by admin | Feb 10, 2023 | Theatre Costumes
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...
by admin | Feb 18, 2023 | Theatre Costumes
Back to Theatre Costumes Home Making Break-Away Suit Pants For our staging of Chicago, Billy Flynn’s character required break-away pants to go with his break-away suit jacket. Break-away pants are easy and fun to make, especially compared to a break-away jacket. If...
by admin | Feb 19, 2023 | Theatre Costumes
Back to Theatre Costumes Home Break-Away Dress – Chicago In the show “Chicago”, Mary Sunshine is a really fun character. “She” is a conservative church-y lady with an operatic voice. The twist is that this role is traditionally played by a male actor. The show...
by admin | Jan 19, 2023 | Dance Costumes, Theatre Costumes
Back to Theatre Costumes Home Making a Circle Skirt Without a Pattern – Technique When making stage costumes for dancers, a circle skirt is a good choice. Circle skirt patterns are easy to draft and the shape of the skirt makes it move nicely on stage, and...
by admin | Feb 18, 2023 | Theatre Costumes
Back to Theatre Costumes Home Vest Alterations Cover Photo by christian erra on Unsplash Vest alterations are easy if a vest is too large. They can be altered in two ways, depending on how much too large the vest is. Alter using the existing belt Many men’s...
