Ever wonder where shoes for Broadway shows come from?

[gooftroop]

Posted: 3/13/10 at 11:11am

So I cam across this article today online. I thought it may be great to share with everyone here. This guy painted the shoes I wore in the Broadway cast of Hairspray. I thought it may be great to know and also cool if he got feedback from fans of his work. You would be surprised now when you see wicked to be like I know who created that "fancy footwork"

OK don't hate me my attempt at being clever in the wording really bites huh!!!

ps: bad plug./ come see the new cast of Hair!!! I'm the Dance Captain

Wardrobe Supply and the guy who creats the

Updated On: 3/13/10 at 11:11 AM

[Gypsy9]

Posted: 3/13/10 at 11:33am

Whatever happened to Capezios? They were the shoe of choice for virtually all of the Broadway shows during the "Golden Years".

[Yero my Hero]

Posted: 3/13/10 at 11:42am

Capezio is still around. I know my company uses them a lot, although most of what we produce doesn't actually go to Broadway.

[piperlacyboo]

Posted: 3/13/10 at 3:29pm

soooo cool. thank you for sharing this. shoes and theatre. two of my favorite things.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 3/13/10 at 3:41pm

Interesting. The playbill usually lists the shoe supplier in the back of the playbill, but I didn't realize that they are sometimes custom painted. I'd just assumed they were ordered special.

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 3/13/10 at 3:49pm

John Pinette tells a hilarious story about getting his shoes for Hairspray.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSvPSkdoz08