39: Cookie Jordan - Hair, Wig, & Makeup Designer

Hair, wig, and makeup designer Cookie Jordan talks about how she has managed her finances from The Santa Fe Opera to Broadway.

 

She has designed 15 Broadway shows including Slave Play, The Cher Show, and Fela. She has been nominated for three Drama Desk Awards for hair and makeup design.

 

Cookie started at The Santa Fe Opera and has now designed in nearly every opera house in the USA. She has also designed in theaters from Arena Stage, to New York City Center, to Washington DC’s Ford’s Theater.

 

Cookie's Bio:

https://summitentertainmentgroup.com/project/cookie-jordan/

 

Papillon Dog (Gus):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papillon_dog

 

Anywhere Cafe (live music) 2nd St & 2nd Avenue in Manhattan:

https://www.anywaycafe.com/east-village

 

Chimayo - New Mexico (for red chiles and Cookie's art):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimayo,_New_Mexico

 

Tom Watson - Broadway Hair & Wig Designer:

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/tom-watson-76348

 

You Can't Take It With You (play):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can%27t_Take_It_with_You_(play)

 

Choir Boy (play):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choir_Boy

 

Steve Hendel - Fela! Producer (IG @FelaProducer):

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-organization/ruth-steve-hendel-521266

 

Fela!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela!

 

High School Musical Tour (2006 - I had said 2008):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_School_Musical:_The_Concert

 

Interview by Ethan Steimel

 
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