Paul Tazewell
Stratford: Costume designer of The Pirates of Penzance and Henry V; costume consultant for A Word or Two; Jesus Christ Superstar, The Tempest, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Caesar and Cleopatra. Elsewhere: Broadway: Stratford’s Superstar, Memphis, In the Heights, Guys and Dolls, The Color Purple, Magic/Bird, Bring in ’da Noise…, Lombardi, The Miracle Worker, Caroline, or Change, A Raisin in the Sun, Drowning Crow, Elaine Stritch: At Liberty, On the Town, Fascinating Rhythm, Def Poetry Jam. Off-Broadway: Ruined, McReele, Flesh and Blood, Fame, Boston Marriage, Harlem Song. Regional: Guthrie, NYSF, La Jolla Playhouse, Old Globe, Arena Stage, Shakespeare Theater, Oregon Shakespeare, Alliance, Pasadena Playhouse. Opera: Faust (Met, English National Opera), Show Boat (Chicago Lyric), Porgy and Bess (Chicago Lyric, San Francisco, L.A. and Washington operas), Magdalena (Théâtre du Châtelet), Little Women (N.Y.C. Opera, Glimmerglass), Treemonisha (St. Louis Opera). Awards: Three Helen Hayes Awards, plus Lucille Lortel, Jefferson, Princess Grace, Irene Sharaff awards and the 2025 Academy Award for Best Costume Design (Wicked)·
