“Swing”
This costume outline is merely a suggestion. You may select only those costumes you feel you need, request additional changes, or suggest completely different ensembles. Actor size and inventory fluctuation may cause us to vary slightly from the descriptions below.
4 Principal Singers, 12 Dancers (6 Couples), 8 Band Members
Act I – Scene I- Don’t Mean a Thing
Band (8 Costumes)
Pants, shirt, vest (various hats?)
Charlie
Purple zoot suit
4 Couples (8 Costumes)
Cream jumpers, men pants and T-shirts, all in white shoes
Lindy Couple (2 Costumes)
Cream with linday guy in jacket
Act I – Scene II – Bounce me Brother
Dancers/Charlie
Same
Ann
Light colored suit
Act I – Scene III – Two and Four – Hot Note
Charlie
Same
Sarah Jane
Blue “trick dress”
Trombone
Act I band outfit
Act I – Scene IV – Rhythm/Throw that Girl Around
Charlie
Same
Alan
Green suit
Dancers (8 Costumes)
Black “club” wear
West Coast Couple
Silver skirt and top with silver pumps
Latin Couple
Red dress and shoes
Act I – Scene V – Bli-Blip
Alan
Same
Ann
Another suit (same as first is possible)
Sarah Jane
Waitress in black slacks and white blouse (waitress apron)
Act I – Scene VI – Skylark
Sarah Jane
Same
Act I – Scene VII – Kitchen Mechanics Night Out
Charlie
Black zoot suit (can use the same as the opening zoot suit)
Lindy Couple
Red suit for guy and a red jumper and shoes for girl (kitchen mechanics outfits – –
Chef/aid wear) could use these colored costumes in place of their opening cream
Act I – Scene VIII – Harlem Nocturne
Kim
In crushed velvet unitard
Bass Player
Act I band outfit
Act I – Scene IX – Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Alan
Same green suit (different/clean shirt and tie)
Charlie (Trumpet Player)
In some sort of outfit, maybe original suit without jacket
2 Dancers
Matching green suits with Alan
Act I – Scene X – USO Sequence
Charlie
Military outfit (Marine?)
Alan
Army outfit
Ann
Long band singer gown with gloves
Sarah Jane
Military outfit (khaki skirt and jacket)
2 Girls
Match Sarah Jane for 3-part harmony (may be able to cut these)
5 Men
Various military outfits
5 Women
Floral print dresses
Act II – Scene I – Bad Case of Rhythm
* Band can EASILY wear Act I costumes in Act II
Charlie
Silver tails (could eliminate silver tuxes, by using black here and in finale)
Act II – Scene II – Swing, Brother, Swing
4 Singers
Silver tails
12 Dancers
-In their character costume parade
-Cook, Maid, Latin girl & guy, USO Characters, Old Man, Young Girl, etc. etc
-8 of these 12 could very easily be eliminated by using prior or future costumes
Act II – Scene III – Caravan
Band Feature
Act II – Scene IV – Dancers in Love
Girl/Old Man
Same
Act II – Scene V – Cry Me a River
Sarah Jane
White satin dress
Trombone
Act II costume
Act II – Scene VI – Blues in the Night
Dancers
Act I “club” wear
Kim
Black dress (should be a new costume or just re-used from Act I)
Kevin
Black pants and shirt (re-used from Act I?)
Ann
“Club singer” black outfit? (Could be her finale outfit as she is way up center)
Act II – Scene VII – Country Sequence
Gary
Spiffy cowboy attire (big cowboy hat)
4 Men
Cowboy-wear and boots
5 Women
Gingham skirts and boots
Alan
Green suit (re-used from Act I)
Charlie
Cowboy get-up (leather pants and big cowboy hat)
Act II – Scene VIII – All of Me
Alan
Same
Ann
White suit (re-used from Act I)
Act I – Scene IX – Bungee
(Cut from Gateway Show)
2 Girls
Jumpers
2 Guys
Hawaiian wear and hats
Act II– Scene X – Savoy
Ann
Finale gown and gloves
Charlie
Finale black tux tails
*Song will be a duet at gateway
Act II – Scene XI – Finale
Male Singers
Black tux tails, white gloves
Women
Black gowns
Ann
Beaded black gown
Sarah Jane
Velvet black gown, white gloves
5 Dance Couples
-Matching colors
-Men black pants and colored shirts
-Club wear is optional with color accents
-Women in black tights and matching colored jumpers