Dana Calanan: A Broadway and TV & Film Tailor

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I was really excited to sit down and talk with Dana because we are both from Niagara Falls. It's not everyday you get to meet and work with people in film who are from Niagara. Dana Calanan has worked in the costume department as a Tailor/ Seamstress for over 20 years. She has worked in both Broadway and TV & Film. Some projects she has worked on are "The Phantom of the Opera", "Mamma Mia", ""Marshall and the Golden Globe award-winning series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel". In this episode, she explains what a tailor is, what a typical day looks like, how often she works with the actors and what kind of skills you should have for the job. She also shares a funny interaction she had with actor Josh Gad aka Olaf in "Frozen".