Blast from the Past

So after an impromptu study session with friends tonight, I began thinking about Godspell and (instead of working) decided to scope out the original score. When I performed it in high school, we used the 2001 revival touring cast rendition which has some beautiful remastering and re-orchestrations of the original works, but now leaves me listening the original recording and thinking something is missing. Anyway, in my searching I came across a youtube video of the original 1970 cast singing By My Side (along with several others). It turns out the owner of the channel is the original Peggy! So without further ado, I present the original cast with By My Side (and a collaboration of songs as performed on the Today Show)

Itinerary Time!

I can't remember if I mentioned this, but a couple weeks ago I was given the chance to take a trip to New York with the theater department to do Costume related things - and I just got the schedule an hour ago. We are going to see a couple exhibits at the Fashion Institute of Technology (one of the world famous schools for Fashion Design - that's where they sometimes film Project Runway), visit the Conde Nast building to meet with an alumna who works at a famous fashion magazine, stop at Parsons-Meares (where they build most of the costumes for Broadway productions), then have dinner on the way down to the theater where we will see Peter and the Starcatcher. A very busy day.

I looked into the show we will be seeing and it appears to be a play about what happened to Peter Pan before he met Wendy. Sounds really interesting. During my search, I also discovered that a couple of the cast members were important people - one actor was nominated for multiple awards while playing the original part of Emmett in Legally Blonde the Musical, another was in the original cast of Next to Normal and one actress originated the role of Olive Ostrovsky in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, so it should be a good show!

I'll post again once I get back with plenty of photos of my adventures! And hopefully by then my next set of embroidery stuff will have arrived!

Sad news

So after much legal battle, Cabaret will not be happening. To make a really long, winding story short, we could not get the rights and must cancel the show. It is very sad, especially because we all put so much time and effort into it. We had finished most of the first act. At some point I think we will probably perform what we know to get it out of our systems and close off the show, but it will probably be just for ourselves.

On another (less pertinent) note, Jane Eyre opens this weekend - but not at all close to me. It has a limited engagement and the closest location to me is New York. Grrr. So unless I can get down there over break, I'll be stuck seeing a more mainstream movie (probably The King's Speech, which should have some fantastic 30's costumes) this coming week.

It looks like my break plans have now officially changed and instead of costume shopping, I'll be spending my time finishing projects (dare I say my corded petticoat?), learning to embroider (once the kit comes in the mail), and hennaing my hair.

So close….

Less than 48 hours and I will be home. I just have to finish a paper (which feels much harder than it really should be) and attend 3 more classes. Ugh. If only my professor on Friday had cancelled class. I want to go home (where I plan to sleep, sew Cabaret stuff (armband and cap sleeves for my top), see Jane Eyre, costume shop (whee!!), learn how to embroider, and henna my hair).

Now to write a page about a painting. Shouldn't be too hard right?

Finished?

I finally finished the Kit Kat Boys' costume designs. They look pretty schnazzy if you ask me. I guess I'll make an official post with both photos on here, instead of changing one post to avoid writing a new entry Also, please ignore any strange markings in my coloring (it's eraser residue from my costume design class - I didn't want to waste perfectly good paper). So without further ado, I present the Kit Kat Dancer costume designs (Bobby, Victor, Hans, Rosie, Lulu, Frenchie, Texas, Frenchie, and Helga)!

Hey, it's like doing homework

but it's not! My current homework for my material culture class is to read about historical fashion and it is making me think a lot about Cabaret costumes - so much that I have designed the Kit-Kat Girls costumes. Hehe. I made thumbnail sketches this morning and just now finished full size pencil drawings for 5 of the 6. I'm having a hard time picking a costume for myself, partially because I used all the good ideas on the others. EDIT: I finished drawing and coloring all the girls' designs! I'm really happy because they look very pretty and well organized! Yay! I'm really hoping that these ideas can come true, but we are a low budget group, so we'll see. But without further ado, here they are:

Yes, the designs in all their glory. 

*LL Readers: I'd love for these to happen, but if you're not comfortable with what I've put you in, feel free to change it (we'll be sending out a costume list sometime next week so you can hunt over break).*