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Florence Klotz

Date of Death: November 01, 2006 (86)

Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY, USA

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Productions

 
[West End, 1998]
Costume Designer
 
[Australia, 1998]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1994]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1993]
Costume Designer
 
[West End, 1993]
Costume Designer
 
[West End, 1992]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1989]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1987]
Costume Designer
 
[Regional (US), 1986]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1986]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1985]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1985]
Costume Designer
 
[US Tour, 1985]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1983]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1982]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1981]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1980]
Costume Designer
 
[West End, 1980]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1980]
Costume Designer
 
[US Tour, 1979]
Costume Designer
 
[US Tour, 1978]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1978]
Costume Designer
 
[Chicago, 1977]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1977]
Costume Designer
 
[US Tour, 1976]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1976]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1976]
Costume Designer
 
[West End, 1975]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1974]
Costume Designer
 
[US Tour, 1974]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1973]
Costume Designer
 
[US Tour, 1972]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1971]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1970]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1970]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1966]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1966]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1965]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1964]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1964]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1963]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1963]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1962]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1962]
Assistant to Miss Ballard
 
[Broadway, 1962]
Assistant Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1961]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1961]
Assistant to Lucinda Ballard
 
[Broadway, 1961]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1960]
Assistant to Miss Sharaff
 
[Broadway, 1960]
Assistant Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1960]
Assistant to Miss Morley
 
[Broadway, 1959]
Assistant to Miss Ballard
 
[Broadway, 1958]
Assistant to Miss Ballard
 
[Broadway, 1958]
Assistant to Miss Sharaff
 
[Off-Broadway, 1958]
Costume Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 1958]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1957]
Assistant to Mr. White
 
[Broadway, 1957]
Assistant to Miles White
 
[Broadway, 1957]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 1957]
Assistant to Ms. Ballard
 
[Broadway, 1956]
Assistant to Robert Mackintosh
 
[Broadway, 1956]
Assistant to Mr. Spencer
 
[Broadway, 1955]
Assistant to Mr. Colt
 
[Broadway, 1955]
Assistant to Lucinda Ballard
Assistant
 
[Broadway, 1955]
Assistant to Miss Ballard
 
[Broadway, 1953]
Assistant to Miss Ballard
 
[Broadway, 1953]
Assistant to Miss Ballard
 
[Broadway, 1952]
Assistant to Mr Mackintosh
 
[Broadway, 1952]
Assistant to Irene Sharaff
 
[Broadway, 1952]
Assistant to Mr. White
 
[Broadway, 1951]
Assistant to Miss Personnette
 
[Broadway, 1951]
Assistant to Miss Sharaff
 
[Broadway, 1951]
Assistant to Miss Sharaff

Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1996 - Outstanding Costume Design

Florence KlotzShowboat

Drama Desk Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Costume Design

Florence KlotzShowboat


winner
Tony Awards - 1995 - Best Costume Design

Florence Klotz, Show Boat

Drama Desk Awards - 1993 - Outstanding Costume Design

Florence Klotz, Kiss of the Spider Woman


winner
Tony Awards - 1993 - Best Costume Design

Florence Klotz, Kiss of the Spider Woman

Drama Desk Awards - 1991 - Outstanding Costume Design

Florence Klotz, City of Angels


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1990 - Best Costume Design

Florence Klotz, City of Angels

Tony Awards - 1990 - Best Costume Design

Florence Klotz, City of Angels

Drama Desk Awards - 1989 - Outstanding Costume Design

Florence Klotz, City of Angels


winner
Tony Awards - 1985 - Best Costume Design

Florence Klotz, Grind


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1978 - Outstanding Costume Design

Florence Klotz, On the 2th Century


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1976 - Outstanding Costume Design

Florence Klotz, Pacific Overtures


winner
The Hewes Awards - 1976 - Costume Design

Florence Klotz, Pacific Overtures


winner
Tony Awards - 1976 - Best Costume Design

Florence Klotz, Pacific Overtures


winner
Tony Awards - 1973 - Best Costume Design

Florence Klotz, A Little Night Music


winner
Tony Awards - 1972 - Best Costume Design

Florence Klotz, Follies


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1971 - Outstanding Costume Design

Florence Klotz, Follies

Videos

News


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.
South Bay Musical Theatre Announces Cast And Creative Team For A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, January 27 " February 17

