Gregg Barnes is an American costume designer for stage and film. Barnes is a three-time winner of the Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Musical for his work on the Broadway productions of The Drowsy Chaperone (2006), Follies (2011), and Some Like It Hot (2022).
Barnes has a MFA in Design from New York University and an undergraduate degree from San Diego University. [1]
Barnes grew up in the San Diego, California area and credits seeing the circus, ice shows, and a local production of As You Like It in his youth as his inspiration to pursue a career in the theatre. [2] He worked at Grossmont College in the Costume Department with other costume designers and artists such as Clark Mires, James "Biff" Baker, and Rebecca McKee. He taught at the New York University graduate school for 20 years. [3] Barnes served as the resident costume designer for Paper Mill Playhouse, in Millburn, New Jersey for 9 years. [4]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2003 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design | Flower Drum Song | Nominated |
2006 | Best Costume Design in a Musical | The Drowsy Chaperone | Won | |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Costume Design | Won | ||
Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Costume Design | Won | ||
2007 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design in a Musical | Legally Blonde | Nominated |
2012 | Follies | Won | ||
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Costume Design | Won | ||
Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Costume Design | Nominated | ||
2013 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design in a Musical | Kinky Boots | Nominated |
Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Choreography | Nominated | ||
2014 | Aladdin | Nominated | ||
2015 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design in a Musical | Something Rotten! | Nominated |
Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Choreography | Nominated | ||
2016 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design in a Musical | Tuck Everlasting | Nominated |
2017 | WhatsOnStage Award | Best Costume Design | Aladdin | Won |
2018 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design in a Musical | Mean Girls | Nominated |
2023 | Tony Award | Some Like It Hot | Won |
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