In this video exclusive, the writers of War Paint give viewers a behind-the-scenes look into the creation of the musical, and the process of writing a score that showcases the talents of Tony Award winners Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole.
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Directed by (Rent, Next to Normal, If/Then, Grey Gardens), War Paint reunites and Michael Korie鈥攖he songwriting team of and Far From Heaven鈥攚ith Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (Grey Gardens, I Am My Own Wife, The Little Mermaid). Tony winner choreographs.
The musical is inspired by Lindy Woodhead's book War Paint and the documentary film The Powder & the Glory, by Ann Carol Grossman and Arnie Reisman. It tells the story of cosmetic titans and rivals Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden, who, throughout the 20th century, built international empires in a world dominated by men.
