Suits from ‘Succession,’ paint from ‘Blue Man Group’ donated back to NYC as part of quirky zero-waste program

They’re dressed for “Succession.”

City teens heading to job interviews can now look like real stars — thanks to wardrobes donated from Big Apple-produced TV, online-streaming and theater shows and movies as part of a quirky “zero-waste” program.

The clothing and even set pieces from in front of the cameras — everything from suits from “Succession” to props from “American Sports Story” and even foam from “Only Murders in the Building” — are getting a second act under the Material for Arts initiative, city officials said.

“New York City is a global hub for film and TV production supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs for New Yorkers, and the Materials for the Arts program allows the industry to give back to local communities and promote a circular economy by reducing unnecessary waste,” said Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment Commissioner Pat Swinney Kaufman.

The program, a joint venture between the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, arranges for items donated from local productions — ranging from Netflix’s “You” to “FEUD” to “The Marvelous Ms. Maisel” — to be doled out at no cost to more than 2,000 partnering public schools, nonprofits and Big Apple agencies.

In May, Brooklyn Music School’s “Seussical Jr.” featured a slew of donated film and TV supplies, from foam repurposed from the TV show “Only Murders in the Building” and the “Cat in the Hat’s” red crate taken from “American Sports Story.”

The program also organized the donation of wardrobe pieces in 2023 from HBO’s “Succession” from a costume warehouse to the city’s Administration for Children’s Services, where youth in the agency’s care wore suits for job interviews.

Other costume pieces from “Bull,” “Wu-Tang: An American Saga,” “The Time Traveler’s Wife” and “City on a Hill” were donated to an ACS pop-up “shop” the same year. It offered 170 young people lessons from tying a tie to professional makeup tips, as well as free graduation, prom and professional attire.

After “Phantom of the Opera” closed last year after 35 years at the Majestic Theatre, crews donated props, fabric and costumes to the effort.

When the “Blue Man Group” closed in February, blue paint, drumsticks, lighting equipment, couches, cloths, towels and dressing room shelving were given to the city’s program.

Local nonprofit Think!Chinatown received a vintage mahjong table set with chairs from “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” to be used in its Lunar New Year celebrations.

“These materials, props, costumes, and furniture are now fueling creativity in classrooms, community spaces, and cultural organizations across the five boroughs,” Materials for the Arts Executive Director Tara Sansone said.

The program has received 3.2 million pounds of donations — which are dropped off at the MFTA’s warehouse in Long Island City, Queens, or at offsite distribution events across the city — valued at about $7.4 million since 2024 alone, a rep said.

From 2023 to 2024, the program saw a 14% jump in the number of donations from productions such as “FBI: Most Wanted,” “Phantom of the Opera” and “Blue Man Group,” a representative said.

The increase was attributed to new offsite distribution events, where MFTA opens entire prop warehouses across the city to its members.

Since last year, the program has also recruited two new staffers to “actively engage” with prop warehouses, as well as list donation information on the city’s website.

“We’re proud to work with the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and the film, television, and theater industries who are eager to keep these items out of landfill to contribute to a cleaner, greener, more creative New York City,” Sansone said.