Broadways Secret Weapon: The Costumer @ThirteenWNET
Broadways Secret Weapon: The Costumer @ThirteenWNET
Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Barbara Matera spent five decades constructing the costumes behind Broadway's most iconic shows — Wicked, The Lion King, A Chorus Line, Cabaret, Dreamgirls. In this clip from a 1996 episode of THIRTEEN's City Arts, Matera shares her philosophy of no shortcuts and jokes with Nathan Lane about his costume.

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Broadway's Secret Weapon: The Costumer

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