At the end of the first act of “High School Musical” (HSM) Sharpay is supposed to take a cake to the face. The audience LOVES this–the cast member playing Sharpay, not so much (note she is crossing her arms to keep from fending him off). This is a do-able event as Sharpay has…
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 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…
More Dance Team stuff! Tulle Tree: We needed a big Christmas tree as part of the set for the “Nutcracker”-themed Production Dance. The tree needs to be larger-than-life because this dance will be done on the floor of a 17,000 seat arena. Originally I had the idea to use a round clothing rack. It sits…
The villain of “Beauty and the Beast” is Gaston, and he spends his free time hanging out in his tavern. This is also where he plans his dastardly deeds. In the opening there is a little ditty and the Tavern Wenches do a little dance. I wanted them to have a prop to dance with.…
What is a period gown without a coordinating headpiece? Not nearly as much fun . . THAT is for sure! I have to admit my favorite Princess hat is the tall pointed kind with a veil on the end. But, for this outfit, a French Hood is probably more appropriate. I started by doing an…
One of the questions I get asked the most is: “Where do you get your ideas?” And THAT is a question that is easier asked than answered . . . because there is no one good answer. I try to find inspiration somewhere . . . usually from a picture or a description. Once I…
The production of “Beauty and the Beast” requires two very important props that need to be begged, borrowed, rented or created: The Magic Mirror the The Rose. The Rose is actually negotiable–I have seen it done with projection, falling petals and just changing the roses out. The important thing to remember with this is that…
Our High School did “Grease” this Spring. One of the big specialty scenes is “Beauty School Dropout” . .LOVE IT! I envisioned lots of bling . . .towering curler hats . . . . maybe even feathers! Then we had auditions . . and over 70 kids tried out. When it was all said and…
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