Description:
This wardrobe plot indicates our interpretation of the costume needs of the production. It is intended to provide you with required costume changes and a feeling of the costume styles. Costumes outlined are in standard adult sizes-extremely large or small sizes may not be available. Also, specific colors and fabrics are not described due to new designs and availability in our stock (except where noted). Styles and accessories may vary.
Cast & Costume:
Opening
Crowd: Period clothing, some in evening wear, some in dressy daywear
Lena: Dress, evening wrap, gloves, turban
Don: Trenchcoat, white shirt, bowtie, black pants, tailcoat, hat
Flashback
Don and Cosmo:
- Knickers, collarless shirt, hose, cap
- Pants, sleeveless vest, shirt with collar
- Loud checked suit, shirt, tie, straw boater
- Double breasted period suit, shirt, tie, hat
- Suit style vest, pants, open collar shirt
- Western chaps, vest, shirt, hat, neckerchief
Don:
- Flying Ace – bomber jacket, scarf, helmet with goggles
- Motorcyclist – Leather jacket, jodhpurs, helmet
- Civil War – Confederate officer uniform
Lena: Overdone lounging suit
Producer: Period suit, shirt, tie
Movie
Lena: Marie Antoinette style gown, wig
Don: French court style coat, vest, breeches, hose, buckles, wig
Background Chorus: As above – less elaborate
Movie goers – Males: Black tailcoat, pants, white shirt, vest, tie, gloves
Movie goers – Females: Period evening gown, headpiece
On The Street
Don: Tearaway tailcoat, repeats rest from opening
Cathy: Plain period suit, hat
The Party
Lena and Chorus: Repeat from movie
Dream Of You Girls:
- Chorus girl costumes
- Kimono style dressing robes
At Monumental
Lockwood: Knicker suit, sweater vest, hose, cap
Cosmo: Workshirt, pants, floppy derby
Crew: Shirt, vest, pants, cap
Director: Riding breeches, full sleeve shirt, beret, neck scarf
Mr. Dexter: Period double breasted suit, shirt, tie
Background Chorus: Repeat crew costumes; repeat French Court costumes
Girls: White dress with black musical note trim hats
Toy Soldiers: Red with purple tunics, purple pants, black shako hats
Cheerleader: Skirt, sweater
Girls in Song: Costumes to match lyrics
Don: White tennis sweater, shirt, pants, cap
At The Diction Coach
Lena: Plain white blouse, black skirt, furs, cloche hat
Teacher: Plain period suit
Don: Sweater, shirt, pants
Cosmo: Sweater, pants, shirt, tie
Coach: Period suit, shirt, bowtie that comes untied
On The Set
Don: Repeat French Court
Lena: Repeat French Court – must have floral piece to be attached to various parts
Seamstress: Blouse, skirt
At The Movie
Don: Norfolk suit, shirt, tie
Cosmo: Period suit, shirt, tie
Lena: Black and white outrageous outfit
Cathy: Simple period dress
Male Chorus: Period suit, shirt, tie
Female Chorus: Period dress or suit, hat
Good Morning
Cathy: Repeat
Don, Cosmo: Repeat without jackets
Singing In The Rain
Don: Raincoat, slouch hat, duplicate pair of pants that can get wet
Policeman: Uniform coat, pants, raincape, hat with cover
The Next Day
Don, Cosmo: Period suit, shirt, tie
R.F.: Period suit, shirt, tie
Studio
Cathy: Period dress
Don: Sport coat, shirt, pants
Cosmo: Shirt, sweater vest, pants
Lena: Overdone period dress, hat
Friend: Overdone "tart" dress
French Court: Repeat
Don: Tux jacket, pants, shirt, bowtie, straw hat
Male, Female Chorus: Assorted costume specific to character
Don: Mismatched suit, hat
Agents: Pants, shirt, vest, bowtie, sleeve garters, derby
Male Chorus: Double breasted period suit, shirt, tie, hat
Female Chorus: Fringed flapper style dress, headband, feather
Special Dancer: Dance dress
Males: Tux jacket, pants, shirt, tie
Burlesque: Assorted showgirl costume
Follies: Sequin body suit, black sheer skirt, feathered & sequin headpiece, gloves
Males: Black tailcoat, pants, white shirt, vest, bowtie
Females: Period gowns
Males: Repeat tails
Special Dancer: White dress
Dream
Don: Short-sleeve shirt, pants
Dancer: White chiffon dress with very long trailing backpiece
Later
Lena: Overdone period suit, furs, hat
Zelda: Tacky period dress, hat
Studio Office
R.F.: Double breasted period suit, shirt, tie
Lena: Bright period suit, white furs, hat
Movie Premiere
Cathy: Pastel chiffon evening gown
R.F., Don, Cosmo: Tux jacket, pants, shirt, tie
Lena: Overdone evening gown with feathers and beadwork
Males: Tux jacket, pants, shirt, tie
Females: Period evening gowns, gloves