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Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Musical

Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Musical
Best Costume Design in a Musical
United States New York City
American Theatre Wing The Broadway League
Paul Tazewell for Death Becomes Her (2025)
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This is a list of winners and nominations for the Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Musical for outstanding costume design of a musical. The award was first presented in 1961 after the category of Best Costume Design was divided into Costume Design in a Play and Costume Design in a Musical with each genre receiving its own award. That lasted for only one year, but the Costume Design category was split in two again in 2005 and has remained that way since.

YearProductionNominees
1961(15th)
CamelotAdrian and Tony Duquette
TenderloinCecil Beaton
Irma la DouceRolf Gerard
YearProductionNominees
2005(59th)
The Light in the PiazzaCatherine Zuber
La Cage aux FollesWilliam Ivey Long
Monty Python's SpamalotTim Hatley
Pacific OverturesJunko Kushino
2006(60th)
The Drowsy ChaperoneGregg Barnes
The Color PurplePaul Tazewell
LestatSusan Hilferty
The Pajama GameMartin Pakledinaz
2007(61st)
Grey GardensWilliam Ivey Long
Legally BlondeGregg Barnes
Mary PoppinsBob Crowley
Spring AwakeningSusan Hilferty
2008(62nd)
Rodgers & Hammerstein's South PacificCatherine Zuber
GypsyMartin Pakledinaz
In the HeightsPaul Tazewell
Sunday in the Park with GeorgeDavid Farley
2009(63rd)
Shrek the MusicalTim Hatley
Billy Elliot the MusicalNicky Gillibrand
HairMichael McDonald
Rock of AgesGregory Gale
YearProductionNominees
2020(74th)
Moulin Rouge! The MusicalCatherine Zuber
Jagged Little PillEmily Rebholz
Tina: The Tina Turner MusicalMark Thompson
2022(75th)
SIX: The MusicalGabriella Slade
Caroline, or ChangeFly James
Diana: The MusicalWilliam Ivey Long
MJPaul Tazewell
The Music ManSanto Loquasto
Paradise SquareToni-Leslie James
2023(76th)
Some Like It HotGregg Barnes
& JulietPaloma Young
KPOPClint Ramos and Sophia Choi
Lerner & Loewe's CamelotJennifer Moeller
New York, New YorkDonna Zakowska
ParadeSusan Hilferty
2024(77th)
The Great GatsbyLinda Cho
Cabaret at the Kit Kat ClubTom Scutt
Hell's KitchenDede Ayite
SuffsPaul Tazewell
Water for ElephantsDavid Israel Reynoso
2025(78th)
Death Becomes HerPaul Tazewell
Boop! The MusicalGregg Barnes
Buena Vista Social ClubDede Ayite
Just in TimeCatherine Zuber
Maybe Happy EndingClint Ramos
2026(79th)Cats: The Jellicle BallQween Jean
The Lost BoysRyan Park
RagtimeLinda Cho
The Rocky Horror ShowDavid I. Reynoso
Schmigadoon!Linda Cho

In 2010, Santo Loquasto received a nomination for Best Costume Design for a Musical for Ragtime. Loquasto, who was previously nominated for the same show in the same category in 1998, was later disqualified because the designs were predominantly recycled work from the earlier production. No replacement was made for the nomination.

Award wins includes the former Best Costume Design category and the nominations includes only the specific category.

  • Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Play

  • Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical

  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Costume Design

  • List of Tony Award-nominated productions

  • Tony Awards Official site

  • Tony Awards at Internet Broadway database Listing

  • Tony Awards at broadwayworld.com

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