Tazewell has designed Broadway shows, theatre, film and television, dance, and opera for over 25 years. Starting his Broadway career with Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk directed by George C. Wolfe, he has since designed the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning Hamilton; Escape to Margaritaville; Summer; In the Heights; The Color Purple (2005); Dr. Zhivago; Memphis; Caroline, or Change; Elaine Stritch at Liberty; Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam; Lombardi; Magic/Bird; Side Show; A Streetcar Named Desire; Jesus Christ Superstar; Guys and Dolls; A Raisin in the Sun; and On the Town. In 2016, he received both a Tony Award®, for Hamilton, and an Emmy Award, for "The Wiz Live!" (NBC). Recent television work: "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" (HBO) starring Oprah Winfrey and "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert" (NBC) featuring John Legend for which he received an Emmy nomination. He has been nominated for the Tony Award® six times, has received the Princess Grace Statue Award, Henry Hewes Design Award, two Lucille Lortel Awards, four Helen Hayes Awards, and the TDF Irene Sharaff Young Master Award. His costume work has been photographed for Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone, and The Bloomberg Design Issue, and he is a featured artist in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's web series The Artist Project and the companion book by Phaidon. He currently lives in New York City with his husband and their dog, Harpo.
Paul Tazewell, MJ The Musical
Paul Tazewell, Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations
Paul Tazewell , Hamilton
Paul Tazewell, Hamilton
Paul Tazewell, Hamilton
Paul Tazewell, Hamilton
Paul TazewellSide Show
Paul TazewellMemphis The Musical
Paul Tazewell, Hamilton
Paul Tazewell, A Streetcar Named Desire
Paul Tazewell, Memphis
Paul TazewellCarnival!
Paul Tazewell, In The Heights
Paul Tazewell, The Color Purple
Paul TazewellCamelot
Paul Tazewell, Caroline, or Change
Paul Tazewell, Boston Marriage
Paul TazewellThe Women
Paul TazewellPeer Gynt
Paul Tazewell, On the Town
Paul TazewellBlithe Spirit
Paul TazewellThe Matchmaker
Paul Tazewell , Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk
Paul TazewellThe Revenger's Comedies
Paul TazewellThe Odyssey
Paul TazewellThe African Company Presents "Richard III"
Paul TazewellThe Way of the World
Paul TazewellThe Caucasian Chalk Circle
Paul Tazewell has been nominated for numerous awards throughout his career, including Best Costume Design of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "MJ The Musical," "Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations," and "Hamilton." He has also been recognized for Best Costume Design at the Olivier Awards for "Hamilton" and "Memphis The Musical," and at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Hamilton." Tazewell's accolades include Outstanding Costume Design at the Drama Desk Awards for "Hamilton," Outstanding Costume Design at The Lortels for "Hamilton," "Caroline, or Change," "Boston Marriage," and "On the Town." He also received nominations for Outstanding Costume Design at the Helen Hayes Awards for various productions like "Side Show," "Carnival!," "Camelot," "The Women," "Peer Gynt," "Blithe Spirit," "The Matchmaker," "The Revenger's Comedies," "The Odyssey," "The African Company Presents 'Richard III'," and "The Way of the World." Additionally, Tazewell was nominated for Best Costume Design of a Play at the Tony Awards for "A Streetcar Named Desire" and for Best Costume Design of a Musical for "Memphis," "In The Heights," and "The Color Purple." He also received nominations for Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Carnival!," "Camelot," "The Women," "Peer Gynt," "Blithe Spirit," "The Matchmaker," "The Revenger's Comedies," "The Odyssey," "The African Company Presents 'Richard III'," and "The Caucasian Chalk Circle."
Paul Tazewell has won several awards for his costume design work, including Best Costume Design at the BroadwayWorld Awards and the Tony Awards for "Hamilton." He also received the Outstanding Costume Design, HAYES Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Side Show," as well as Outstanding Costume Design at The Lortels for "Hamilton." Additionally, he won Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Camelot" and "Peer Gynt," as well as for "The African Company Presents 'Richard III'." Tazewell also received the Outstanding Costume Design at The Lortels for "On the Town."
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