Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley's daily series benefits The Actors Fund.
Stars in the House, the daily live streamed concert series created by Playbill correspondent and SiriusXM Broadway host Seth Rudetsky and producer James Wesley, welcomes actors who have played the role of Glinda in the hit musical Wicked November 21 at 8 PM ET.
James Wesley and Seth Rudetsky
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Stars in the House launched March 16 to promote support for The Actors Fund and its services in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. It has also raised funds for the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
New shows—typically streaming Monday–Saturday at 8 PM ET with afternoon shows Saturday and Sunday at 2 PM—feature performances by stars of stage and screen, in conversation and song with Rudetsky and Wesley. Peter Flynn serves as streaming director.
Costume designer Susan Hilferty gives an up-close look at her Tony Award-winning costume designs for the Broadway hit Wicked.
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For what we call “the ultimate dresses” for both Glinda and Elphaba, I made the decision to make Elphaba connected to the ground and Glinda connected to the sky.
Marc J. Franklin
The design of Elphaba's dress is layers that are built with over 40 yards of fabric that are stitched together to have a continuous sense of being from the earth.
Marc J. Franklin
If you look at the Elphaba dress up close, you’ll see that it’s not black. It’s actually filled with color.
Marc J. Franklin
The color that I was responding to was from looking at stones in the earth and gems.
Marc J. Franklin
It’s also about her becoming an icon.
Marc J. Franklin
Elphaba's hat is a play on a witch’s hat, but at the same time comes from a real fashion world with the tilt of the brim and this slightly accentuated tip.
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Glinda’s history is looking at a very famous Dior gown from the 50s.
Marc J. Franklin
Glinda is light, and bubbles, and air. She’s always the lightest person in the scene.
Marc J. Franklin
Hand sewn details on the petal layer of Glinda's skirt. This costume is actually washed in a washing machine. The petal layer and petticoat can be detached from the bodice and put in a washing machine inside out.
Marc J. Franklin
Audra McDonald, BD Wong, Betty Buckley, Chita Rivera, James Monroe Iglehart, Leslie Uggams, and more performed a mash-up of "Seasons of Love" and "Let the Sunshine In."
