For those of you who only read this blog for the Kurt, enjoy…

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In their latest “gee, what would we ever do without this kind of in-depth reporting”, the Star Tribune gives us a two minute video detailing how they transform actress Donna Vivino into the Wicked Witch of the West for the show Wicked.

Watch this amazing video.

No, wait.  I’m sorry.  Don’t.  I’ll sum it up for you as best I can and try to save some time.

They paint her green.

No, I know — shocking, but that’s it.

I might make fun of them for showing us how they made the fairies fly in during Midsummer, but at least that’s kind of fucking cool.

They paint her green.  Just like any small child or drunken college girl does for Halloween.  With less crying and vomiting.

Great, now I have to explain to my 5 year old niece why she doesn’t get to be on a video at the Strib explaining how we made her into a Smurf this year.  (Hint — we painted her blue).

I look forward to many more painstakingly researched answers to the questions that have haunted touring theater for ages:

How do they make the dog work in Annie?  (It’s a real dog)

How do they make up the Phantom?  (It’s a mask)

Why won’t they just pay the Rent?  (They’re a bunch of whiny assholes)