Project Runway on Broadway

Photo Courtesy BC/EFA. Photo by Tomas Vrzala.

BPR Field Reporter Extraordinaire, Nancy T returns with a report from the "22nd Annual BC/EFA Easter Bonnet Competition." Thanks Nancy.

Project Runway Appears on Broadway!

On April 28 and 29, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS held their annual Easter Bonnet Competition. The event is a culmination of a 6-week fundraising effort and features skits, songs, and outrageous hats sported by casts of Broadway shows. This year, the opening number was “Project Broadway”, a spoof of you-know-what.

The hostess of Project Broadway was “Rivka Klum”, Heidi’s Jewish sister (Heidi was off getting the Seal of Approval.) An actor playing Tim Gunn tutored the celebrity contestants (actors portraying Tila Tequila, New York, and Patti Lupone), singing “Make it Work” (to the Tune of “Make em Laugh.") Actors also represented (and skewered) Michael Kors, Nina Garcia, and guest judge Paula Abdul.

To top it off, the contestants were given advice by four guest stars (played by themselves!)– Malan Breton, Kayne Gillespie, Angela Keslar (her suggestion – be sure to include rosettes) and Chris March (his suggestion – use human hair.) The audience loved the sketch, but went wild when the four PR contestants appeared.

Chris is no stranger to the event. He created hats for 7 prior competitions, and won 5 times. In addition, he created the hat for the 20th Anniversary of the Easter Bonnet Show. This year, he was one of the judges.

What a great event! And, how great is it that the Project Runway designers lend their support to this successful show!

Video - Catching Up With Kayne Gillaspie

Kayne Gillaspie of Project Runway Season 3 gives his local news station an update on his Johnathan Kayne line (swimsuits!) and mentions a hush-hush upcoming project on E!

(Click on the photo below to watch.)

BPR Podcast - Kayne Gillaspie

Scarlett interviews one of Project Runway Season 3's most beloved designers, Kayne Gillaspie. He talks about his Johnathan Kayne line for Wow Prom and Pageant and his Johnathan Kayne special ocassion shoe collection as well as revealing the celebrities he would like to dress and his favorite Season 4 challenge - can you guess?

Click here for the podcast.

From The Mailbox

BPR reader "TB_CreativeCritic" sends along his rendition of a celebrity look-a-like: Christian Siriano and the fashionable Edna Mode from The Incredibles. What do you think?

Elisa is making the interview rounds and every one of them is worth checking out. Here's her interview with EW.com (where we learn that she doesn't even own a television!), Buddy TV, and Stylehive. Our favorite from the EW interview:

EW: Were you offended when Chris said you were from another planet?
EJ: He actually turned to me and asked if I was offended. I said, ''You know, Chris, if you had been the only person who'd ever said, maybe. But I had people who loved me for years, and that's what they love about me.''

Attention Macon, Georgia! Kayne Gillaspie will be hosting the "Hopes and Dreams Prom Fashion Show" tomorrow. He's doing autographs and photos, too! Click here for all the details.

Tim Gunn and Chloe Dao will be featured at the "Slim Your Style" fashion show in Los Angeles next Tuesday. This event is a kickoff for Slim Fast's "Find Your Slim" campaign and will feature 10 weight-loss success stories wearing Chloe Dao designs, assisted by Tim Gunn! Stay tuned to BPR for more on this event.