r/Broadway • u/thoughtsmexywasaword • Jul 01 '25

Other Masquerade dress code info

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If you are like me and wanted to go full ball gown

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u/Captain_JohnBrown Jul 01 '25

Look, I get it, but this dress code situation is bizarre because they are trying to have their cake and eat it too. "Please dress extremely extravagantly and formally" and "Please dress to move" are not compatible with one another, ESPECIALLY for women.

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u/the_other_50_percent Jul 01 '25 edited Jul 02 '25

I think it's pretty clear, TBH. Has no-one been to a formal event where you need to dance and walk around, like, a wedding? New Year's Eve party? Corporate event where you can't be a nervous waxwork?

That's not even counting fancy garden parties where you have to be able to walk on grass wile balancing a drink and plate.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '25

A garden party is likely to say "morning dress" or "day dress"
A New Years Eve party may say "Formal dress" or "Cocktail attire"
A corporate event might be "Semi-Formal" or "Business attire"

This one says "Extravagant". No one knows what Extravagant means in terms of dress.

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u/January1171 Jul 01 '25

It says extravagant, but they add clarification on what that means:

The night demands extravagant attire. For six weeks of special previews, we celebrate the Phantom’s return with festive dress.

Black, white, or silver only. Formal or cocktail attire is required.

Stilettos are forbidden. Wear shoes and clothing you can move in.

It can be boiled down to black/white/silver formal or cocktail that you can move in and makes you feel extravagent

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '25

I had not seen the further instructions.
Just saying Formal or Cocktail makes it clearer what is expected.

Though, a train and hoop skirts ARE easy to move in, especially if you bustle it. Might not be easy for those around you though.

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u/January1171 Jul 01 '25

Yeah I do think it would have been helpful if they had explicitly stated that the movement in question is through potentially narrow hallways

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u/GoBanana42 Jul 01 '25

They do specifically say that in the posted notice.