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A crowd has gathered for the donation of a costume from the musical "Wicked."
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Acting Director Marc Pachter begins the donation ceremony for the Elphaba dress from "Wicked." He points out that the dress joins our pop culture and entertainment collection, which includes the Ruby Slippers, "which you may have heard of." These objects
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Curator Dwight Blocker Bowers: "Wicked" illustrates how a contemporary generation interprets a story from 1900 by L. Frank Baum.
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"It's fitting that I'm in a museum today as I use museums all the time, scouring them for inspiration." - Susan Hilferty, costume designer for "Wicked." The Elphaba dress from the musical is being donated to the museum today. Her inspiration for the dress
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Donna Vivino (Elphaba) performs "The Wizard and I" at the donation ceremony for the Elphaba dress from "Wicked." To the right of the image is the costume designer's sketch of the costume design.
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Tiffany Haas (Glinda) performs "Popular" from the musical "Wicked" at the donation ceremony for the Elphaba dress. "When someone needs a makeover / I simply have to take over."
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Tiffany Haas (Glinda) and Donna Vivino (Elphaba) perform "For Good" from the musical "Wicked." The audience includes many enthusiastic fans singing along. The Elphaba dress is on display in "American Stories."
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Tiffany Haas (Glinda) and Donna Vivino (Elphaba) pose with fans of the musical "Wicked" in our "American Stories" exhibition beside the Elphaba dress now on view.
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Susan Hilferty, costume designer for the musical "Wicked," signs the sketch of the Elphaba dress, which joined the museum's collection today. Hilferty enjoyed a behind-the-scenes tour of other costumes in the museum collection.
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Tiffany Haas (Glinda) and Donna Vivino (Elphaba) of the musical "Wicked" snap photos of the ruby slippers on display in "American Stories."
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Special Performance at the National Museum of American History Announces Donation from Broadway Musical "Wicked"
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Special Performance at the National Museum of American History Announces Donation from Broadway Musical "Wicked"
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Special Performance at the National Museum of American History Announces Donation from Broadway Musical "Wicked"
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Special Performance at the National Museum of American History Announces Donation from Broadway Musical "Wicked"
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Special Performance at the National Museum of American History Announces Donation from Broadway Musical "Wicked"
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Special Performance at the National Museum of American History Announces Donation from Broadway Musical "Wicked"
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Special Performance at the National Museum of American History Announces Donation from Broadway Musical "Wicked"
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Special Performance at the National Museum of American History Announces Donation from Broadway Musical "Wicked"
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Special Performance at the National Museum of American History Announces Donation from Broadway Musical "Wicked"
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Special Performance at the National Museum of American History Announces Donation from Broadway Musical "Wicked"
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"Something WICKED This Way Comes"
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"Something WICKED This Way Comes"
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"Something WICKED This Way Comes"
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"Something WICKED This Way Comes"
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"Something WICKED This Way Comes"
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"Something WICKED This Way Comes"
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"Something WICKED This Way Comes"
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The Elphaba dress from the musical "Wicked"
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A detail of the Elphaba dress from the musical "Wicked"
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A detail of the Elphaba dress from the musical "Wicked"