964, 1972-2008, inclusive
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This series contains show scripts written by Jimmy Camicia between 1972 and the early 2000s, most of which were performed by Hot Peaches. Titles include Divas of Sheridan Square, Concentrated Camp, A Little Moonlight, and Death of a Handsome Man. This series also includes copyright documentation for a number of Camicia's scripts. Notated show scripts are located in Series III within show production work notebooks.
Crédule, June 16, 1964
Sabled Fables, August 1972
Androgyny in Ostendorf, October 1972
The Wonderful Wizard of U.S., 1972
Scripts -- Copyright Registration Material, 1973-2004, inclusive
Alice of Scarsdale, February 1973
Cinderella Brown, May 1973
The Magic Hype, October 1973
The Midnight Mass, December 1973
The Watergate Scandals of '73, 1973
The Demented Diva, April 1974
Hansel and Gretel, 1974
Gay?, 1977
Oscar, May 1978
Murder in the Vatican, 1978
Off-Off and Away, Summer 1979
Petie and the Jewel, July 1980
Crazy Lucy, July 1980
No Secrets, No Lies, 1981
Waldorf Salad, December 1982
Away, March 1984
A Christmas Card, Also Known As X-mas Cards, circa 1984
The Last Brunch, April 1985
Richard's Predicament, May 1987
Telling Tales, 1987
Concentrated Camp, 1989
The Heat, circa 1989-1990, 1994, inclusive
The Fall of the Wall Revue (European Tour Version), April 1990
La Dolce Peaches Cabaret, May 1990
Farewell to Blush, November 1993
Nightbird, November 1993
Ice Age / The Penguin, November 1993
The Mouth of God, November 1993
The Death of a Handsome Man, August 1995
The Model (A Cartoon), September 1995
Three Small Men, October 1995
Late Night Indulgences, 1996
The Tennessee Cat Clause, 1999-2000, inclusive
A Nite in Tennessee, 1999-2001, inclusive
The Short, Violent Life of Margie Good, 2000
Tulips and Cadavers (Revision), 2006
Lamb Chops (Revision), 2008
The Monroe Doctrine, undated, inclusive
Amsterdam, undated, inclusive
A Little Moonlight, undated, inclusive
Series III. Shows and Tours, 1971-2004, inclusive
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This series documents the process of producing Hot Peaches shows in New York City and Europe, dating from the early 1970s to the 2000s. Files in this series are organized by date and show title, with these files typically containing promotional fliers, show programs, and sheet music. Loose photographs in this series include promotional cast portraits, still images from shows, and backstage candid shots.
Select shows in this series contain production work books which encompass the entire process of creating that show. These work books were created for a portion of the New York shows, but also more detailed work books for select European tours. Work books for the local productions typically contain notated scripts, cast lists, notes, stage directions, photographs, schedules, press clippings, brief journal entries, and costume and set sketches. European tour work book files contain much of the same material as the local production work books, with the addition of travel information and schedules. The series also contains a 1981 Master's thesis on the history of Hot Peaches written by a former cast member. Digital files containing photographs and text used on the Hot Peaches website from 2008-2009 are also in this series. Information on Hot Peaches cast member and gay liberation activist Marsha P Johnson can be found throughout this series dating from the 1970s until her death in the early 1990s. Show scripts without notations can be found in Series II.
Photographs -- Cast Members, Shows, 1970-1998, inclusive
Hot Screenland Whispers -- Hot Peaches Publication, circa 1970s-1980s, inclusive
Sabled Fables -- Script, Flier, circa 1972-1973, inclusive
Notebook -- Post-Production Madness, Writings, 1972-1973, inclusive
Show Operating Budgets, 1972-1974, inclusive
Show Reviews -- Press Clippings, 1972-1993, inclusive
Promotional Fliers, Programs, Mailers, and Posters, circa 1972-2004, inclusive
Androgyny in Ostendorf -- Script, Program, Sheet Music, Cast Photographs, and Show Poster, October 1972, undated, inclusive
Alice and the Great American Side Show -- Promotional Material, January-February 1973
Cinderella Brown -- Sheet Music, Script, Notes, Programs, Promotional Material, Poster, May 1973
The Watergate Scandals of '73 -- Sheet Music, Poster, Script, Flier, Photographs, June-August 1973
The Magic Hype -- Sheet Music, Script, Photographs, Programs, Promotional Material, October-November 1973
Benefit for St. Clements / Benefit for Byron -- Promotional Material, Sheet Music, December 1973
Happy Holiday High -- Photographs, Flier, December 1973
Midnight Mass -- Script, Flier, December 1973
Alice -- Sheet Music, circa 1973-1974, inclusive
Hot Peaches Scrapbook, 1973-1975, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The scrapbook is very fragile and should not be handled by researchers without consultation with Preservation.
