that's surprising that they dry clean it everyday, I know in many shows they just sanitize it daily and dry clean once a fortnight as to not damage the costume.
I highly doubt they dry clean it every day, I think they just wanted to show the full process for this video. There is actually no point to dry cleaning it so much, the girls wear undergarments so the dress takes a while to actually get 'dirty'.
Couple of insights for the why: 1: white picks up all colors easily (duh). 2: Christine is thrown around / on the deck of the stage A LOT in this dress. So I am sure it picks up quiet a bit from the stage. 3: other actors (namely the phantom) has a lot of makeup on him (duh) and even with proper setting of the makeup by that point in the show he’s been in it for roughly 2 hours and so I am sure between sweat, oils, humidity and other factors that is a good chance some might get on to any costumes including this on.
The actress is only wearing a corset up top, so the dress is not protected from underarm sweat, odors and stains. Those can't be allowed to set into the garment.
Something hilarious I’d like to point out! She’s wearing a corset and she’s doing just fine. She can sing those high, beautiful notes, no problem. Yet big celebrities will complain so much about having to wear one for historical movies. 😂
Actually, I think it IS kinda hard, but you get used to doing it every night, right? (Oh it rhymed) but it supports your voice quite a bit. Your posture gets better meaning you can breathe better, and it’s a good work out running in it, (lol)
I saw her on Broadway and she is AMAZING! Phantom is the best show ever and costumes are magnificent! I cannot say enough things on how phenomenon Phantom of the Opera is!
Hazel Spark the first musical that I saw on broadway was Hello Dolly with Carol Channing - while the costumes weren't as spectacular as POTO - for the mid-70's they were awesome -esp Ms Channing's costumes - if I remember rightly there was a stupendous hat that gorgeous huge but gorgeous
I was also thinking along those lines: why all this rush? Why don't they have two dresses? What if there is some sort of an accident and the one dress is not available? Then what?
Omg this vid was so interesting! I saw the show a bit ago for my birthday and it was magical, but I didn't know this entire process was behind the dress
wow i always wondred about these kind of changed of costumes! i love theater not just because of acting and singing but because of the costumes make the show!. more complicated process than i thought.
Whoa. I assumed that a show with as massive of a production as "Phantom" would have several sets of each of the principal characters' costumes. You'd think they'd want to have multiples in case something goes wrong at the dry cleaners or something.
They usually do. Unless the costume is super expensive or elaborate. The wedding dress is probably too expensive to have multiples of. Especially when you factor in that the costumes have to be replaced or refitted when the actresses change.
Ok for the record this is done once or twice weekly as each actress has more than one dress of the same copy to alternate each day. I can't imagine the process given to Beauty and Beast's 2 elaborate Belle Gowns.
I wish I had fallen into the Phantom's fandom before my wedding. I would have definitely have used something similar to Christine's dress. Although the one that I used was also very... theatrical, I guess, with a victorian style and a top hat.
In the olden days this was how women would clean their clothes. Before dry cleaning became available, the women or their servants, would take the dress apart and sponge clean it. After the pieces were dry the dress would be re-sewn. No handy hooks or zippers, unfortunately. 🙂
I love that he has his focus, taking care of the wig, and just stays out of the way as best he can to let the dresser do what she is focusing on. Also note he's wearing a tool belt. I do the same when I'm dressing actors. And when I first had the idea, I thought it was so original and innovative, haha.
It can't be white or it is gonna looks blue under the stage lights, so they need to make it off-white. World tour wedding dress is also off-white fainted green dress just to let you know.
