Paul Tazewell

Paul Tazewell is, to me, proof that the people dressing the stage can shape a story as much as those speaking on it. I'm drawn to his arc: from Akron, Ohio to arts training and then the front line of Broadway, eventually claiming Tony Awards and even film's highest honors. What I value isn't the trophy count but the imagination required to convey character through cloth and color. Tazewell is the rare backstage artist whose work quietly steals the scene.

Name (English)

Paul Tazewell

Name (Japanese)

ポール・タゼウェル

Reading

ぽーる・たぜうぇる

Born

September 15, 1964 (age 61)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Dragon

Origin

Akron, Ohio, United States

Occupation

costume designer

University

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Awards & achievements

• 2016 Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Musical
• 2015 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Costume Design
• 1998 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Costume Design

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/paultazewell/
• Xhttps://x.com/paulgtazewell
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Tazewell
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BF%E3%82%BC%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7153942

Tags

• Ohio
• costume designer

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.