Followers of the film adaptation of the musical Depraved will quickly be capable to stand up shut and private with the field workplace smash when the Arlington Museum of Artwork (proper between Dallas and Fort Value) debuts a group of costumes and extra from the movie in 2025.
Working January 17 to April 27, “Depraved Threads: The Artistry of Costume in Oz” celebrates the artistry of the costume design and the 20+ 12 months historical past of the beloved Broadway musical.
Curated by the Arlington Museum of Artwork (AMA), the exhibition will function unique costumes, props, and pictures from the movie, offered by NBCUniversal Archives & Collections. Highlights from the exhibition will embrace Glinda’s “bubble” costume and Elphaba’s “Defying Gravity” costume.
The costumes had been designed by Academy Award-nominated costume designer Paul Tazewell, who was no stranger to the world of Oz, having designed 5 productions of The Wiz.
“Costuming and filmmaking is an thrilling type of visible artwork and storytelling,” stated AMA Director of Exhibitions Kendall Quirk in a press release. “The AMA is all the time excited to showcase the work of those artists, particularly in our free neighborhood gallery areas. We hope to see rising designers, filmmakers, and different visible artists come to get pleasure from these costumes from such a common story.”
The movie adaptation of Depraved, which earned over $110 million in its first weekend of launch, relies on the musical stage play with music and lyrics by legendary Grammy and Oscar-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, and ebook by Tony nominee Winnie Holzman.
A prequel to The Wizard of Oz, it’s the origin story of how Elphaba turned the Depraved Witch of the West and Galinda Upland turned Glinda the Good. It’s a narrative of an unlikely friendship between two younger ladies — one ostracized, one adored — and the way the untapped energy of 1 will reshape their lives and Oz, endlessly.
“Depraved Threads: The Artistry of Costume in Oz” will probably be on show in the neighborhood artwork area on the Arlington Museum of Artwork, the place all guests can view the exhibition totally free, with no tickets required for entry.
