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BIO

Musicals: designed costumes for Sunset Boulevard (London, Los Angeles, New York, Canada, Germany, Australia) My Fair Lady (Chatelet, Mariinsky Theatre) and most recently Singin' in the Rain. Film: winner of three Academy Awards (Travels with my Aunt; Death on the Nile; Tess); costume designs: Papillon, Buffalo Bill and the Indians, Indiana Jones, Disney's 101/102 Dalmations and Hook. Opera: Rinaldo (London, Germany) Capriccio (Paris) Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, La belle Helene (ENO).

Productions

 
[Broadway, 2017]
Glenn Close Costume Designer
 
[West End, 2016]
Glenn Close's Costumer Designer
 
[Broadway, 2001]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1994]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1975]
Scenic Designer
 
[Broadway, 1963]
Costume Designer
Scenic Designer

Awards and Nominations


winner
Tony Awards - 1963 - Best Costume Design

Anthony Powell, The School for Scandal

Tony Awards - 1963 - Best Scenic Design

Anthony Powell, The School for Scandal

News


Cast Set For A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Denver Center Theatre Company

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) Theatre Company has announced the full casting and creative team for the 30th anniversary of A Christmas Carol. 
A History of Norma Desmond and the Women Who Have Played Her

As Broadway welcomes Sunset Boulevard back to the stage, and the newest Norma Desmond, Nicole Scherzinger, BroadwayWorld is looking back on just some of the performers who have taken on the iconic role in the past.
Video: Ellen Harvey, Jason Gotay, and More in Broadway at Music Circus's SUNSET BOULEVARD

Watch footage from Sunset Boulevard at Music Circus, starring Ellen Harvey, Jason Gotay, and more, here!
Photos: Ellen Harvey, Jason Gotay & More in SUNSET BOULEVARD Rehearsals

Rehearsals are underway for the Broadway At Music Circus production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard. See photos and learn how to purchase tickets.
A Sandy Rustin World Premiere & More Set for Denver Center Theatre Company 2024/25 Season

Denver Center Theatre Company has revealed its 2024/25 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
Ann Hould-Ward and Richard Hudson Receive TDF's Irene Sharaff Awards

TDF, the not-for-profit service organization for the performing arts, has just announced that celebrated costume designer ANN HOULD-WARD and legendary scenic designer RICHARD HUDSON are among the 2024 TDF/Irene Sharaff Award recipients.
Full Cast and Creative Team Set for A CHRISTMAS CAROL at DCPA Theatre Company

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) Theatre Company has revealed the full casting and creative team for Denver’s favorite holiday tradition, A Christmas Carol. 
Denver Center for the Performing Arts' A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, LITTLE RED, and More Go On Sale Next Week

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) has announced that Christmas is coming early with six productions on sale Tuesday, July 18.
Campsongs Productions Announces World PremIere Of HOUSE MUSICAL: COMING OF AGE IN THE AGE OF HOUSE

Campsongs Productions has announced the on-sale of world premiere musical HOUSE MUSICAL: COMING OF AGE IN THE AGE OF HOUSE, celebrating Chicago's famed house music scene at the legendary Warehouse club. HOUSE MUSICAL runs April 21 - April 30, 2023 at the Center on Halsted's Hoover-Leppen Theatre, with a preview performance on April 21.
World Premiere of HOUSE MUSICAL: COMING OF AGE IN THE AGE OF HOUSE to be Presented by Campsongs Productions

Campsongs Productions announced the on-sale of world premiere musical HOUSE MUSICAL: COMING OF AGE IN THE AGE OF HOUSE, celebrating Chicago’s famed house music scene at the legendary Warehouse club. 
Two World Premieres & More Set for DCPA Theatre Company 2023/24 Season

DCPA Theatre Company has announced the 2023/24 season for the producing regional theatre arm of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. See programming and learn how to purchase tickets!
Casting Announced For Campsongs Productions' HOUSE MUSICAL - COMING OF AGE IN THE AGE OF HOUSE

Campsongs Productions returns with the world premiere of House Musical - Coming of Age in the Age of House, with book by Marcus Waller, music by Scott Free (with Michael Foley) and lyrics by Scott Free and Marcus Waller. House Musical is directed by Dion Walton, and will run April 20th - April 30th, 2023 at the Center On Halsted's Hoover-Leppen Theatre.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL Remains a Splendidly Festive Tradition

It just doesn't feel like the holidays until you've watched a greedy old man get spooked into being nice by a few ghosts. 
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts Announces Cast and Creative Teams For THE CHINESE LADY, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, and More

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) Theatre Company and Education departments have announced the full casting and creative teams for the 2022/23 fall productions of The Chinese Lady, Much Ado About Nothing, LITTLE RED, and A Christmas Carol. 
World Premiere of LAUGHS IN SPANISH & More Announced for DCPA Theatre Company 2022/23 Season

The new Theatre Company season kicks off performances on September 9 and will feature seven mainstage productions including the musical The Color Purple, William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, and a new production of the audience-favorite The 39 Steps. 
Black History Month Celebrations and More Announced at MoPOP This Month

The Museum of Pop Culture is a leading-edge, nonprofit museum in Seattle, dedicated to the ideas and risk-taking that fuel contemporary pop culture. Currently on view are the touring exhibitions, Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop and Heroes and Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume, along with a host of exhibitions covering science fiction, music, video game, and more.
Stories On Stage Announces 2021-2022 Season

The company forged new partnerships to create a complete season of professional live-streamed shows. This allowed Stories on Stage to keep our wonderful actors plying their creative trade and a lower ticket price made the shows more accessible to the community. 
Glenn Close Costume Collection is on Display at the Eskenazi School of Art

Featuring the work of award-winning costume designers—including Anthony Powell (101 and 102 Dalmatians), Ann Roth (The Stepford Wives) and James Acheson (Dangerous Liaisons)—the exhibition will include clothing and accessories that Close carefully collected from the beginning of her career.
Anthony Powell, Tony and Oscar Winning Costume Designer, Dies at 85

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Anthony Powell, costume designer for stage and screen, has died at 85.
Stories On Stage Celebrates Their 20th Anniversary Season

20 years! Stories on Stage has had an incredible journey and the 20th Anniversary season offers new concepts, innovations and partnerships!  T

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Anthony Powell been nominated for?

Best Costume Design (Tony Awards) for The School for Scandal and Best Scenic Design (Tony Awards) for The School for Scandal.

What awards has Anthony Powell won?

Best Costume Design (Tony Awards) for The School for Scandal.

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