‘Wicked’ Costume Designer Paul Tazewell Details Working With Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo
Working on Wicked had Paul Tazewell dancing through life.
After all, the costume designer for the film duology had Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande to work with as his muses.
“Each of them is a beautiful person, they are beautiful inside and out,” Paul exclusively told E! News’ Justin Sylvester at Wicked: For Good’s Nov. 17 premiere in NYC. “They are fashion forward and are always thinking about what looks best on them. And then they translate that into how they want to play these characters that are so very moving—both individually and together, how they resolve their relationship. So, on so many levels, it was so satisfying.”
Plus, the collaboration worked both ways, with Cynthia and Ariana often opting to carry Elphaba and Glinda into their fashion choices during the films’ press tours.
“To be one of the subjects of their inspiration—I wouldn’t have it any other way,” Paul said. “I’m just so moved that they would do that.”