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, Suffs
Paul Tazewell, Suffs
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 several awards for his outstanding costume designs. These nominations include Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Suffs," Best Costume Design of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "MJ The Musical" and "Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations," Best Costume Design at the Olivier Awards and BroadwayWorld Awards for "Hamilton," Best Costume Design of a Play at the Tony Awards for "A Streetcar Named Desire," and many more. Tazewell's nominations also include recognition at the Helen Hayes Awards, The Lortels, and for various productions such as "Side Show," "Memphis The Musical," "In The Heights," "The Color Purple," "Caroline, or Change," and "On the Town," among others. His talent and creativity have been acknowledged across a wide range of productions, showcasing his versatility and skill in costume design for both plays and musicals.
Paul Tazewell has won several awards for his costume designs, including Best Costume Design at the BroadwayWorld Awards and the Tony Awards for "Hamilton." He also received the Outstanding Costume Design, HAYES Production award at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Side Show." Additionally, he won Outstanding Costume Design at The Lortels for "Hamilton" and "On the Town." Tazewell's work on "Camelot," "Peer Gynt," and "The African Company Presents 'Richard III'" also earned him Outstanding Costume Design awards in various categories at the Helen Hayes Awards.
Videos