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Dr. Queen's Drag Academy, 1990-10 : [paper presentations]

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Martin Worman audiovisual collection

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Dr. Queen's Drag Academy, 1990-10

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Title
Dr. Queen's Drag Academy, 1990-10 : [paper presentations]
Names
Performance Studies International Conference (1st : 1990 : New York University) (Host)
Worman, Martin (Host)
Dorff, Jay, 1961-1993 (Author)
Drorbaugh, Elizabeth (Author)
Jeffreys, Joe E (Author)
Koldewyn, Richard, 1945- (Composer)
Stoller, Mike (Composer)
Worman, Martin (Author)
Worman, Martin (Lyricist)
Leiber, Jerry (Lyricist)
Worman, Martin (Performer)
Dorff, Jay, 1961-1993 (Performer)
Drorbaugh, Elizabeth (Performer)
Jeffreys, Joe E (Performer)
Gritteris, Louis (Performer)
Lee, Peggy, 1920-2002 (Performer)
Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934 (Composer)
Collection

Martin Worman audiovisual collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1990-10-06
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LVH 2765
Shelf locator: *LDV 2058
Topics
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 -- Salomé
Cockettes (Theatrical troupe)
Radical Faeries (New Age movement)
Feminist theater
Male impersonators
Female impersonators
Burlesque (Theater)
Homosexuality and theater
Musicals
Piano music, Arranged
Parodies
Humor
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Genres
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: "90.10.06; NYU Performance Studies; Dr. Queen's Drag Academy; Martin Worman Jay Dorf Elizabeth Joe E. Jeffreys"--Original videocassette labels.
Performers: Martin Worman, host and paper presenter; Jay Dorff, Elizabeth Drorbaugh and Joe E. Jeffreys, paper presenters; Louie Gritteris, piano.
Venue: Videotaped New York University (NYU) 1990 October 6.
Acquisition: Separated from; Billy Rose Theatre Division, Martin Worman papers, 1960-2008, *T-Mss 2009-002.
Acquisition: Gift; Dorothy Kirsch and Robert Croonquist, December 2008.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (109 min., 18 sec.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
The first Performance Studies International Conference, hosted by New York University. Papers: "Drag and the empowerment of the erotic’s of the Radical Faeries" / Jay Dorff (8:31-30:20); "The girls of Salome: Wilde and provocative" / Elizabeth Drorbaugh (31:20-55:55); "A brief history of the Cockettes" / Martin Worman (57:54-79:35); "Pansies: the flowers of burlesque" / Joe E. Jeffreys (80:31-103:24). Some of the paper authors, in drag, performed skits, songs and dances during their paper readings. Songs included were from the 1972 Cockettes musical extravaganza "Hot Greeks" ("Hot Greeks and "Accept With the Left, and Shake with the Right” (?) / by Martin Worman and Richard "Scrumbly" Koldewyn). The performances also include dancing to Leiber and Stoller’s “Is that all there is?” (excerpt sung by Peggy Lee) and old Burlesque jokes about gay men.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 908850414
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20136521
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e9d5fa60-e2ac-0135-59a4-4dc3b888e5a2
Rights Statement
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  • 1990: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Dr. Queen's Drag Academy, 1990-10 " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1990. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a8510d40-4aa9-0133-f7db-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Dr. Queen's Drag Academy, 1990-10 " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a8510d40-4aa9-0133-f7db-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1990). Dr. Queen's Drag Academy, 1990-10 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a8510d40-4aa9-0133-f7db-60f81dd2b63c

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Dr. Queen's Drag Academy, 1990-10