ABOUT REBECCA FREY
Her television credits include Today (NBC Universal), The Meredith Vieira Show (Syndicated), Conan (TBS), Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC Universal), My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman (Netflix), VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night (VH1, starring Mariah Carey), Live PD (A&E), Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC Universal), Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC Universal), Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education and Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs (Comedy Central, hosted by Jon Stewart), Saturday Night Live (NBC), Royal Pains (USA), Triumph’s Primary Election Special (Hulu), What We Wasted Our Year On (NBC, hosted by Willie Geist), and The Naked Brothers Band (Nickelodeon).
Broadway and West End wardrobe credits: Guys and Dolls (London/Bridge Theatre), Gettin' the Band Back Together (NYC/Belasco Theatre), The Band's Visit (NYC/Barrymore Theatre), Les Misérables (NYC/Imperial Theatre). Rebecca spent several seasons as the full-time shopper for The Metropolitan Opera, one of the largest and busiest costume shops in New York, and has also worked as a freelance shopper for Broadway Asia International.
Rebecca’s theatrical costume design credits include the New York premieres of Lawrence Dial's Hollow Log (The View Theatre/Times Square Arts Center) and Tara Meddaugh's Movements of the Wind (Katherine & Friends/The Director's Company), both directed by Kel Haney. Additional costume designs: The Crucible (Theatre of the Riverside Church, dir. Marcina Zaccaria), The Seagull (Schapiro Theatre, dir. Saheem Ali), The Wild Party (Wolfe/LaChiusa version, dir. Kent Gash, feat. Megan Hilty), Plutus, Romeo and Juliet, The Yeomen of the Guard, Crazy for You. She also served as assistant costume designer for the Baltimore-Washington premiere of Side Show, directed by Tom Kosis, and has designed live events such as Comedy Central’s First Upfront (Comedy Central, live at Town Hall). Her designs have been featured at Broadway Bares, an annual benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, since 2008.
Print: Covers of Golf Magazine and Entertainment Weekly ("Strike Survival Guide," Issue #975, cover feat. Conan O'Brien). Commercials: "Chase Your Dream" (Bridgestone/Olympic Channel). Rebecca's style advice has also been featured in publications including Glamour and Refinery 29, and on television on CBS New York.
Rebecca holds a B.A. in Theatre from Towson University, and an M.F.A. in Costume Design from the School of Drama at Carnegie Mellon University. She is a member of United Scenic Artists Local #829 and Theatrical Wardrobe Union Local #764, the two principal unions representing costumers in New York City.
Rebecca is also a licensed New York City Sightseeing Guide with specific expertise in the history of the city’s garment and retail industries. She previously founded and operated Seek, a New York City-based company offering public and private guided walking tours of the Garment District.
In a parallel life, Rebecca is also a classically trained pastry chef, having earned the prestigious Diplôme de Pâtisserie (French pastry techniques diploma, requiring 9 months of full-time study) from Le Cordon Bleu London. She also holds a chocolatier's certificate from Ecole Chocolat Professional School of Chocolate Arts and an MSc in Culinary Innovation Management, jointly delivered by Le Cordon Bleu London and Birkbeck, University of London.
As a food writer, photographer, and recipe developer, Rebecca's work has appeared in publications including Serious Eats, The Spruce Eats, Wine Enthusiast, and others. She is also the publisher of Baste Cut Fold, a recipe website combining her two passions: costumes and confections! Follow her on Instagram: @bastecutfold.