Even the most famous people have stay-home-and-work days, and Newsies! Medda Larkin is no exception. Director Bobby Tschoepe and I decided Medda’s work that day was at her desk, paying bills and working on paperwork, and that she still dressed for success, knowing her important customers could drop by. I…
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Newsies! Medda Larkin’s Vaudeville Dress
The first time we meet Medda Larkin, is Act 1, Scene 5 at Medda’s Bowery in New York. The scene is full of colorful characters and Medda’s vaudeville outfit needs to shine brightly. We made her look by sewing a skirt based on Butterick B5969 and embellishing an Amazon corset…