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Broadway Costumes caters to a vast array of events, productions, parties and festivals. The store has a strong, loyal following since it’s the last remaining costume rental store in Sacramento.
Once, there were a dozen Sacramento shops that rented out costumes and props. But now Broadway Costumes on Franklin Boulevard is the only place people can borrow outfits for Halloween, theater and school productions, themed parties, drag shows, cosplay and steampunk events, as well as music videos and film productions.
The outside beckons customers in with its large mural of a castle surrounded by a huge green dragon. Once inside, owner Larry Dockter is there to show off his vast array of costumes, makeup, masks and wigs that he and his family have collected since opening in 1965.
Larry and wife, Deanna, are the third generation to helm this family-owned costume company. It was started 60 years ago by Dockter’s grandparents, combining their businesses of costume rentals with their stage and theater lighting company.