How many actors do their own makeup?
How many actors do their own makeup?
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BrodyFosse123
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#2How many actors do their own makeup?
Posted: 5/4/26 at 10:13am
All actors on Broadway do their own make-up. It’s common practice. Even the actresses who play Elphaba do their own make-up but a team applies the green paint. On social media it’s common watching Broadway actors talking while they’re doing their make-up before a performance. Even in CATS, every actor, including actresses playing Grizabella, did their own make-up (when cast you were provided a make-up chart for your character). Even on TV and film, most actresses do their own make-up. Streisand has done her own make-up her entire career:
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