How I costumed “Charlotte” in the musical “Cinderella” (Broadway Version)
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…
At the end of the Broadway version of Cinderella, the cast all come onstage in various tones of neutrals for the wedding. I absolutely love the effect of that. It was one of my “more” goals from the beginning that we would be able to make that happen. We clearly could not accomplish that for…
The theme for dressing Charlotte in this show was “more”, and her Ball Gown needed to be reflective of that. On the flip side, it also needed to be in line with the rest of the cast, and not obnoxious in a distasteful way. We began with this Prom dress: The dress was a strapless,…
Charlotte’s first appearance in the musical is returning from shopping and handing her package to Ella to be carried in to the house. We found some tiny boxes for her and Gabrielle to carry and tied them with bows to match their dresses. Charlotte’s hair is discussed here. She wears a little pillbox hat that we…
I have been vacillating back and forth the best way to approach blogging about costuming the various characters in “Cinderella”. Do you start with a synopsis and follow up with the individual costume posts . . . or do you write up the individual costume posts and then follow with a wrap-up summary? I decided…
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