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Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical LIVE

Costume & Hair Designer · Filmed Stage Production · 2023


Overview

Captured live at Playhouse 46 at St. Luke’s, Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical is an irreverent musical parody that transports audiences to the characters, creatures, and 1980s world of Hawkins, Indiana. The filmed production preserves the immersive Off-Broadway staging for streaming audiences.

Contribution

Matthew Solomon served as Costume and Hair Designer for the captured Off-Broadway production. His designs recreate recognizable 1980s character silhouettes while adapting them for theatrical performance, comedy, multiple-role casting, and rapid transformations.

Costumes, wigs, and creature elements help the small ensemble portray numerous characters while supporting the production’s heightened parody aesthetic. The visual world includes period-inspired everyday clothing, exaggerated character details, and the production’s theatrical interpretation of the Demogorgon.

Selected Credits

Book, Music, and Lyrics: Jonathan Hogue

Director: Nick Flatto

Choreographer: Ashley Marinelli

Music Supervision, Arrangements, and Orchestrations: Michael Kaish

Casting Director: Zachary Spiegel

Set Designer: Walt Spangler

Costume and Hair Designer: Matthew Solomon

Lighting Designer: Jamie Roderick

Sound Designers: German Martinez and Cosette Pin

Puppet Designer: Matt Anderson

Props Supervisor: Brendan McCann

Production Stage Manager: Kathleen Rose Gallardo

Filmed-Production Producers: John Andrews, Dave Marken, Parrish Smith

Executive Producers: Sue Gilad, Larry Rogowsky, Nick Flatto, Jonathan Hogue, Jason Turchin

Cinematographer: Parrish Smith

Editor: John Andrews

Filmed At: Playhouse 46 at St. Luke’s, New York City

BroadwayHD Premiere: July 24, 2024

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