Gregg Barnes

Gregg Barnes is an American costume designer for stage and film. Barnes is a two-time winner of the Tony Award for Best Costume Design for his work on the Broadway productions of The Drowsy Chaperone (2006) and Follies (2011).

Career

Barnes grew up in the San Diego, California, area and credits seeing the ice shows, the circus, and a production of As You Like It in San Diego as a youth as inspiring him.^[1] He also worked a Grossmont College in the Costume Department with such talents as: Clark Mires (Costume and Make Up Instructor at Grossmont College, James "Biff" Baker ("Elements of Stagecraft"; Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. 1978) and Rebecca McKee (Couturier to France Chretien, Daughter of Canadian Prime Minister, Jean Chretien. And International Wedding Dress Designer). He taught at New York University in the Graduate School for 20 years.^[2] He was the resident costume designer for the Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, New Jersey.^[3]

Broadway credits

• Side Show (1997)
• Flower Drum Song (revival, 2002); Tony Award for Best Costume Design (nominee)
• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2005)
• The Drowsy Chaperone (2006); Tony Award for Best Costume Design (winner)
• Legally Blonde (2007); Tony Award for Best Costume Design (nominee)
• To Be Or Not To Be (2008)
• Bye Bye Birdie (revival, 2009)
• Elf the Musical (2010)
• Follies (revival, 2011); Tony Award for Best Costume Design (winner)
• Kinky Boots (musical) (2013); Tony Award for Best Costume Design (nominee)
• Aladdin (musical) (2014);

Other credits

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• Kathy and Mo Show (Westside Arts Theater, New York City, 1989)^[4]
• Cinderella (New York City Opera, 1993)^[5]
• The Merry Widow (New York City Opera, 1996; also televised)^[6]
• You Never Know (Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, New Jersey, 1996)^[7]
• Follies (Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, New Jersey, 1998)^[8]
• Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (National tour, 2000)^[9]
• Princess Classics on Ice (Disney on Ice tour, 2002)^[10]
• The Radio City Christmas Spectacular (2003)^[11]
• Lucky Duck (Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, California, 2004)^[12]
• On the Record (US tour, 2004)
• Allegro (Signature Theatre, Arlington, Virginia, 2004; Helen Hayes Award)^[13]
• Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh (Beacon Theatre, New York City, 2005)^[9]
• Mame (Kennedy Center, 2006)^[14]
• Follies (Encores!, 2007)^[15]
• Minsky's (Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, California, 2009)^[16]
• Follies (Kennedy Center, 2011)^[17]
• "Iceploration", Busch Gardens Tampa, FL (February 2, 2012), Theme Park

Notes

References

• Jason Clark (2006-06-06). "Highlights From the Tonys". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2008-05-09. 

External links

• Gregg Barnes at the Internet Broadway Database
• Gregg Barnes at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview, Dec 1, 2004, at livedesignonline.com