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Question: I'm in Cats the musical and do not want to wear a wig for my costume, but I have long hair!. Any suggestions!?
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tease scrunch and spray, scrunch and spray!. hold straight up, spray!. spray the ends and twist small sections while still wet to give it a separated yet fluffy look!. Top the whole thing off with colored spray!. You are going to need to go old school on the non-colored hairspray and use AquaNet!. Trust me!. You will need to use some really good Pantene shampoo and conditioner if you treat your hair like this for any length of time so the cancer kids don't end up with damaged scraggely late eighties quality hair!. That and hot oil treatments!. Experiment with the hair several times and see what looks best!. You could also do a tight bun with several smaller hairpieces pinned to your hair and around the bun!. Or several smaller buns treated in a similar manner!. Is this a school thing or professional!? If this is a paid gig, I would just do what the hair and makeup people told me to do!.

Or try the wig in dress rehearsals!. Or get your hair cut shorter than you normally would and do an early donation to locks of love!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Wear the wig!. It won't fall off if you take some precautions!. I wear different ones all the time!.
First, put all your own hair in a tight wig cap!. The if your wig doesn't have combs in the front and bottom, you'll have to sew them in!. These are crucial for keeping it on!. And as a final step, you can actually use spirit gum to glue down the front of the wig to your head so it won't be going anywhere!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Wear the wig!. It's part of what's required of you as an actor!. No one wants to work with a whiny diva who doesn't want their hair messed up by a wig!. And without the wig, you'll be the strange looking cat that the audience doesn't understand!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Suck it up and dawn the wig!. When you audition for a part, if you're lucky enough to get it, you make a silent contract with your character to wear any parts of the costume that is needed!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Suck it up and wear a wig!. Cut your hair!. Gel it in a way that matches the character's and spray it with hair color!.Www@QuestionHome@Com