Description:

Black shirt.
Image of a woman with San Francisco teetering on top of her feathered hat. "Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon. Club Fugazi, San Francisco."

America's longest-running musical revue. The show began its run in 1974, at Club Savoy Tivoli and has since moved to the larger Club Fugazi in the North Beach district of San Francisco.
The show was created by Steve Silver (1944-1995). performers wear disproportionately large hats/wigs and gaudy costumes while performing satirical renditions of popular songs.


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Source:

Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies

Identifier

WBOB-9-F-6-3B

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Reproduction and use of this material may require permission from the copyright holder. Please contact the Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies for more information.

Citation

“Beach Blanket Babylon,” Wearing Gay History, accessed April 16, 2024, https://wearinggayhistory.com/items/show/1507.

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