This post is a description of how I upcycled the dress that is 2nd from the left. As I have mentioned in previous posts, I had so much fun doing these dresses. They were super quick with the emphasis being on the general overall color-effect of the wedding, versus worrying about style, time period, etc.…
The closing wedding scene in “Cinderella” was one of my favorite visual pictures from our show. These dresses were actually really fun to make because I knew they would be on stage for only a few minutes and they were really only for background color . . so quick and dirty costume creation was…
If you have been reading my blog, I discussed some of my decision making process regarding armor when I posted about dressing Topher. Prior to that, I had spent quite a bit of time searching for inexpensive armor both a year ago when my sister was costuming this show, and then again in the fall…
The new version of “Cinderella” the Prologue opens with a lovely choral piece (cut from “South Pacific” incidentally) where we find Ella roaming the woods and picking up sticks. In a rapid juxtaposition, the scene changes to a “Rocky Glen” and we find the Knights engaged in battle with a “Giant”. The scene is described…
The musical “Cinderella” (Broadway Version) ends with a grand wedding scene and the marriage of Ella and the Prince. We did not have a costume suitable for the officiate at the wedding in our costume stock, so we needed to create one. I did want to be careful that it was strictly “representative” of a…
Sebastian is a new character in the updated version of “Cinderella”. He is the stereotypical evil guardian . . .shuffling Topher off to an isolated upbringing at an all male school on an island . . . while he himself plunders the countryside in Topher’s name. He is in cahoots with Madame to wed off…
In this new version of “Cinderella” the character of “Prince Charming”, aka Topher, has been developed beyond his usual one-dimensional stereotype. His parents were written out of the new script (which is a bit sad, as they had some great songs and lines in the older version) and instead his parental figure is the evil,…
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…
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