The Demented Diva -- Sheet Music, Script, Programs, Promotional Material, Poster, Photographs, May 1974
Alice -- Program, Notes, Script, June 1974
Wizard of Oz Parade and Wonderful Wizard of U.S. -- Promotional Flier, Program, Script, Photographs, August 1974
Hansel and Gretel -- Promotional Material, Program, Photographs, Script, November 1974
Street Calls -- Program, Script, Photographs, Production Notebook, and Posters, March-April 1975
Sensual Savages -- Poster, Graphic Art for Show, June 1975
Sensual Savages -- Annotated Script, Photographs, Program, Promotional Material, Lyrics, June 1975
Ms. Hood -- Program, October-December 1975
The Divas of Sheridan Square -- Programs, Promotional Material, Booklet, Production Notes, Press Clipping, November 1975
Merry Christmas, America -- Program, December 1975
The Divas of Sheridan Square (European Tour) -- Press Clippings, Promotional Material, Poster, Notated Script, Scrapbook, Photographic Negatives of Show Graphics, April-November 1976
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The scrapbook in Box 43 is very fragile and should not be handled by researchers without consultation with Preservation.
Transatlantic Cruise -- Promotional Material, Annotated Script, August 1976
Gay? -- Promotional Flier, Show Production Images, January-August 1977
Collage -- Cast Members Performing, 1977
Oscar -- Promotional Material, Program, June 1978
Parker, Ms. -- Promotional Material, Notated Script, Stage Directions, September 1978
Murder in the Vatican -- Script, Stage Notes, December 1978
Oscar -- Sheet Music, Production Notes, Photographs, Script, circa 1978-1979, inclusive
Hot Peaches Logo Buttons and Name Tags, 1979, undated, inclusive
Christopher Street Day -- Posters, June 1979, June 1992, undated, inclusive
Oscar (European Tour) -- Show Production Work Book, May-August 1979
Oscar (European Tour) -- Show Tickets, June 24, 1979
Oscar (New York Performance) -- Cast Promotional Photograph, 1979
Sheet Music for Songs / Lyrics Written by Jimmy Camicia, 1979-1990, inclusive
Break a Leg Gala Benefit for Ian McKay -- Notated Script, Stage Notes, Poster, May 25, 1981
The Hot Peaches: An Historical Study -- Masters Thesis by Linda Stein, 1981
Valentine's Day Concert -- Images from Show, February 14, 1984
The Last Brunch -- Promotional Material, April 1985
The Heat (New York City) -- Show Work Book, June 1988
The Heat (New York City) -- Promotional Material, June 1988
Concentrated Camp -- Show Work Book and Poster, December 1988-January 1989, inclusive
The Heat -- Sheet Music and Photographic Negatives from Performances, circa 1988-1994, inclusive
The Heat and Concentrated Camp Tour -- Pre-Tour Show Work Book, 1989
The Heat and Concentrated Camp Tour -- Show Work Book, August-October 1989
The Heat and Concentrated Camp Tour -- Cast and Show Images, August-October 1989
The Heat and Concentrated Camp Tour -- Photographic Negative of Promotional Poster, August-October 1989
The Heat and Concentrated Camp Tour -- Cast Promotional Images, August-October 1989
Chrysis' Heels: A Benefit for International Chrysis -- Benefit Promotional Material, Poster, Show Images, Notes, and a Memorial Program for Chrysis, 1990
European Summer Tour -- The Heat and Concentrated Camp Show Work Book, Summer 1990
European Summer Tour -- The Heat and Concentrated Camp Promotional Poster (German), June 1990
European Summer Tour -- The Heat and The Fall of the Wall Sheet Music, Summer 1990
European Summer Tour -- The Heat Cast Photographs, Summer 1990
European Summer Tour -- The Fall of the Wall Promotional Material, Photographs, Small Album, Summer 1990
European Summer Tour -- Concentrated Camp Program, Photographs, Summer 1990
Photographs -- Cast Members in Unknown Show, October 1990
The Heat -- Show Work Book, Promotional Material, Marsha P. Johnson Portraits, February-March 1991
Non-Hot Peaches Shows and Events -- Programs, Photographs, 1991-2000, inclusive
Christopher Street Columbus -- Programs, Show Photographs and Slides, May 1992
Christopher Street Columbus Party -- German Poster, June 10, 1992
