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Tuesday May 21st, 2013

Behind the Heels, Wigs, and Drag Makeup in Tony-Nominated Musical Kinky Boots
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Behind the Heels, Wigs, and Drag Makeup in Tony-Nominated Musical Kinky Boots

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Kinky Boots, the Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, is the story of a drag queen and a shoe factory owner who make some fabulous boots together–and learn a few life lessons in the process.

The show is uplifting, and obviously has struck a chord with critics and theater-goers alike, as evidenced by its 13 Tony Award nominations, including one for Best Costume Design. Of course, the costumes, hair, and makeup play a crucial role.

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Published at 5:15 PM

Wednesday March 20th, 2013

Breakfast at Tiffany’s Costume Designer Colleen Atwood on Giving Holly Golightly a 1940s Makeover
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s Costume Designer Colleen Atwood on Giving Holly Golightly a 1940s Makeover

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With Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke in the lead role made famous by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film version of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, we couldn’t help but wonder how Holly Golightly’s iconic wardrobe (Givenchy and satin gloves, anyone?) would translate to the stage–and the play’s World War II-era Manhattan setting.

We caught up with the production’s costume designer Colleen Atwood–a Hollywood heavyweight who’s been nominated for 10 Oscars and won three (for her work in Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha, and Alice in Wonderland)–about her first foray into theater and redesigning an icon.

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Monday March 30th, 2009

Heathers Hits Broadway

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Heathers, aka the original Gossip Girl, is coming back to a live theatre near you. The show should hit Broadway sometime in 2010 with readings already well under way. And who’s been reading the part of Veronica, which launched the career of one-time Marc muse Winona Ryder? None other than Kristen Bell, the narrating gossip Read more →

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Tuesday April 22nd, 2008

You Gotta Have a Gimmick

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Dita Von Teese is performing for Cointreau tonight, but if you can’t get into that party (at a tiny little Boite on the Lower East Side), take heed: There’s another burlesque act in town and it’s open to all. Lord & Taylor has imported the cast of Gypsy to their Manhattan store this Thursday at Read more →

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Published at 12:13 PM