Mike McGinity collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 109-03-10

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection includes photograph album documenting the cast and production of Rocky Horror Picture Show in Rhode Island between 1985-1996 as well as a volume of Sal Piro's "Creatures of the Night" which includes photographs of the cast on page 98.

Dates

1985 - 1996

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

PPL owns copyright to the photographs in the collection. PPL does not claim copyright to "Creatures of the Night" by Sal Piro (1990). Users of this item are responsible for determining copyright restrictions.

Biographical / Historical

Mike McGinity (1960- ) grew up in South Providence, Rhode Island and moved with his family to Warwick in 1982. He married Bill La Civita in 2016 and they reside in Cumberland, Rhode Island. Mike first attended the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Cinerama on Hope Street in Providence in the 1980s with his mother and together they continued to attend performances of the film. After the family moved to Warwick, they began attending the film at the Meadowbrook Cinema in Warwick and shortly Mike became involved in the production as lighting director. He remained part of the production and a cast member for the next 15 years. He served as the cast leader and producer at the both the Meadowbrook Cinema and the Jane Pickens Theater in Newport. The cast performed in theaters in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Buffalo, Boston, New York, Baltimore, Groton CT and London.