How I costumed “Gabrielle” in the musical “Cinderella” (Broadway Version)
Gabrielle wears four different costumes in Act II. She begins with her Ball Gown for the post-Ball “A Lovely Night” Quartet with Madame, Ella & Charlotte. In this version of “Cinderella”, the glass slipper is not left behind at the Ball, but rather at a second event–the Banquet–that the Prince gives in an attempt…
Sending the Stepsisters to the Ball required some creativity and walking a fine line between awkward and WAY TOO MUCH. If you’ve been reading my blog, you know that I made many, many upcycled ball gowns for the chorus members. Creating something for Gabrielle that was in her signature pink, and a bit “off”,…
After a little interruption writing the posts about the Transforming costumes, I want to turn back to Gabrielle. As I described in my initial post, my perception of Gabrielle is that she is a bit “off”. I chose not to dress my Stepsisters as the comic book, over-the-top stereotypes that they often are portrayed–complete with outlandish…
The Pink/Gold dress transformation is the final transformation to happen in “Cinderella” (Broadway Version). Unless the audience has had the good fortune to either see the show on Broadway or one of the touring productions, this is probably the first time they are seeing this version of the show. The pink/gold dress transformation is totally…
Gabrielle is the “good” Stepsister in “Cinderella” (Broadway Version). She is much more aware of Ella and her plight, and often will make attempts at kindness to temper Madame’s cruelty. She eventually befriends Ella and despite the social ambitions of her mother, and the oblivious selfishness of her sister Charlotte, chooses true love Jean-Micheal. The…
When costuming a large chorus scene, I like to provide some unifying details if possible. In “Grease” all of the girls who went to the Dance had wrist corsages. I like petticoats for that same reason. In “Cinderella” all of the girls at the Ball had hair pieces. I had a wonderful Freshman who created…
What would YOU wear to cover your ball gown when going to the ball? Well, a voluminous, flowy cape of course! Knowing it would take a TON of fabric to make a floor length cape to cover a ball gown, and having a real dislike of doing more work than I need to . .…
The Ball in “Cinderella” begins as a masked affair. The Prince is wearing a white mask, and Gabrielle a pink mask. Sebastian and Madame plot for them to meet based on the color of the masks. I needed around 40 masks for the Gavotte dancers and the wallflowers. I wanted ones that had fairly large…
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