Hey guys! I'm Tyler Mount here with Playbill at the smash Broadway musical, Wicked
today I'm giving you a behind-the-scenes look
at how Elphaba goes green eight times a week, come with me
we are backstage in Elphaba's dressing room here with makeup extraordinaire Craig Jessop
Welcome to Playbill Video! I'm so excited to be here.
I am super excited to learn all about your witchcraft, literally, that you get to do each night on Elphaba
from what I've been told it's incredibly difficult, but you have it down to a science that you're going to teach me
yes, by the end of the day you will be able to do Elphaba's makeup on Broadway
first thing we're going to do is apply just a normal foundation
pick up a Japanese paintbrush called a hawk brush haka is one of my favorite type of brushes
I'm an expert with the hawk brush
it's just about picking up just the right amount of water, this is called chroma cake, to chroma cake ratio
and then start buffing it in to the center of the face covering the eyelids
the next step then will be to pick up a foundation brush pick up water
swirl it in the chroma cake and then we get into the ears
this is the concealer and the highlighter, okay, so you go under the the eye here and then you blend the two
colors together by using this goat hair brush
OK, goat hair
powder her beyond recognition
we're gonna highlight under the brow with white I'm getting up the purple pen
crease crease crease crease crease, eyeliner top and bottom
beautiful fierce brow, lip liner and then I want to do with that
you do her mascara, boom boom boom boom boom, OK, and then you know
theoretically she'll be ready to step on the Broadway stage
whoever has the best makeup is going on as Elphaba, no pressure!
so I'm just going to cover Ruthie's entire face with foundation, I'm close to coverage
great, we're moving on!
great, I got some in her hair but we will get that in a second
remember the key is using just enough water not too much, not too little
just enough, we have started
OK, me too
we're gonna go all the way around the... OK, there's no paint coming off
stand by, not too much, not too little
oh, you look beautiful
her face is done
OK, mine too, almost
I didn't realize they were doing the entire face, it's really hard to get it blended
he's so fast and so good
I'm moving on down to the foundation brush
picking up more green and we are doing ears
it's just a little wet right here
are you sweating Craig, because I'm sweating
I actually am sweating profusely
you just finished all of the neck and stuff?
Oh yeah, it's done, all the ears, everything's done
now picking up the concealer brush with the green concealer
I'm beginning to apply it to the under eye
is this my concealer?
That is your concealer, yes
so it looks like you have a little more color than my model does, but I'm just gonna add some more right now
and I'm going to buff it in with the brush, you're powdering Craig?
he said a lot of powder so I'm actually going to give you a lot of powder
here's an example
great!
How are you feeling Jenny knowing that you're going to be Elphaba in 30 minutes?
I'm ready, I'm relaxed as I always am when Craig does my makeup
Would you be relaxed if I was doing your makeup right now?
yes, right?
now we're going to pick up the little white brush and do the purple
I didn't realize eyeshadow went such a long way
oh yeah!
and you did it above the brow too, purple above the brow?
No
now I moved on to eyeliner
oh, me too, definitely me too
oh no, this isn't actually half bad
I did like a cat eye but bottom
here's the brow
with the black again, right?
yeah okay
I don't know if that's professional but I can't get the powder out without blowing on her ears
blowing on the actress is definitely illegal
being here and having the actual colors I'm like oh my gosh it's actually Elphaba
I don't know how to do this professionally like I don't know how to
get it on your top lip without me touching your lip and making it move
got it!
Alright Tyler, it's time to reveal our Elphaba's
I got it!
Let's see Jenny, I think it's clear who won, decent but take a look at my Elphaba
thank you so much for having me backstage at Wicked today
I had a great time and now you know who is going to replace you whenever you need to go on vacation
Me!
If you want to see Jenny and Craig's incredible work in Wicked be sure to get tickets at WickedTheMusical.com
check them out here on Broadway at the Gershwin
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Until next time, I'm Tyler, I'm Ruthie, I'm Craig, I'm Jenny
reminding you to be obsessed with Wicked like I am!