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52. CATE BROOMHEAD - Broadway Wig Swing

Beyond the Lights: A Conversation with Theater Professionals

English - November 01, 2021 09:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MB
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On today's show, I speak with Cate Broomhead, a wig swing on Broadway. With Halloween being yesterday it's only appropriate to release an episode with a person who does a job that we've all benefitted from at some point in our lives. I'd venture to guess MOST of us have worn a wig at least once, and many of us much more frequently than that. Cate walks me through how she got into theater and wig making in the first place, what really goes into creating and maintaining a wig, and what a day in the life of a swing in the hair department on Broadway looks like right now.

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Mentioned in this Episode
[00:03:39] Walnut Street Theater
[00:04:10] Glimmerglass Opera Company
[00:09:45] Gretchen Evans - Wig Maker
[00:09:45] JJ Janas - Wig Maker/Designer
[00:26:48] Pacific College of Health

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