Clint Ramos

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Clint Ramos
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Ramos at the 74th Tony Awards in 2021
Born
Cebu, Philippines
Education University of the Philippines, Diliman (BA)
New York University (MFA)

Clint Ramos is a Filipino-American costume and set designer for stage and screen. For his work on the 2016 Broadway production of Eclipsed, Ramos became the first person of color to win the Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Play. [1]

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Ramos has hundreds of credits including working as a costume designer on the film Respect (2021) for MGM Studios starring Jennifer Hudson [2] and production and costume designer on Lingua Franca (2019) directed by Isabel Sandoval. [2] He has received four additional Tony Award nominations for his work on the 2018 Broadway revival of Once on This Island, the 2019 Broadway revival of Torch Song, [3] the 2020 Broadway revival of The Rose Tattoo , and Slave Play (nominated for Set Design). [4]

He was costume director for the 2013 worldwide premiere production at New York's Public Theater of the David Byrne and Fatboy Slim disco-pop musical Here Lies Love and he reprises that role as well as that of producer in the 2023 Broadway revival. [5] [6] [7]

Professional background

Born in Cebu, Philippines, Ramos studied Theatre Arts at the University of the Philippines Diliman. He got involved in costume design through the university's theatre society, Dulaang UP. [8] He moved to the United States in 1993 where he was awarded a scholarship to NYU Tisch, going on to graduate with a Master of Fine Arts in Design in 1997. [9]

Ramos has given lectures at NYU Tisch and Fordham University, where he was Head of Theater Design. [10] In 2022, Ramos was featured in the book 50 Key Figures in Queer US Theatre, with a profile written by theatre scholar Jimmy A. Noriega. [11]


Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2010 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design So Help Me GodNominated
Lucille Lortel Award Outstanding Costume DesignWon
2013Wild With HappyNominated
Outstanding Scenic DesignWon
2013 OBIE Award Sustained Achievement in DesignBody of WorkWon
2014 Lucille Lortel Award Outstanding Costume Design Here Lies Love Won
Helen Hayes Award Outstanding Set DesignAppropriateWon
2016 Tony Award Best Costume Design in a Play Eclipsed Won
2018Tony Award Best Costume Design in a Musical Once on This Island Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award Costume Design in a MusicalNominated
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical Nominated
2019Tony AwardBest Costume Design in a Play Torch Song Nominated
OBIE AwardAchievement in Scenic DesignWild Goose DreamsWon
2020Drama Desk Award Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical Soft Power Nominated
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play Grand HorizonsWon
Outer Critics AwardOutstanding Scenic Design for a PlayWon
United States Artists2020 Fellow for TheatreBody of WorkRecipient
Tony Award Best Scenic Design of a Play Slave Play Nominated
Best Costume Design in a Play The Rose Tattoo Nominated
2023 Best Costume Design in a Musical KPOP Nominated

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  1. ↑ Ferber, Lawrence (20 October 2021). "Passport Profile: Clint Ramos, costume and scenic designer for stage and screen". Passport. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 Nepales, Ruben V (5 August 2021). "[Only IN Hollywood] Cebuano Clint Ramos gets raves from Oprah Winfrey and Jennifer Hudson, no less". Rappler. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ↑ Ang, Walter (2019-05-01). "Three Fil-Ams nominated for 2019 Tony Awards". INQUIRER.net USA. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  4. ↑ "ABOUT". CR. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  5. ↑ Derschowitz, Jessica (9 August 2023). "Inside the Immersive Storytelling of Here Lies Love". Vanity Fair. Conde Nast. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Willman, Chris (12 January 2023). "'Here Lies Love,' David Byrne-Cowritten Musical, to Open on Broadway in Immersive, Standing-Room Setting". Variety.
  7. ↑ Paulson, Michael (12 January 2023). "'Here Lies Love,' an Imelda Marcos Disco Musical, Will Play Broadway". The New York Times.
  8. ↑ > "SPOTLIGHT: Clint Ramos, the Tony Award Winner Cebuano Designer". Queen City Cebu. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  9. ↑ Lee Hughes, Allen (4 October 2018). "Clint Ramos '97". NYU Tisch. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Clint Ramos". United States Artists. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  11. ↑ Noriega, Jimmy A. (2022). "Clint Ramos". In Noriega and Schildcrout (ed.). 50 Key Figures in Queer US Theatre. Routledge. pp. 201–205. ISBN   978-1032067964.
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