The Makeup For The Foot Lights

If timing is everything then deciding to produce Theatrical Makeup in New York City in 1927 was perfect timing. Living just off Broadway, Mehron Melik was in the heart of the birth of the Broadway Theater District that was rising around Times Square. Although New York Theater traces its roots back to 1750 with the establishment of a 280 seat Theater on Nassau Street at the Seaport in lower Manhattan, the creation of a Theater District began in earnest in the early 1900's culminating with the establishment of the grand theaters around Times Square. As Mehron Melik began producing Theatrical Makeup for the New York City Performers in live shows from The Seaport to Herald Square, The Times Square Theater District, what is now referred to as The Broadway Theater District, was about to reach a milestone that would change the face of the Broadway Musical.

On December 27, 1927 at the Ziegfeld Theater, Show Boat, the first musical to completely integrate plot, theme, dialogue and songs to tell the story opened. Based on the 1926 novel Show Boat by Edna Ferber, with Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II providing the music, Show Boat produced by the most extravagant showman of the era, Florenz Ziegfeld opened to the astonished audiences of the time. Known for his Follies and Revues, Mr. Ziegfeld sparred no expense in providing the show with elaborate sets, costumes and makeup. Although originally intended as the opening show for his new Broadway Palace scheduled to open on February 2, 1927 on Sixth Ave and 54th Street at the upper end of the new Broadway Theater District, it was delayed until December. Kern and Hammerstein were not able to polish Show Boat in time to meet the deadline of the opening of the Ziegfeld Theater, the opening show was Rio Rita, which proved to be a hit. The grandiose sets of Show Boat were planned for the new theater but closing a hit was just not done, the Broadway opening of Show Boat was delayed until a new venue for Rio Rita was found.

With Musicals like Show Boat requiring large casts, Theatrical Makeup was in demand. It was men like Mehron Melik who handmade, delivered and demonstrated Theatrical Makeup to the cast members. Performers soon learned the Makeup that was easy to use, lasted without running, did not dry and crack, was the best Theatrical Makeup to use, Mehron Makeup was soon in demand during the late 1920's in the back stage areas of the grand theaters of the day. The demand for Makeup caused by the large casts of so many shows spawned Makeup Companies by the dozens, few survived even till the next decade, Mehron Makeup is the same continuously running Theatrical Makeup Company that catered to the casts of Musicals from the opening of Show Boat.

Now encompassing a Line of Specialized Makeup for Theaters, Clowns, Film, Face Painting, Body Painting, Character Makeup, Special Effects Makeup, Beauty Makeup, Fashion Makeup, and Halloween Makeup, Mehron Makeup traces its foundation to the roots of Broadway. Continuing to produce makeup in the USA, free from animal testing Mehron Makeup is seen on stages around the world from Australia to Zimbabwe. From the Foot Lights of Broadway to the lights of your Makeup Mirror, Mehron Makeup has survived the test of time for over eight decades, and timing is everything.

Start with a Bald Cap

The end of Labor Day Weekend marks the end of summer, and though not officially, the beginning of Fall. It also marks New Fashions, New Colors, and New Beginnings. A new school year, with new teachers, classes and classmates. The end of Labor Day also stirs visions of Halloween. At Labor Day Street Fairs, Face Painters and Halloween Costume Vendors were seen everywhere. Although a lot opened earlier this year, most Halloween Costume and Makeup Stores plan their openings for after the Labor Day Weekend. Store Windows are already decorated in the familiar black and orange of Halloween and aisles are filled with trick or treat candy making you begin to think about Halloween.

When thinking about your Halloween Character, think about doing it the way Professionals Create Characters. If you want a realistic Halloween Character, Professional Character Makeup Artists create characters with Makeup and Makeup accessories. The same exact Professional Character Makeup that Makeup Artists use in Studio and Stage Work is available throughout the world at Authorized Mehron Retailers. With the help of Professional Makeup Artists, Mehron has put together complete Halloween Character Makeup Kits to make it easy for you to create a Professional Halloween Character. Each Complete Halloween Character Makeup Kit comes with the makeup, applicators, removers, accessories and instructions that Professional Makeup Artists decided would be best to create the character pictured on each kit.

