brian blythe: i will let you touch it, yes.effrey: why do you do all of this underneath in such exquisite detail? brian blythe: because they're living in this fantasy world. you know, they're in emerald city. and when an actor puts this on, they become the character. that's how they realize their character, is through their costume. jeffrey: but starting in march of 2020, no characters, no costumes, no shows. now, gradually, tentatively, the spectacle is coming back. the musical six was supposed to open the same day broadway shut down in 2020. the six, by the way, are the wives killed by henry viii. now they have come back to life onstage. and opening night recently was sold out. >> this is my first broadway show back, which is very exciting. and i think it will be so inspiring. >> we are just thrilled for broadway, and we cannot wait to see six. and we will be back to see a bunch of shows. jeffrey: six is one of 15 broadway shows reopening throughout september. twenty more are set to open before the end of the year, with patro

. >> brown: brian blythe helped put together this exhibition, called “showstoppers”.the costume coalition,” a group of more than 50 small businesses that make these amazing garments, like this dress from “wicked.” can i touch it? >> i'll let you touch it. >> brown: why do you do all of this underneath? in such exquisite detail? >> because they're living in this fantasy world. you know, they're in emerald city. and when an actor puts this on, they become the character. that's how they realize their character is through their costume. >> brown: but since march of 2020: no characters, no costumes, no shows. now, gradually, tentatively, the spectacle is coming back. the musical “six” was supposed to open the same day broadway shut down in 2020. the six, by the way, are the wives killed by henry viii. now, they've come to life onstage. and opening night recently was sold out. >> this is my first broadway show back, which is very exciting. and i think it will be so inspirg. >> we are just thrilled for broadway and we cannot wait to see "six." i will be back to see a bunch o