Hairspray Costume Question

[mateo]

Posted: 4/15/06 at 8:43pm

I found a picture of Marissa in an outfit from "you cant stop the beat" and its a fringe black and white sequined striped jail ensemble. When did she wear this?

Ive always seen her finale costume as being the pink outfit. I mean I know in previews she had a different pink costume then the one used now... but this fringe one has me perplexed. Anyone know?

[Thesbijean]

Posted: 4/15/06 at 8:47pm

Can u direct us to it?

[thejcm]

Posted: 4/15/06 at 8:47pm

My guess is that it's from the Seattle production.

[mateo]

Posted: 4/15/06 at 8:57pm

Here it is. I found them while searching for pics a while back... It seems like a screencap.

[willact4food]

Posted: 4/15/06 at 8:58pm

haha, wow . . .
that's definetly never been on the broadway stage

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 4/15/06 at 9:02pm

What on Earth...

[mateo]

Posted: 4/15/06 at 9:04pm

I have a couple more of these... let me upload them.


yeh, isnt it weird. I just remembered this and thought someone here would know.

[Katurian2]

Posted: 4/15/06 at 9:04pm

lol- That is amazing,maybe during the Tray's Jail cell scene in previews or something? I looked in "The Roots" Hairspray book, and found nothing on it.

Updated On: 4/15/06 at 09:04 PM

[SNLMedia]

Posted: 4/15/06 at 9:05pm

I'm fairly sure that dress was used in a few previews during "You Can't Stop the Beat". I'm glad they changed it; it's hideous and doesn't fit in at all.

Updated On: 4/15/06 at 09:05 PM

[mateo]

Posted: 4/15/06 at 9:11pm

Here are the other two. Isnt that the broadway stage though?

Its very odd.

[YankeeGal#24]

Posted: 4/15/06 at 9:13pm

I'm almost positive that's the Broadway stage with the cutout for the orchestra. That dress is so horrible it's almost FUNNY!!!

[BrdwyThtr]

Posted: 4/15/06 at 9:25pm

I believe that dress was used during previews in Seattle. Those screencaps are from a bootleg that I happen to own.

[HBG]

Posted: 4/15/06 at 9:50pm

Perhaps the point of it was that Tracy was supposed to be in jail and had broken out, so it was a "dressed up" version of her jail costume, but I agree that it's hideous and I'm so glad they changed it.

[mateo]

Posted: 4/15/06 at 10:10pm

yeh, I am glad they changed it too.. but im am pretty sure that is the Neil Simon stage.

[Playbill9117]

Posted: 4/15/06 at 10:13pm

the costume was used during the early parts of the broadway run. The producers thought the polka dotted pink dress used in previews was too clowny, so they tried this one. Later, they decided to try a different version of the pink dress...and it worked!
Updated On: 4/15/06 at 10:13 PM

[Playbill9117]

Posted: 4/15/06 at 10:15pm

I LOVE most of William Ivey Long's costume work, but this is really a bad design. The garment looks heavy and akward, and just kind of hangs on Marissa.

[mateo]

Posted: 4/15/06 at 10:15pm

Thankyou!

I love me some hairspray experts.


wow so glad they went with the pink one.

[mateo]

Posted: 4/15/06 at 10:17pm

He most likely wanted to incorporate fringe as like a lil nod to the 60's fashion to come... like pennys.

I think the idea is nice... but it really isnt that nice looking.

[Playbill9117]

Posted: 4/16/06 at 12:08pm

... and with everyone else in their best party wear, the prison dress sticks out like a sore thumb.

[mateo]

Posted: 4/16/06 at 1:44pm

He could have gone with a looser translation of the jail outfit.. Like a Pink and Purple striped dress.. but I wonder if people would get the connection.


I think a Pink Fringe dress could be cute. But very much NOT that pattern.