Paul Tazewell

Career overview

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Name: Paul Tazewell.
Profession: American costume designer for theatre, dance, opera, and television.
Training: New York University Tisch School of the Arts.
Career Start: Broadway.
Awards/Nominations: Won a Tony Award and an Emmy Award; nominated for an Academy Award.
Broadway Debut: Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk (1996).
Tony Award Win: Best Costume Design of a Musical for Hamilton (2016).
Tony Nominations: The Color Purple (2006), In the Heights (2008), Memphis (2010), A Streetcar Named Desire (2012), Ain't Too Proud (2019), MJ (2022), and Suffs (2024).
Other works mentioned: Death Becomes..., The Metropolitan Opera HD Live, West Side Story.
Place of Birth: Akron, Ohio, USA.
Known for: Costume & Makeup.
Paragraph 1: Background and Early Career.
Paul Tazewell is an American costume designer whose work spans theatre, dance, opera, and television. Born in Akron, Ohio, he trained at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts before beginning his professional career on Broadway. He made his Broadway debut as a costume designer in 1996 with the production Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk.
Paragraph 2: Awards and Major Works.
Tazewell has received significant industry recognition, including a Tony Award and an Emmy Award, as well as an Academy Award nomination. He won the Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical for Hamilton in 2016. His other Tony-nominated works include The Color Purple in 2006, In the Heights in 2008, Memphis in 2010, A Streetcar Named Desire in 2012, Ain't Too Proud in 2019, MJ in 2022, and Suffs in 2024. His credits also include Death Becomes..., The Metropolitan Opera HD Live, and West Side Story.
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Paul Tazewell is an American costume designer for theatre, dance, opera, and television. Born in Akron, Ohio, he received his training at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts and began his career on Broadway. He made his Broadway debut as a costume designer in 1996 with the production Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk.

Throughout his career, Tazewell has earned a Tony Award and an Emmy Award, and he has received a nomination for an Academy Award. He won the Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical for Hamilton in 2016. His other Tony-nominated productions include The Color Purple in 2006, In the Heights in 2008, Memphis in 2010, A Streetcar Named Desire in 2012, Ain't Too Proud in 2019, MJ in 2022, and Suffs in 2024. His work is also associated with Death Becomes..., The Metropolitan Opera HD Live, and West Side Story.
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