Sutton Foster's costume for the finale of "The Drowsy Chaperone."
How does a costume design make it to a Broadway stage? At the April 9th workshop, From the Sketch to the Stage: Creating Costumes for Professional Theatre, Tisch Drama design and acting students explored the creative process of some of New York City’s top costume fabricators and artisans.
At the start of the workshop Gregg Barnes, who is currently represented on Broadway with Tuck Everlasting, discussed his design for Sutton Foster’s finale costume in The Drowsy Chaperone. The group compared Barnes’ costume sketch to the actual dress worn by Foster in the musical, as the designer elaborated on the collaborations that took his design to the stage.
The panel of design “legends,” which included Barnes, Sally Ann Parsons, Polly Kinney, Jeff Fender and Maggie Raywood, also commented on student and alumni costume sketches.
“The workshop offered terrific resources and taught students about the world of professional costume design in New York,” said Hilary Rosenfeld, faculty member in Tisch Drama’s Production and Design Studio. A student agreed, calling the workshop “insightful and inspiring.”