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247,000 Swarovski Crystals Illuminate Diana Ross and the Supremes Costumes in Motown The Musical: See the Sketches!

Apr 22, 2013 @ 7:00 am
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“Ain’t no mountain high enough!” Diana Ross sang it, and it’s still true, especially for ESosa, the Tony Award-nominated costume designer behind the costumes of the new Broadway show, Motown: The Musical, which opened at New York’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre this month. His job was to tackle the mountain of a task to wardrobe a time when Motown reigned supreme. The show is inspired by the true story of how Berry Gordy, Jr. founded Motown Records and revolutionized music, which means the show’s lead characters Berry Gordy (Brandon Victor Dixon), Smokey Robinson (Charl Brown), Marvin Gaye (Bryan Terrell Clark), and most notably, Gordy’s love interest, the one-and-only Diana Ross (Valisia LeKae) belt out 59 of Motown Records’ greatest hits, from The Jackson 5′s “ABC” to Robinson’s “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me.” While the set is minimal overall, it does allow for the glizty stage looks worn by Diana Ross and The Supremes to shine—thanks to ESosa’s partnership with Swarovski, 247,000 crystals illuminate the designs (see the exclusive sketches above). “The costumes worn by Valisia LeKae in the role of Diana allow her to truly sparkle, so much so that audiences will feel they are actually seeing and hearing one of Motown’s musical legends,” ESosa said. Custom designs for a true diva—we wouldn’t expect anything less. For tickets, visit motownthemusical.com.

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Broadway on TV Tonight: Kristin Chenoweth’s Concert The Dames of Broadway…All of ‘Em!!! Airs on PBS

Mar 24, 2013 @ 3:00 pm

Take a trip to Great White Way tonight when Kristin Chenoweth’s special The Dames of Broadway…All of ‘Em!!! airs on PBS. Part of Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Series, Chenoweth will sing her heart out as she salutes the great roles for leading ladies from a range of Broadway shows. “I’m very proud of it!” the pint-size powerhouse told InStyle.com while promoting her new movie Family Weekend in New York. “I wanted to honor the women who have come before me, and more importantly, celebrate American composers.” Chenoweth’s lineup includes songs from The King and I, Show Boat, Candide, and more. “It’s certainly of an era,” she said of the numbers she chose to sing. “But I was born at the wrong time. Everybody knows that!” Tune into PBS at 8/7c tonight to get a big dose of Chenoweth’s awesome razzle dazzle.

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— Jennifer Davis

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This Week’s Parties: Breakfast at Tiffany’s Opens on Broadway!

Mar 21, 2013 @ 3:30 pm

Breakfast at Tiffany’s opened last night on Broadway in New York, and the stars stepped out to celebrate! Emilia Clarke (in Dolce & Gabbana) and Cory Michael Smith (left), who star as the iconic Holly Golightly and Paul Varjack, were joined by Olivia Wilde, Sir Ian McKellen, and Debbie Harry (center) at the Edison Ballroom, where Clarke told InStyle.com just how it felt to take on the role Audrey Hepburn made famous. “It felt really daunting at first! But it feels glorious now,” said Clarke, and added that working with Smith was “incredible.” And Smith was smitten with his leading lady, too. “We have an amazing time together. I love her dearly. I really can’t praise our relationship enough.” A true stage romance!

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— Rose Walano

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s on Broadway: How Costume Designer Colleen Atwood Created the New Holly Golightly

Mar 20, 2013 @ 5:49 pm
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s is opening on Broadway tonight—and if you’re thinking Audrey Hepburn and lots of little black Givenchy dresses, think again. Performed for the first time on the stage, Breakfast the play takes more of its inspiration from Truman Capote’s tragic novella than the romantic blockbuster that followed. And yet, thanks to Academy Award-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood (of Chicago and Alice in Wonderland fame), this production is just as chic, with good-time girl Holly Golightly (Game of Thrones‘ Emilia Clarke) in scarlet frocks, retro chapeaus, and, yes, one perfect LBD. Read our exclusive interview with Atwood, in which she talks about Emilia, Audrey, and styling your own little black dress like Holly, after the jump. More

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Congrats, Emilia Clarke! The Game of Thrones Star Makes Her InStyle Look of the Day Debut

Mar 13, 2013 @ 12:00 pm

For Emilia Clarke, March is all about debuts! The Game of Thrones actress scored her first spot ever in our Look of the Day roundup with this chic-fierce combination of a moto jacket, white mini, and strapped sandals for a Letterman appearance—just the sort of thing we could imagine Mother of Dragons Daenerys Targaryen wearing (if she lived in modern times). Plus, the brunette beauty is making her Broadway debut, too, taking on the role Audrey Hepburn made famous as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (already in previews). And Thrones is set to return to HBO with its third season premiere on Sunday, March 31. Everything’s coming up Emilia—here’s to seeing more of her great style.

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Jessica Chastain’s The Heiress Opens on Broadway Tonight!

Nov 1, 2012 @ 3:27 pm

Welcome to the Great White Way, Jessica Chastain! Tonight, the actress will make her Broadway debut in The Heiress, playing the wealthy Catherine Sloper. “It’s been my dream to be on Broadway since I was a little girl, but at this point I was so busy, so it seemed crazy to even consider,” Chastain told Playbill. “Then I read the play and fell in love with the character.” The Heiress tells the story of Sloper, who is torn between her charming suitor Morris Townsend (played by Downton Abbey‘s Dan Stevens) and the demands of her overprotective father. The play runs through February 10, 2013. Visit theheiressonbroadway.com for tickets.

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s Heads to Broadway: Emilia Clarke to Star as Holly Golightly

Oct 11, 2012 @ 10:21 am

Game of Thrones’s Emilia Clarke is headed to Broadway! The actress has been tapped to star as Holly Golightly in Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s, a role unforgettably portrayed by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film. Playwright Richard Greenberg adapted the story for the stage, and said in a press release that he aims to “return to the original setting of the novella, which is the New York of the Second World War, as well as to resume its tone—still stylish and romantic, yes, but rougher-edged and more candid than people generally remember.” We look forward to seeing Daenerys don the iconic Tiffany’s tiara and necklace when the production opens on Broadway in February 2013.

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Scarlett Johansson to Star in Broadway’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Sep 21, 2012 @ 4:44 pm

Scarlett Johansson is heading back to Broadway! After winning a Tony Award for her debut in A View From the Bridge, the actress will return to the Great White Way to play Maggie the Cat in the remake of Tennessee Williams’s 1955 classic, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. The 27-year-old actress joins the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Natalie Wood, who both played the role in on-screen adaptations. Johansson will hit the stage opposite Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter star Benjamin Walker. The fifth Broadway revival of the show is set to open January 17 at the Richard Rodgers Theater.

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