Posted: 6/26/17 at 9:26pm
Why do some conductors wear tuxes and others choose more relaxed clothing? Is it a choice made by themselves or the production?
Updated On: 6/26/17 at 09:26 PM
Posted: 6/26/17 at 9:27pm
I had only seen conductors in a black button down until I saw Phantom where the conductor had a three piece black and white suit.
Posted: 6/26/17 at 9:45pm
When I was at Hello Dolly last week it looked like Andy Einhorn was wearing a tux.
Posted: 6/26/17 at 9:50pm
I believe I read somewhere that it depends on the theatre. I know that the Minskoff requires tuxes, but I'm not sure about others. I think it's also a matter of if the orchestra/band is onstage or in the pit – for Waitress and Great Comet, for example, they're onstage, so the conductor/orchestra are dressed to blend in with the show (for the former, I'm pretty sure they all wore casual clothes/flannel, and for the latter, they're decked out in full-out costumes).
Updated On: 6/26/17 at 09:50 PM
Posted: 6/26/17 at 10:37pm
I doubt very much that it has anything To do with the theater as the conductor is not employed by the theater, but by the production.
Posted: 6/27/17 at 1:36am
It is almost always personal preference, within the boundaries of appropriateness as deemed by the show's creative staff.
Posted: 6/27/17 at 1:51am
If a production requires a conductor (and/or musicians) to wear something specific, say a tux, is it provided by the production? Is the conductor reimbursed if he has to buy one? I assume it needs to be laundered regularly giving the hot lights and activity, do they have more than tux? Or is it a given that Broadway conductors already have tuxes in their closets?
Posted: 6/27/17 at 2:22am
It would be treated as a costume -- left at the theater and cared for by the wardrobe department.
