Quick Changes – Layering Costumes

Quick Changes – Layering Costumes

Back to Theatre Costumes Home Quick Changes – Layering Costumes Layering costumes allows for a very quick transition to another costume when there is no time for an actual costume change. Guidelines for Layering Costumes  In Chicago, Roxie has several very quick...
Making “Jail” Robes – Chicago

Making “Jail” Robes – Chicago

Back to Theatre Costumes Home Making “Jail” Robes – Chicago The show “Chicago” centers around the female inmates of the Cook County jail. Traditional costuming for some versions of this show have the actors playing inmates in a dressing robe that...
Chicago Ensemble Costumes

Chicago Ensemble Costumes

Back to Theatre Costumes Home Chicago Ensemble Costumes  For Chicago, we needed to costume ensemble boys for multiple similar numbers. I found that it was easiest to take “kit” approach. This enabled the director to make last-minute changes to the male ensemble...
Making a Break-Away Suit Jacket

Making a Break-Away Suit Jacket

Back to Theatre Costumes Home Making a Break-Away Suit Jacket In the musical “Chicago”, during the number “All He Cares About is Love”, Billy Flynn removes a break-away suit while he sings. He is left in his skivvies by the end of the song. Costuming this number led...