Paul Tazewell, who has won Tony and Emmy Awards, was nominated for an Oscar for his costume design work on the movie version of “Wicked.”Credit...Tara Bryan for The New York Times Paul ...

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.

Nearly 90 years later, “Wicked” costume designer Paul Tazewell set a younger version of the character on a sartorial journey that culminates in a reinterpretation of that iconic look.

To work on "Wicked," costume designer Paul Tazewell moved to London for two years, hired up 150 people at times and set up his department so similar teams worked together. "Like Santa's workshop ...

When this year’s Oscar nominations were announced, Wicked costume designer Paul Tazewell was defying gravity thousands of feet in the air. “I was actually on a plane coming from London, ...

One-and-a-half years working on the spectacular costumes for the "Wicked" movie was a labor of love for designer Paul Tazewell, an Akron native. He spent much of that time in London, where part ...

“Wicked” is the latest version of an enduring American fairy tale. Among its 10 Oscar nominations, one is for costume designer Paul Tazewell. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown starts our ...