About the Book

High school, college and community theatre versions of Broadway shows can have all the glitz, glitter and pizzazz of the New York variety. This book lists 100 famous musicals categorized by costume styles. Applying the book's crossover system, costumes from one show can easily be altered for any other show in the same category. "How to do it" suggestions are given for both the basic costume design and for specific show adaptions. Every theatre group planning to stage a Broadway show needs this book. Ten chapters: Costumes Are Not Clothes, Preventive Medicine for Everyone Involved in High School Productions, Medieval/Shakespearean, The Old West, 19th Century/Turn-of-the-Century, The 1920s, The 1930s--1940s, The 1950s-1960s, Myriad Periods, in Your Dreams!

Product Details

Media: Paperback Book, 160 pages

Language: English

Publisher: Meriwether Publishing

Edition: Unknown

ISBN-10: 1566080215

Publication Date: Jan. 1st, 1996

ISBN-13: 9781566080217

Dimensions: 5.57 x 8.54 x 0.45 inches

Shipping Weight: 0.51 lbs

• Categories: Stagecraft Textile Design & Costume Design