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…
The finale of “Cinderella” is a wonderfully joyous wedding scene. In the Broadway version the entire cast does the finale decked out in what I call “Wedding Wear”. Ella, of course, is actually wearing a wedding dress. Since Ella wears a white dress at the Ball, an easy option is to have her wear this…
In the Broadway Version of “Cinderella”, Ella has to ditch her traditional Disney-blue gown for white. There really isn’t any way to get around this. When Marie asks about going to the Ball, Ella replies she dreams of a white gown, done up with pearls. There are other references to the color of her dress,…
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…
Charlotte’s Banquet dress was one of those costumes that sort of took on a life of its own. When I started I did not have a clear vision, and I certainly didn’t expect it to turn out like it did. I love the dress, but, it was probably a little too much compared to the…
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