Correction: the applause is for EVERY technical element, not just the costume department. Most of those changes can't happen with the lighting being designed to support it, the actors "selling" the change, the music being scored for the appropriate moment, etc. etc.

You all have my undying gratitude!

That is so clever!

Woah that's cool

Sounds easier than just changing an outfit.

@@pinklady4772 yes definitely

Wait that’s so smart

I loved how they used projections for it and matched the lighting to mask this fact, it's really clever

Ye, I’m pretty sure there was a whole in the stage and someone pulled off the dress that was over the other one. (And her cloak and glove were pulled off with an invisible string)

Ye, I’m pretty sure there was a whole in the stage and someone pulled off the dress that was over the other one. (And her cloak and glove were pulled off with an invisible string)

Gives me chills every. Single. Time

You mean how her costume was made to be pulled off or

I found the Delores Wizard of Oz quick change to be my favourite. 1, because of the simplicity of the change that the effect it gives off, and 2, hot.

This may be old but 😭​@@mariavivian4703

Do you know what is the QC after Fastrada? Like the poodle skirt?

@@carterstarks5703 I know that’s a Carole king song so I’m assuming it’s the Carole king musical?

@@louisawilliamson7210 I found it!! Like I think the week of this comment, it's from Beautiful? I think, some sort of paino musical and the song Locomotion... thanks tho!!

@@carterstarks5703 I haven’t seen the musical but I love love love ck, if you like locomotion you should listen to more of her stuff! Pre-tapestry she did a lot of writing for other artists, especially soul and Motown style

Magnets, how do they work?

@@BeeDub57 I haven't studied costume design at all, but I think they cut the dress down the front like a coat and sew magnets along the cut. That way you can just pull from behind and it all snaps right off. There are super strong magnets used for costumes too.

@Madison and Leah We did Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. I was one of the wives/ one of the dancers. We had a lot of costume changes because we were on stage the whole 1.5 hour show

Ya it’s crazy bc the wig is included as well

is that the 1:35 one?

@@sofiagodinho924 Yep!

Whats it from?

@@brain_apostrophe_t i don't know personally but it certainly blew me away

Dream girls it seems

NO idea how they did it!!

The purple layer is concealed by the first layer. The first layer is held in place by a fasting which can be tugged loss. After the garment is tugged the first layer falls down and is concealed. Many quick changes involve variations on this design.

Haha I can hear someone going 'Oh wow-'

That one is so unexpected. For Cinderella and Elsa you know the story so you know it’s coming but with the Mean Girls one you just assume she’ll go offstage and then POOF

Its 50 seconds isn't it? But yeah it's incredible Although one of the others in that show that seems incredibly difficult is the think of me one, considering they have such a limited time to put the skirt on And ik it probably isnt the most difficult one in history but the skirt has fallen off in some performances and the Christine's just had to go with it so it also cant be easy

@@juliasings6131 don’t know but it’s a whole dress that is kinda heavy. These costumes are light and har like spring locks. The dress doesn’t have that.

@@Xushish I remember seeing/hearing/something how it worked backstage (I think it was a video) Iirc they have the dress ready for her to quickly take off the ponr one and step into the wedding dress Not that its gonna be easy but they have it all ready to let it take as little time as possible And even if they're heavy, they probably arent too hard to take on and off with the help shed have, it's probably mostly the time constraints that make it difficult, less than a minute (ik its 40-50 seconds) to get off the ponr dress and into the wedding one Definitely stressful but definitely doable And tbf I'd imagine that if they do it every night, it would get less stressful after a bit considering theyd get used to doing it and know they can do it

@@juliasings6131 it would get more stress full when it’s for a live audience and they do weight a bit maybe 2-3 kg

ikr

Same! I'm trying to figure out how they made it cuz I want it 😆

@@samanthah4907 she pulls a strap down and it falls down. if you watch closely you can see her pull the right strap

I just looked the song up because of your comment and wow!

Omg yesssss I love watching that

Wait which clip is pippin? Which timestamp I mean

pippin is so underrated! definitely deserves to be more popular

@@TigerPrawn_ 0:00 - 0:27 is the Pippin ones

@@ntlespino Dankeschoen!

Irrelevant but your profile pic👌🤭

I was blown away but that one too but I think unfortunately it's not technically a quick change because what happens is they use two girls. The one you see get to the bottom of the pole is a different girl. Still a really cool trick though.

do you know what show that’s from

@@bam9480 dreamgirls! (song: i am changing)

It was such a lovely surprise when I saw it live

The Fastrada from Pippin ones?

@@ntlespino is that what it is? I didn’t know

She's probably wearing the costumes as layers! The skirt of the second dress (red) is folded up into the first costume and falls down as she slips it off, and the final costume (the leotard) is just concealed by the red dress!

@@meaghan99 ah right. I guess it’s because I’ve seen the Cinderella one loads of times where it’s more obvious how the dress is layered so I got used to how that was done.

@@danielthompson4463 it's sooo interesting! But yeah, you can kind of see someone grabbing whatever costumes she's slipping off as she moves. I guarantee she spent countless rehearsals just practicing taking each piece on and off 😫

I was listening to the soundtrack just today and remembered when this happened on stage, I was blown away!

Which part is that? I’m having trouble recognising the song and can’t remember a quick change in the older recordings, is it new?

@N3RDYG0GGLES 1:21

Someone else in the comments said a Cinderella had 2 girls who looked alike to do it

It’s become a new cheap applause trick.

Yes, they are changes. Quick Change is an umbrella term for any change that happens very quickly. So a reveal still counts.

Well, a couple of them are in front of the audience without being hidden.

Well, it's a change that happens quickly so yeah they should all count.

VERY STRESSFUL i had 3 stage crew helping me 😭

The trail to oregon ones stay superior

Since a good portion of it is in the dark, I’m guessing a person for each guy brought a vest out and helped each guy put it on

They have the vests tucked into the from of their pants and when the lights go out they quickly take em out and put them on!

RIGHT??

I agree!!

Pay careful attention as she spins. She reveals another layer, but she's spinning, so it kinda distracts from the change.

The other layer is underneath the shirt part of a dress, so when she tears the front down the green skirt falls and covers all the other layers

Wow, that's fast. Makes me think of how quick Lydia switches from her knee length black dress to the giant red wedding dress and back again in Beetlejuice

Oh my god finally this show gets a bit of recognition

IKR?! I commented on the absence of that one too. For anyone who's never seen it, search: show off Tony Awards

@@tejaswoman one of my new favorite shows. My theatre class did it this year and it was so fun!!! Show off was one of the best

Mean girls