EPISODE 132:
GREGG BARNES - COSTUME DESIGNER (PART 2 OF 2)
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 02/06/2023
Release Date: 02/06/2023
Part 2 of our interview with Broadway costume designer Gregg Barnes.
Topics: ⭐️ Royalties for designers of Broadway shows ⭐️ Agents versus lawyers for negotiating contracts ⭐️ The importance of archiving your work as a designer ⭐️ Leading a simple life and a life energized by collaboration ⭐️ Designers spending their own money to improve their design ⭐️ Paying off a mortgage early without increasing your monthly payment ⭐️ Royalties for shows by big corporations like the Rockettes and Disney |
Help Us Out!
Take 30 seconds and help us reach new listeners by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Thank you for helping the show grow. Don't forget to like, comment, share, and subscribe! We really appreciate it!
Links and Resources
Natasha Katz - Lighting Designer
John Lee Beatty - Set Designer
Tony Walton - Set Designer
David Agress
Gregg Barnes
Costume Designer
@gbarnesdesigns
Gregg Barnes
Broadway: SOME LIKE IT HOT, PRETTY WOMAN, MEAN GIRLS (Tony nom.), TUCK EVERLASTING (Tony nom.), SOMETHING ROTTEN! (Tony nom.), ALADDIN, KINKY BOOTS (Tony nom., Olivier Award), FOLLIES (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Henry Hewes Award), ELF, LEGALLY BLONDE (Tony nom., Olivier nom.), THE DROWSY CHAPERONE (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Award, Olivier nom.), DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, FLOWER DRUM SONG (Tony nom.), SIDE SHOW, BYE, BYE BIRDIE, TO BE OR NOT TO BE Other: BETWEEN THE LINES, EMMETT OTTER'S JUGBAND CHRISTMAS, DREAMGIRLS (Olivier nomination), SINATRA (Radio City), RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR, THE WIZARD OF OZ (Madison Square Garden), PAGEANT (Olivier Nomination), THE KATHY AND MO SHOW. Regional: ROBIN AND THE SEVEN HOODS, HAY FEVR, SUDS, (Old Globe Theater, Associate Artist), THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, MINSKY'S (Ahmanson Theater, L.A. Drama Critics Award), ALLEGRO (Signature Theater, Helen Hayes Award), MAME, FOLLIES (Kennedy Center). Also productions at The McCarter Theater, The Paper Mill Playhouse, Glimmerglass Opera and The Arena Stage among others. Believe! SEA OF DREAMS TOKYO DISNEY. TDF Young Master Award. Gregg was the resident costume designer at The Papermill Playhouse from 1989-1999 and designed close to 40 shows within that decade.
John Lee Beatty - Set Designer
Tony Walton - Set Designer
David Agress
Gregg Barnes
Costume Designer
@gbarnesdesigns
Gregg Barnes
Broadway: SOME LIKE IT HOT, PRETTY WOMAN, MEAN GIRLS (Tony nom.), TUCK EVERLASTING (Tony nom.), SOMETHING ROTTEN! (Tony nom.), ALADDIN, KINKY BOOTS (Tony nom., Olivier Award), FOLLIES (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Henry Hewes Award), ELF, LEGALLY BLONDE (Tony nom., Olivier nom.), THE DROWSY CHAPERONE (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Award, Olivier nom.), DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, FLOWER DRUM SONG (Tony nom.), SIDE SHOW, BYE, BYE BIRDIE, TO BE OR NOT TO BE Other: BETWEEN THE LINES, EMMETT OTTER'S JUGBAND CHRISTMAS, DREAMGIRLS (Olivier nomination), SINATRA (Radio City), RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR, THE WIZARD OF OZ (Madison Square Garden), PAGEANT (Olivier Nomination), THE KATHY AND MO SHOW. Regional: ROBIN AND THE SEVEN HOODS, HAY FEVR, SUDS, (Old Globe Theater, Associate Artist), THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, MINSKY'S (Ahmanson Theater, L.A. Drama Critics Award), ALLEGRO (Signature Theater, Helen Hayes Award), MAME, FOLLIES (Kennedy Center). Also productions at The McCarter Theater, The Paper Mill Playhouse, Glimmerglass Opera and The Arena Stage among others. Believe! SEA OF DREAMS TOKYO DISNEY. TDF Young Master Award. Gregg was the resident costume designer at The Papermill Playhouse from 1989-1999 and designed close to 40 shows within that decade.