Are the understudies/swings wigs and costumes identical to the original?
No, some of the costumes are slightly different. Some of the wigs might be slightly different colour-wise, but it depends on the face shape though as to what will suit each person, for example, some people may look better with straighter hair. So you kind of have to adjust it to whatever suits the character as well. So do the cast come in this room to get their wigs put on, or do you have to fly around the building? Tony is the only one who gets his done in his room. At the half-hour call we stagger it so some come at the half, some at the quarter, then they get their wigs on – we have thrown a little timetable together for them to come in. Do you do the makeup as well? Actually we’re quite lucky with that on this show. At the beginning of the show the cast were taught their own make up and from then on anyone who can do their own make up does. Tony (Sheldon) is fantastic because he did his in the Australian production, so he’s brilliant at doing his own makeup. There is not enough of
