William Ivey Long
Tony Award-winning Costume Designer.
Five time Tony-winner William Ivey Long talks about his extensive career as one of Broadway’s top costume designers, from his earliest days on stage — living in a dressing room at the Raleigh Little Theatre in North Carolina — to his upcoming projects 9 To 5 and Dreamgirls. Along the way, he describes how shocked he was by the first thing he saw on stage at the Yale School of Drama; how his career developed largely thanks to the support of his drama school friends; how he came up with Anita Morris’ iconic body suit for Nine — and how it resulted in his never working with Tommy Tune again; whether there’s a difference between designing musicals and plays; how the paintings of Gauguin influenced his designs for Guys And Dolls; what its like to revisit the Chicago costumes for a variety of different actresses; and why he chooses to wear a largely unvaried “uniform” every single day.
Original airdate - August 22, 2008.
Running time - 60:0.
For more information see Downstage Center’s William Ivey Long program page.
You can also download the William Ivey Long program (mp3).
Posted on Monday, August 25th, 2008 at 9:24 am
by
American Theatre Wing
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Downstage Center.
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