Week 5 - Creating Costumes & Sets for Disney Broadway Musicals (Week of May 18th)

     

Objective:  To show the process of how costumes and sets are created for the stage (Aladdin, Beauty and the
Beast, The Little Mermaid, Tarzan, & Frozen) 

Gregg Barnes Reveals the Magic Behind “Aladdin’s” Eye Popping Costumes     (5:54) by Broadwaycom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmVGfhj7fQc

Aladdin Costume Reflection:

1. Why do you think there is a wall with pictures of costumes and accessories pinned on it?
To inspire the artist that made the clothes
2. What does it represent?
A bunch of different styles from different countries
3. Why do they not use organic or natural materials?
It was forbidden to pick animals or plants
4. What is attached inside of many costumes including Genie’s so they can be washed?
A t-shirt
5. Why is Aladdin’s costume the simplest in the Marketplace scene?
Because the way you make his costume is simple
6. What is an additional fact that you learned from the video segment?
A lot of work goes into all of the costumes

Beauty and the Beast on Broadway (Making Of)    (12:54) by Disney & Broadway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epNLPqOP9kI

1. What is the Costume Designer’s (Ann) main concept for the Enchanted Objects?
2. What is a prosthetic?
3. Why did the Costume & Makeup Designers change Enchanted Objects to wearing wigs in Act I?
 4. What is another fact you learned from the video segment?
5. Lighting blackouts are typically used between scenes.  Why was a blackout used in the show?
6. Why did the Set Designer decide to change the scenery in front of the audience?
7. Why did the designers decide not to go with a specific time period for the show?
8. Which character was very small in the animated film, but became an important character in the stage show?

This video is not as clear, but will give you insight to the costumes for The Little Mermaid on Broadway.

TLM - Backstage The Little Mermaid and Sierra Boggess !    (10:01)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErMDf69dL7I

1. Where do the actors change very quickly for costume changes backstage?
2. How many costume pieces make up the Mersister’s costumes?
3. How many roles do each of the Mersister’s play in the production?
4. What do the boys who play Flounder have attached to their dance shoes?
5. What two things did you notice that the actors have to have done before they put their costume on for
performance?

Phil Collins Tarzan Behind the Scenes Broadway | NEW YORK | DISNEY | MUSICAL  (8:23) by Dutch Tales
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haflZ9NusI8

1. In most Broadway shows, each technical person has one job/position.  What other two positions does the
director of Tarzan have?
2. What are two materials used to make the jungle in the show?
3. The producers hired Pichón Baldinu for teaching the actors to swing across the stage.  What type of an artist is
he?
4. Why is the cast album (DVD) important to a Broadway show?
5. How many new songs did Phil Collins write for the Broadway musical?
6. What is another fact you learned from this video segment?
 

The National Tour of Broadway’s Frozen in Los Angeles

Frozen

Backstage Tour of Frozen: The Musical at the Hollywood Pantages  (8:05) by Young Hollywood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6q5xAsXkwg

1. How is the ice created on stage?

2. It takes 10 hours to break the set down in a theater.  How long does it take to set it up in the next theater?
3. Why does Elsa’s costume have to be repaired a lot?
4. About how many costumes have been hand-sewn for the production?
5. What U.S. city was the pre-Broadway run of Frozen?
6. What is another fact that you learned from this video sequence?