Midmorning With Aundrea - December 2, 2020 (Part 2)

With Broadway's shutdown for most of this year, we take a look at how costume designers who rely on the industry for their livelihood are making ends meet.

While some industries have found ways to work during the pandemic, on broadway, the curtains are still down.

Michael george shows us how hundreds of costume makers are trying to survive- while volunteering to help in the fight against covid.

They're the ones who make the costumes that bring your favorite broadway characters to life&.and right now, they're in crisis.

Sarah timberlake runs a costume shop in new york's garment district- she's worked on some of broadways biggest shows- including the lion king and book of mormon.

But with broadway shut down for more than 8 months, and no return in sight- sarah says she's lost 95% of her business.

While many industries have found some way to continue operating during the lockdowns&live theatre just isn't possible.

Costume maker john kristiansen and his partner started the costume indstury coalition to ask for more government aid.

Hundreds of costume makers have turned their skills to making p- p-e for health care workers.

It doesn't pay the bills- but it does help save lives.

For now, these artisans are hanging on by a thread..

Waiting for the bright lights of broadway to shine again.

Michael george, cbs news, new york.

The shutdown on broadway also has a huge impact on the u.s. economy.

Last season, the theatre industry brought in 1.8 billion dollars in revenue.

Now for designers of a different sort.

It's full steam ahead for the krewe of house floats... who are quickly preparing for mardi gras day.

The group started by word of mouth and now the ideqa has more than 6,000.

Jade cunningham spoke with a few members who share what it means for them.

For the krewe of house floats ... the countdown is on to carnival.

7:51 "turnin parades into something new and different is really exciting and i can't wait."

Lindsay grissom is one of at least 30 neighborhood sub- krewe captains, who with another ... is leading the way for the irish channel.

2:06 "i love mard gras and i love my neighborhood so i thought it was a fun opportunity to take the message of being disappointed and turning it into something to be optimistic about and bring the spirit back."

With more than 500 houses there planning to decorate ... grissom says people can expect a show ... albeit a less mobile one.

4:10 "so our them is 'channel surfing' which is something we've all been doing during covid."

9:33 "it would no surprise me in the least they'll come up with creative ways to have trinkets or have things for people to pick up."

Which is where derek gorsuch comes in ... he created a unique throw for the krewe ... thinking he'd only do a few.

But in 36 hours ... orders flew.

How many orders do you have right now?

"there are exactl 300 orders, with 6,201 pieces ordered."

It's been life- changing for gorsuch ... who was out of a job because of the pandemic.

3:42 "it's payin bills, i'm now able to hire 5 other people right now who are otherwise out of work to help various things."

7:55 "it's givin something to focus on, taking the negative and turning it positive."

The krewe of house floats may've started as a joke.

But for participants ... it's brought their smile back.

And in 78 days ... they'll be able to celebrate that.

Jade cunningham, eyewitness news.

Mega stars.

They're just like us.

Well.

Maybe not all the time.

Mega stars.

They're just like us.

Well.

Maybe not all the time.

But as tracy smith found out one super star is hands on when it comes to his hair.

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Los angeles - hair salons and barbershops being closed has not hindered george clooney's grooming regimen.

In an interview on "cbs sunda morning," th actor and filmmaker revealed he's been cutting his own hair for 25 years using the flowbee haircutting machine.

According to mental floss, the flowbee, created by a carpenter rick hunts, became popular in the 1980s after being sold on infomercials.

As clooney described, the flowbee uses a vacuum-like suction attachment that clips hair while collecting the trimmings.

Tracy: we met george at his home in l.a., where he spent the past few months with his wife, human rights lawyer amal clooney, their two kids and a whole lot of time on his hands.

Clooney: it has been a while since i did, you know, 15 loads of laundry in a day and mopping floors and, yo know, all these doors over here i stained.

And it was, you know -- i always say i felt like my mother in 1964 because she had kids and no help, and i don't know how she did it.

Now i have more sympathy for her.

Tracy smith: have you been cutting your own hair?

Clooney: i've been cutting my own hair for 25 years.

My hair is like straw, so it is easy to cut.

You can't really make too many mistakes.

So years ago i bought a thing called a flowbee -- tracy: you did not?

Clooney: i did, yeah.

Tracy: the flowbee.

This ingenius device let's you give yourself and family a perfect when we come back, a look at a new way to mend.

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