Brad Musgrove

• Company Overview: STAGES St. Louis is a professional regional theatre located in St. Louis, MO., that produces 3 to 4 full scale, Broadway quality musicals per summer.
• Designing every look, including, but not limited too, clothing, shoes, wigs and hairstyles, hats, gloves, jewelry, undergarments and hosiery.
• Rendering every look and sourcing every fabric, trim, and notion for those looks, always with an eye on the budget.
• Responsible for running a costume shop, (along with the costume shop manager,) of 17 artisans, drapers, first hands, stitchers, wig makers and stylists, dyers, milliners, and shoe cobblers, who were tasked with bringing my renderings to life from Page to Stage.
• Shows include: A Chorus Line, 101 Dalmations, My One and Only, Anything Goes, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, The Drowsy Chaperone, Sister Act, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamboat, 9 to 5- The Musical, I Do, I Do, Madagascar, Mamma Mia, Oklahoma, The Boy From OZ, Grease, Man of La Mancha, La Cage aux Folles, Alice in Wonderland, Always, Patsy Cline, Jersey Boys, In the Heights, Aida, Clue, Million Dollar Quartet, Steel Magnolias, Newsies, Ragtime.
• St. Louis Theatre Circle Award nomination and win for various shows.
• Led fittings with actors, making necessary adjustments to ensure proper fit and comfort while maintaining the integrity of the design.
• Managed budgets and timelines effectively, ensuring all costumes were completed on time and within budget constraints.
• Consistently met tight deadlines under high-pressure circumstances, ensuring that all productions started on time with a fully prepared wardrobe.
• Attended and participated in extensive rehearsals for stage and film productions.
• Collaborated with directors and producers to create visually striking costumes that supported the overall vision of the production.
• Enhanced costume designs by incorporating historical accuracy and cultural relevance into each project.
• Developed strong relationships with vendors, securing favorable pricing on materials and services.
• Maximized efficiency during rehearsals by providing quick-change solutions for complex costume changes between scenes or acts.
• Elevated production quality by collaborating closely with lighting designers to achieve optimal color balance between costumes and stage lighting.
• Shopped at brick-and-mortar and online stores to find unique and relevant pieces.
• Researched and sourced high-quality materials for costume construction, resulting in durable and visually appealing designs.
• Clearly communicated design revisions to members of fashion design team.
• Utilized specialized sewing techniques such as draping or pattern-making to create unique garments tailored specifically for individual performers.
• Created visually appealing character styles that married story with director vision.
• Designed new patterns for special genre and story requirements.
• Facilitated smooth transitions between costume changes by coordinating with stage managers and wardrobe crew members.
• Developed entire looks encompassing garments, makeup, and wigs.
• Collaborated with hair and makeup departments to align looks with specific image plans during events.

"Million Dollar Quartet Christmas"

"Jersey Boys"

"RENT"

"Steel Magnolias"

"Beguiled Again"

"Crazy for You"

"Standard Time" Off Broadway premiere

Disney's "A Jolly Holliday"

World premiere of "Heatwave- The Jack Cole project," Celebrating the grounbreaking choreography of Jack Cole from Broadway, to the legendary golden age of Hollywood musicals.