Wednesday, August 10, 2022
E is for Emilio Sosa, Mr. Broadway, costume designer
New York Theater: Emilio Sosa, an immigrant from the Dominican Republic who grew up in the South Bronx, has been a costume designer for the theater for more than two decades — and, since July of 2021, the chair of the American Theatre Wing. If the clothing by this latest in my Broadway Alphabet Series has gone beyond Broadway – he’s designed for the Rockettes, for the movies, for more than three dozen shows Off-Broadway; he makes custom clothing under the label ESosa — this year marks not just the twentieth anniversary of his Broadway debut, but his increasing presence on Broadway, with three shows planned this season alone: 1776, Ain’t No Mo, and A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical.
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I have never heard of Emilo Sosa before this, but I have seen some of his work especially his work with the Rockettes and I’m always fascinated with this very true to Broadway style of very colorful. Pieces lots of glitter lots of glam. It’s it’s wonderful and what I’ve always viewed Broadway to be . I am really impressed with how he got into the industry just starting and going for it. I really admire that sense of drive for trying to achieve what you want. I can tell that he’s a very detail oriented designer, which I admire greatly, and reminds me of some of my peers who Knows that every single detail Dows the last crystal is important. His work is stunning and shows a great range but I can tell that he loves to do the glittery and the very colorful pieces because who wouldn’t want to make those and he does a great job of representing a character in such a colorful way.
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