Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ce ...

for Best Costume Design in a Play is an award for outstanding costume design of a

play Play most commonly refers to: * Play (activity), an activity done for enjoyment * Play (theatre), a work of drama Play may refer also to: Computers and technology * Google Play, a digital content service * Play Framework, a Java framework * P ...

. 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.

Winners and nominees

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2000s

2010s

2020s

Award records

Multiple wins

; 3 Wins *

Catherine Zuber Catherine Zuber is a costume designer for the Broadway theater and opera, among other venues. She is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama, and has been referred to as "one of theater's most sought-after costume designers on both coasts."Hefflet, ...

; 2 Wins * Katrina Lindsay

Multiple nominations

; 8 Nominations *

Jane Greenwood Jane Greenwood (born 30 April 1934) is a British costume designer for the stage, television, film, opera, and dance. Born in Liverpool, England, she works both in England and the United States. She has been nominated for the Tony Award for costu ...

; 6 Nominations *

; 5 Nominations * Ann Roth ; 3 Nominations * Rob Howell * Michael Krass * Clint Ramos *

David Zinn David Zinn is a costume and scenic designer based in New York, New York. He has been nominated seven times for the Tony Award for both his costume designs and scenic designs, winning one Best Scenic Design for a Play award for ''The Humans'' an ...

; 2 Nominations * Dede Ayite * Bob Crowley *

Jess Goldstein Jess Goldstein is an American costume designer. He has designed over 30 Broadway shows, including ''Jersey Boys'', '' Take Me Out'' and ''Proof''. He received a Tony Award for Best Costume Design for his work on the play '' The Rivals'', in 20 ...

* Toni-Leslie James * Katrina Lindsay *

William Ivey Long William Ivey Long (born August 30, 1947) is an American costume designer for stage and film. His most notable work includes the Broadway shows '' The Producers'', '' Hairspray'', ''Nine'', '' Crazy for You'', ''Grey Gardens'', ''Young Frankenstein ...

* Santo Loquasto * Martin Pakledinaz * Constanza Romero * Mark Thompson

External links

Tony Awards Official siteTony Awards at Internet Broadway database ListingTony Awards at broadwayworld.com
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