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Paul Tazewell continues to collect accolades for his costume designs this year. The Akron native won a Tony Award for his ...
Three months after making history as the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Costume Design for his work on Wicked, ...
Paul Tazewell continues to collect accolades for his costume designs this year. The Akron native won a Tony Award for his ...
He doesn’t have an EGOT yet, but Akron’s own Paul Tazewell does have an Oscar, an Emmy and now two Tony Awards.
Hosted by Cynthia Erivo, this year’s ceremony highlighted powerful performances, unforgettable reunions, and landmark wins ...
It didn't take an act of Ozian magic for "Wicked" costume designer Paul Tazewell to make Oscars history. Tazewell, who helped bring the fantastical world of Elphaba and Glinda to life through his ...
The wildly colorful and complex costumes of “Wicked” are the work of Paul Tazewell, whose designs for another beloved musical, “West Side Story,” earned him an Oscar nomination in 2022.
Below we speak with Paul Tazewell about creating the exquisite costumes for Wicked, working with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, and his new collaboration with Target. ESSENCE.com: What inspired ...
The biggest? Best Actress in a Musical ladies Nicole Scherzinger in “Sunset Blvd.” vs. Audra McDonald in “Gypsy,” and the ...
Paul Tazewell, who was nominated for an Oscar for “Wicked,” makes time for yoga before a day of shopping, museums and dinner with friends. Paul Tazewell, who has won Tony and Emmy Awards ...
It's only fitting that shortly after Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande opened the 97th Academy Awards with an emotional rendition of "Defying Gravity" from "Wicked" — resulting in a roar of ...
Paul Tazewell has just made “Wicked” and Oscar history after taking home an Academy Award. Tazwell just became the first Black man in history to win an Oscar for costume design. A native of ...