If you're thinking that a Complete Halloween Character Makeup Kit is too remedial for your taste and you would rather start from scratch and create a character of your own, there are hundreds of Makeup Choices for you from Mehron, all used by Professional Makeup Artists throughout the world. If you want to create a Halloween Character that is distinctively you, do it with The Professional Theatrical Makeup of Mehron.

To change the shape of your head or face, start with a Mehron Bald Cap Kit. The Mehron Bald Cap when properly applied creates a canvas for any other creation that you want for the head of your character while protecting your hair. On The Mehron Bald Cap you can apply Modeling Putty, Modeling Wax, Rigid Collodion/Scarring Liquid or Coagulated Blood Gel to create your own special Halloween Character. Of course the Mehron Bald Cap Kit can be used to create a Bald Headed Character for both men and women, but also to protect your natural Hair and scalp when applying prosthetic material for your Halloween Character start with a Bald Cap.

The Foundation of the Ballet

Celebré Pro HD Make-Up is the newest Professional Foundation Makeup introduced by Mehron. Containing Aloe Vera, Pomegranate and Vitamin E to protect and nourish even the working skin of a ballerina, Celebré Pro HD Make-Up is available in a shade for every skin tone on earth. For the Ballet Dancer on stage this creamy new, fragrance free, oil free Foundation Makeup provides total coverage that can even withstand the scrutiny of the High Definition Camera. The selection of hues in this non greasy cream Foundation Makeup can provide for the skin tone of any ballerina.

For as long as the Ballet has had a home in New York City, Mehron has been on the dressing room tables of each new season. Through eight decades of stars of Stage, Screen and Dance, Mehron has been the Professional Makeup of choice for Performers around the world. In 2010, as the new dance season begins, another generation of Dancers, Actors and Performers are about to discover the Professional Performance Makeup of Mehron. Along with the newest in Foundation Makeup, Mehron has been introducing new additions to their eight decades old collection of Makeup. New additions to the Mehron Product Line that is perfect for the Ballet Stage are Velvet Finish Primer , Aura Bronzing Gel, and E.Y.E Powder, to treat, highlight and add luster to the Performance Artist.

The Fall of 2010 will mark the first time that Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City will take place at Lincoln Center, home to the New York Ballet. It will be the third appearance for Mehron on the runways of this prestigious Fashion Show, but far more than its third appearance at Lincoln Center. Mehron has been to Lincoln Center for decades as each new Ballet Season begins and each new Opera Season commences, the stars of the Ballet and Opera find Mehron on their Makeup Tables. The performers on the Ballet Stage and Opera Stage of Lincoln Center represent the finest in their field, it is only natural that the makeup in their dressing rooms should also be the finest, most professional makeup available.

Coming on December 1, 2010, The Black Swan, will shed light on the discipline, endurance and dedication that a Ballet Dancer undertakes before pirouetting onto the stage of Lincoln Center. The Black Swan is such a realistic look behind the scenes of a Ballet that Mehron Makeup is featured on the dressing room tables of the Ballet Dancers portrayed in the Movie, attesting to the discipline, endurance and dedication that has gone into eight decades of Professional Theatrical Makeup Production by Mehron.

2010 Makeup Emmy Nominess Part 2

Joining The Makeup Department of Castle, Vampire Weekend, Headed by Debbie Zoller, along with Makeup Artists, Debra Schrey, Rebecca Ailing, Steve Anderson, and David De Leon the Nominees for Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) include two Nominations for the same show, Glee, for the episodes, The Power of Madonna and Theatrically. For The Power of Madonna, an episode of Glee, Eryn Krueger Mekash, Department Makeup Head is joined by Makeup Artists, Kelly Mitchell, Jennifer Greenberg, Robin Neal-Luce, Kelcey Fry and Zoe Haywas. For the episode titled, Theatrically from the show Glee, A Ryan Murphy TV Production in association with 20th Century Fox TV, Department Head Makeup Artist Eryn Krueger is joined by Makeup Artists Kelley Mitchell, Trent Carter, Jennifer Greenberg and Mike Mekash in receiving the Emmy Nomination for their mastery of the Art of Makeup.