Christopher Street Columbus -- Berlin Pre-Tour Work Book, June-August 1992
Christopher Street Columbus Tour -- Show Work Book and Posters, June-August 1992
Christopher Street Columbus Tour -- Annotated Script, June-August 1992
Informational Sheet -- Brief History of Hot Peaches, circa 1992
Not Up to Snuff -- Program, August-September 1993
Christopher Street Columbus Italy Tour -- Show Work Book, 1993
Beyond Possessed -- Annotated Script, Promotional Material, Photographic Slides, April 1994
Europride Special Cabaret -- Promotional Programs, June 1994
Beyond Possessed -- Show Work Book, Photographs, Promotional Material, August 1994
The Heat and Beyond Possessed (European Tour) -- Show Work Book, 1994
Beyond Possessed -- Sheet Music, Notes, 1995-1997, inclusive
Late Night Indulgences -- Promotional Flier, Program, Photographic Slides, May-June 1996
Play Genet -- Promotional Material, circa September 1997
Play Genet -- Show Work Book, November 1997
Play Genet -- Show Poems and Lyrics Booklet, 1997-1998, undated, inclusive
Destiny and Desire -- Music Lyrics, March 1998
European Tour -- Play Genet Promotional Photographs, Show Work Book, Summer 1998
Play Genet -- Program, September 1998
A Nite in Tennessee: The Scat Queen of Atlanta -- Programs, July 1999
The Short, Violent Life of Margie Good -- Show Work Book, Promotional Material, Show Still Photographs, April 2002
Tulips and Cadavers -- Show Work Book, Promotional Material, Cast Promotional Images, Research Source Painting Images, March-April 2004
Hot Peaches Website Files, 2008-2009, inclusive
Digital materials
Images -- Cast Members and Unknown Shows, undated, inclusive
Sheet Music from Unidentified Shows, undated, inclusive
Hot Peaches Review, or The Gay Beggar's' Opera, undated, inclusive
Jimmy Camicia's Fabulous Valentine's Dance and Late Nite Revue -- Poster, undated, inclusive
Eagle in the Bubble -- Poster, Music by Jimmy Camicia, undated, inclusive
Marsha P. Johnson Show Viewing Party -- Poster, undated, inclusive
Ms. Hood or Ewes Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf -- Promotional Poster / Graphic, undated, inclusive
Series IV. Jimmy Camicia Writings, 1950s-2013, inclusive
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Scope and Contents
This series contains personal journals, writings, and books written by Jimmy Camicia (also known earlier in his career as Jimmy Centola). This series also contains Bard College publications from the mid-1960s, including Gesamtwerk and Bard Psychology Journal of which Camicia served as editor and writer. Other published material in this series includes a poetry book The Divas of Sheridan Square which Camicia eventually adapted into a Hot Peaches show, and his 2013 book My Dear, Sweet Self: A Hot Peach Life which recounts Camicia's early life and the history of Hot Peaches. This series also contains articles written by Camicia about his experiences performing and traveling in Europe with the Hot Peaches cast. His loose poetry and a mock-up of a children's book are also in this series. Documentation related to Camicia's struggle with his landlord to maintain his rent-controlled apartment in New York provides insight into the struggles facing an artist and his housing issues during the 1980s and 1990s. This series also contains a small collection of Camicia's correspondence from the mid-1970s and 1990s.
An extensive collection of Camicia's journals are in this series dating from the 1950s to 2012 that often contain not only diary entries, but photographs; press clippings; sketches of portraits, costumes, and sets; and writing notes and ideas. These journals explore Camicia's early life while still in school, traveling in Europe as a young man, the development of Hot Peaches, relationships with cast members, and critiques on Hot Peaches shows. These journals also document the viewpoint of a gay performer and writer living in New York during the 1970s-2000s, as well as the experimental theater scene, the gay community in the West Village, and the drag and gay club scenes.
Arrangement
This series is arranged by item type and chronologically within those groupings.