“SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN”
IMPORTANT! PLEASE NOTE: The attached costume plot is a “suggested” design interpretation of your production and may differ greatly from the Costume World stock. To guarantee a costume selection that is in closest possible accordance with your specifications, our Designer/Costumer will advise you of the costume options currently available.
Time: 1927 Place: Hollywood
ACT I, SCENE I
Police
Uniforms
Dora Bailey
Matronly, yet fashionable, cloche hat, coat with dress, beads and gloves
Photographers
Fedoras and suits
Zelda Zanders (Movie Star)
Fur piece with glamorous dress or gown with headband, gloves (very flapper like)
J. Cumberland Spendrill III
Tails with top hat
Olga Mara
Black gown with headpiece (vampish)
Mary Margaret
Mary Pickford like dress
Other Stars
Assorted glamorous eveningwear
R. T. Simpson
Tuxedo
Roscoe Dexter
Director – Tuxedo
Cosmo Brown
Tuxedo with black overcoat – white evening scarf
Chinese Doorman
Typical doorman uniform with hat and white gloves
Don Lockwood
White cashmere coat, white fedora and white gloves
Lina Lamont
Dazzling white and silver dress with headband, white satin cocoon style coat with fur collar and lots of sparkling jewels
ACT I, SCENE IV – Hollywood Boulevard
Strolling Couples
Assorted street wear with hats
Kathy Seldon
Cloche hat and nice dress and coat
Policeman
Uniform
NOTE: Don’s tuxedo is mauled by fans so it must have a breakaway sleeve
ACT I, SCENE V
Assorted Stars
Same glamorous outfits as Act I
Sam the Butler
Tails
Chefs
White hat, jacket, checkered pants and scarf
Kathy
With rest of girls “All I Do” /pink showgirl outfit with attached bag to give out candy, cloche hat
ACT I, SCENE VI
Prop men
Sweater or sweater vest, pants and shirt
Rod
Nice suit with shirt and tie
Cosmo
Shirt, pants (has to do a big dance number in this)
Don
Nice knickers outfit with hat
ACT I, SCENE VII
Stagehands
Assorted shirts, pants, vests and sweaters
Roscoe Dexter- Director
Jacket, shirt, ascot and jodhpurs
Assorted
Assorted shirts, pants, vests and sweaters
Lina
18th century gown and high powder wig
Hairdresser/Wardrobe Lady
Dresses or skirts and blouses with smocks
Cosmo
Shirt, sweater and pants
Don
18th century costume with wig
Simpson
Nice suit, shirt and tie
ACT I, SCENE VIII and IX
Sid Phillips
Shirt, knickers, sweater and cap
Assorted
Similar
Tenor
Blazer, shirt, tie and skimmer
Kathy and Girls
Beautiful flowery dress (dance) “Beautiful Girls” other girls could be in Busby Berkley costumes if staged
Cosmo
Shirt and pants
Simpson
Same suit
Don
Shirt, sweater vest and pants
ACT I, SCENE X
Miss Dinsmore – Vocal Coach
Dress or suit
Lina
Overdone dress or suit, gloves and hat
Dexter
Another knickers suit with a beret
ACT I, SCENE X-A
Don
V-neck sweater, shirt and pants
Teacher
Suit, shirt and tie
Cosmo
V-neck sweater, shirt and pants
ACT I, SCENE XI
Lina and Don
18th Century costumes again
Dexter
Vest, shirt and pants
Assistants
Shirts, pants, vest or suspenders
Sound Engineer
Pants and shirt
Wardrobe Lady
Repeat
Simpson
Suit, shirt and tie
ACT I, SCENE XII
Cosmo
Tuxedo
Don
Tuxedo with overcoat
Kathy
Nice simple dress
ACT I, SCENE XII – A
Simpson and Dexter
Tuxedos
Assorted Audience Members
Nice suits and dresses, etc
ACT I, SCENE XII – B
Lina
Overdone coat, hat, dress, and gloves (others stay the same)
ACT I, SCENE XIII
Don
Pants, vest and shirt
Cosmo
Same
Kathy
Blue and white dress
ACT I, SCENE XIV – “Rain #”
Kathy
Repeat, add coat and hat
Don
Fedora, raincoat over previous outfit
Passerby’s
Raincoats, hats and umbrellas
ACT II, SCENE I
Simpson
Suit, shirt and tie
Cosmo
Shirt, vest and pants
Dexter
Suit
ACT II, SCENE II
Sound Engineer
Suspenders, shirt and pants
Kathy
Nice dress
Don
Shirt, vest and pants
Lina and Zelda
Overdone outfits with scarves and cloche hats
ACT II, SCENE III
Lina and Zelda
Repeat (Lina’s dress must unzip)
Lina
Peignoir
ACT II, SCENE IV
Simpson
Suit
Dexter
Suit
Cosmo
Vest, shirt and pants
Broadway Melody (3 Groups – each group costumed as a unit)
- Toy Soldier-like
- Flapper-like
- Top Hat and tails
Individual directors may change the above
Don
Vest, shirt, pants, nerdy glasses and hat
Don
Tuxedo with skimmer
ACT II, SCENE V and V – A
Dora Bailey
Same type as opening
Simpson, Dexter and Rod
Tuxedos
Lina
Evening gown with marabou trim and feathers in hair
ACT II, SCENE V – B
Movie only
ACT II, SCENE V – C
Don
Tuxedo
Kathy
Lovely pink dress
Audience
Nicely dressed suits and dresses
Singers
Yellow slickers plus same for Cosmo, Don and Kathy