Nominated along with Castle, Vampire Weekend, Glee, The Power of Madonna, and Glee, Theatrically, for the coveted Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) is Grey's Anatomy, Suicide is Painless, ABC Studios, Norman Leavitt, Department Makeup Head with Makeup Artists, Brigitte Bugayong and Michele Teleis.

Also in the running for the 2010 Emmy, Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) is Mad Men, for the episode, Souvenir, Lionsgate Television,Lana Horochowski, Department Head Makeup Artist joined by Makeup Artists, Ron Pipes, Maggie Fung, Kate Shorter, Bonita Dehaven and Angie Wells.

Mehron Makeup, the Theatrical Makeup Company founded in 1927, twenty one years before the first Primetime Emmy Award Presentations, congratulates all the Makeup Artists who are nominees for the prestigious 2010 Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) and win or lose, salutes the dedication and hard work that these Makeup Artists bring to the sets of Television Shows every day. The Makeup Artist, who arrive early and leave late, are an integral part of Television Production and often go unnoticed except for the Nominations by the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences. The Theatrical Makeup Artists who create the seamless transition from actor to character are both craftspeople and artists, constantly meeting the challenges presented by the script, producer and director in the shadows of dressing rooms and trailers. Emmy Night is the Television Makeup Artist turn to be in the limelight along with the actors, directors, and producers and to receive the accolades that they so well deserve. As a Leader in Theatrical Makeup since 1927, Mehron never forgets the contributions that the Makeup Artist brings to the Art of Television Production turning Theatrical Makeup into a reality.

Dennis Hopper 1936-2010

Today, May 29, 2010 Hollywood lost one of its Stars. Dennis Hopper succumbed to cancer and left this earth. Mr. Hopper enjoyed a tumultuous acting career that spanned six decades. Although an Actor who played roles in iconic Hollywood films including, Rebel Without a Cause, and Giant, with James Dean, Dennis was tagged with the moniker of a difficult and stubborn person to work with, thus limiting his acting career for years at a time.

Dennis Hopper, a student at the prestigious Actors Studio, co-founded by Elia Kazan and later led by Lee Strasberg, was a passionate actor and later Director and Producer. Performing at a young age in the film that defined a generation, Rebel Without a Cause, Mr. Hopper later co-wrote, directed and starred in Easy Rider, the independent film that took Hollywood by storm in the 1960's and defined the post Rebel Without a Cause Generation. His Easy Rider success was soon overshadowed by his head strong personality that led Hollywood Casting Agents, Directors and Producers to believe that he did not posses a cooperative work ethic. In his later years Dennis Hopper credited John Wayne with saving his career. Ten years after Easy Rider in another iconic Hollywood Film, Apocalypse Now, that defined another segment of the baby boom Generation, Mr. Hopper's talents were again featured leading to a cascade of work as an Actor, Director and Producer.

Dennis Hopper's artistic pursuits included Television and Film Work along with a passion for Art and Photography. As an Actor who played roles in some of the most memorable American Films, Mr. Hopper became a fixture in its culture. Mehron Makeup has bore witness to not only the career of Dennis Hopper but also to his entire life, as Mr. Hopper was born nine years after the founding of Mehron Makeup. As a student of Character Acting in the Actors Studio located in New York City, Mr. Hopper would have certainly been a student of the physical transformation that Professional Performance Makeup added to an Actor's performance.

Through a troubled personal life that included decades of drug abuse and numerous failed marriages, Dennis Hopper always rose again to show his acting abilities in roles that will never be forgotten. It is with a heavy heart that Mehron Makeup recognizes the accomplishments of this career actor and bids him farewell.