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“High School Musical”: Creating the Costuming Framework

Disney’s “High School Musical” (the Musical) is the theatrical version of the highly successful 2006 Disney Original Movie by the same name.  The theatrical version runs pretty true to the movie, with the exception of the elimination of Troy’s mother, and the addition of Jack Scott, the narrator.  The general story is a combination of…

March 6, 2018 in Costume, High School Musical, Musical, Planning a show/how to costume.

Introducing the Costumecrazed “Sewing Circle” on Facebook

When I began this blog several years ago I had the desire to share some of the struggles and successes my volunteers and I had with our costuming attempts.  My first show was “given” to me, without warning, about eight weeks in advance . .  . that was “Beauty and the Beast”.   I learned…

May 4, 2017 in Uncategorized.

“The Prince is Giving A Ball”: Dress #2 (Blue tulle)

The next dress to reach the chopping block was a blue sequinned tulle ballgown Prom dress that I picked up at a thrift store in the Halloween section. The top layer of tulle had a few rips in it, which is probably what accounted for the low price.  However, there often seems to be no rhyme…

January 8, 2017 in Cinderella, Costume, Fairytale, sewing, upcycle.

Legally Blonde: The beginning (How to start costuming a show)

Our musical this spring is “Legally Blonde”.   On the one hand, this was a welcome change from the period shows we have done the last two years (“Beauty and the Beast” and “Grease”).  On the other hand . . there weren’t nearly as many fun costumes to make 🙂 The beginning starts with research:…

March 14, 2016 in Costume, Legally Blonde, Planning a show/how to costume.
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