Although we featured Music Icons as our costume theme a few days ago, today we thought we’d concentrate on Musicals as this gives such a wide range of costume ideas…
This theme can also give you a wide range of costumes that are suitable for a group of friends, or family to attend.
Musical Costume Ideas:
Carousel
Bombay Dreams – Bollywood extravaganza
The Lion King
Mama Mia – Abba costumes
The Phantom Of The Opera
We Will Rock You – Freddy Mercury Costume
Wicked
Beauty & the Beast
Sweeney Todd
Dreamboats & Petticoats – wear your 50s/60s costumes with pride
It was on this day in 1945 that the musical Carousel first opened in New York. Even if you are not familiar with the show (which is not as well known as, say, The Sound of Music), the title gives a bit of a clue that it might be based around a fairground. That said, there is one element of Carousel that makes it special to many, even if they are unaware of its origins – the song ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’, now adopted as a football anthem. From the 8th June-1st July it will be the turn of Euro 2012 to be dominating the sporting headlines (with a side order of the 70 day continuing tour of the Olympic flame which starts 19th May and finishes at the Olympic Stadium on 27th July)).
Here at Props & Frocks you know we do costumes, but do you also know we have a fantastic selection of red, white and blue merchandise? Whether you are looking for wigs, flags, accessories or even full costumes for any 2012 sporting event or perhaps going all patriotic next Monday for St George’s Day, check out our fantastic selection of products.
Musical Icons is today’s fancy dress theme. This costume theme does give a broad range of costumes, you could even look at West End shows to get your costume inspiration from.
Madness – wear black suits, Pork Pie hats and dark glasses (don’t forget the white socks!)
A day of mixed musical styles today, as we celebrate the anniversaries of three musicians, each leaders in their field. Henry Mancini (born 1924) was a renowned composer and conductor, probably best known for his ‘easy listening’ music and film themes such as ‘The Pink Panther’ and the award winning ‘Moonriver’ from ‘Breakfast at Tiffanys’. The singer Bobby Vinton (born 1936) was a master of the romantic song in the 1960s and on into the 1970s. ‘Roses Are Red’ and ‘Sealed With a Kiss’ were major hits for him and David Lynch is said to have named his film ‘Blue Velvet’ after Vinton’s song of the same name. Possibly our most famous star of the day, though, is Dusty Springfield (born in 1939 as Mary O’Brien). Her work as a respected singer and solo artist who helped develop ‘white soul’ music in this country influenced many singers, most recently Adele. She was also amongst the first to adopt a trademark ‘look’ – heavy eye-make-up and beehive hairdo – which, of course, was echoed in the persona adopted by the late lamented Amy Winehouse. Definitely a day to celebrate musical icons.
From time to time we have declared a ‘Musicals’ fancy dress theme in celebration of some anniversary or other. Today we note the arrival of another of the new genre of the ‘Musical of the Film’ as ‘Ghost, the Musical’ opens in London, following a pre-West End tour.
It is twenty-one years since the original film (makes me feel very old), which not only helped launch the career of Demi Moore, but also gave ‘Unchained Melody’ another run in the charts and demonstrated the sexier side of pottery-making! Some people find the whole concept of musicals – people suddenly breaking off what they are doing or saying to burst into song and then taking about twice as long to make their point (or making the same point several times) – a little odd, but they are undoubtedly popular. This new variation on the theme seems no exception, as witnessed by the success of Sister Act and the ‘revamped’ Wizard of Oz.
Having said that, given that we also take a professional interest in ‘am-dram’ and festival fringe-style events, we have also seen a few musical disasters in our time, notably a version of Stephen King’s Carrie (with an all-male cast) at the Edinburgh Fringe. Still, it takes all sorts and, as the great humourist Michael Green once said “All productions are a triumph in hindsight”.
Okay, so here we have a list of some of the Musicals that have derived from a film, let us know if you can think of any more….
Musicals as this gives such a wide range of costume ideas…