A half-century after its triumphant Broadway debut, South Bay Musical Theatre will present the timeless classic A Little Night Music, featuring haunting and humorous music by the late great Stephen Sondheim, with a book by Hugh Wheeler.
BWW Q&A: David Toser of Aristocrats at Irish Repertory Theatre

Aristocrats by Brian Friel Directed by Charlotte Moore will run January 11 - March 3, 2024 at the Irish Repertory Theatre. The productions stars Roger Dominic Casey, Meg Hennessy, Tom Holcomb, Colin Lane, Shane McNaughton, Tim Ruddy, and Sarah Street. Set in Ballybeg Hall in County Donegal, Brian Friel’s Chekhovian masterpiece chronicles the decaying home of District Justice O’Donnell, where the family congregate for a wedding, but stay to attend a funeral.
Interview: Museum of Broadway Co-Founders Julie Boardman & Diane Nicoletti Are Making History

Read BroadwayWorld's interview with the co-founders of the Museum of Broadway Julie Boardman and Diane Nicoletti!
Immersive Exhibit To Celebrate Hal Prince At Library For The Performing Arts

In The Company of Harold Prince opens September 18, 2019 in the Library's Donald and Mary Oenslager Gallery.
Holly Hynes and Zack Brown Among 2018 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awardees

Legendary ballet costume designer HOLLY HYNES and costume and scenic designer ZACK BROWN are among the 2018 TDF/Irene Sharaff Award recipients which were just announced by TDF, the not-for-profit service organization for the performing arts. Ms. Hynes was selected to receive the 2018 TDF/Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award for costume design and Mr. Brown will receive the Robert L. B. Tobin Award for Sustained Excellence in Theatrical Design. The awards are presented through TDF's Costume Collection. The awards will be presented at a ceremony on Friday, April 20, at 6:30pm, at the Edison Ballroom (240 West 47th Street).
Review Roundup: George Takei Stars in Classic Stage Company's Revival of PACIFIC OVERTURES

Classic Stage Company's new production of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's Pacific Overtures, directed and designed by Tony Award winner John Doyle, celebrated its opening night this evening.
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN Best Costume Design Tony Award Up for Auction Today

The 1993 Tony Award for Best Costume Designer, awarded to legendary artist Florence Klotz for Kiss of the Spider Woman, will be auctioned by Nate D. Sanders Auctions today, February 23, 2017.
Catherine Zuber and Tony Straiges Among 2017 Theatre Development Fund/Irene Sharaff Awardees

Six-time Tony Award-winning costume designer CATHERINE ZUBER and legendary scenic designer TONY STRAIGES are among the 2017 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards recipients which were just announced by Theatre Development Fund (TDF), a not-for-profit service organization for the performing arts.
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN Best Costume Design Tony Award Up for Auction

The 1993 Tony Award for Best Costume Designer, awarded to legendary artist Florence Klotz for Kiss of the Spider Woman, will be auctioned by Nate D. Sanders Auctions on February 23, 2017.
Ken Bloom Wins Grammy Award for Best Album Notes for 'Shuffle Along' CD

Ken Bloom, author of the new book SHOW AND TELL: The New Book of Broadway Anecdotes has won a 2017 Grammy Award in the category Best Album Notes along with his collaborator Richard CarlinIt's for Harbinger's Sissle and Blake Sing HUFFLE ALONG CD. This was Bloom's second Grammy nomination. His recording of “Maxine Sullivan Sings Great Songs from the Cotton Club” was previously nominated as Best Jazz Vocal Album.
Tony Award for Stephen Sondheim Musical PACIFIC OVERTURES Auctioned for $18,750

The 1976 Tony Award for Best Costume Designer, awarded to legendary artist Florence Klotz for Pacific Overtures, sold last night for $18,750 by Nate D. Sanders Auctions. 
Tony Award for Stephen Sondheim Musical PACIFIC OVERTURES to be Auctioned

The 1976 Tony Award for Best Costume Designer, awarded to legendary artist Florence Klotz for Pacific Overtures, will be auctioned by Nate D. Sanders Auctions on December 15, 2016. 
Ken Bloom Receives Grammy Nomination for SHOW AND TELL: The New Book of Broadway Anecdotes

Ken Bloom, author of the new book SHOW AND TELL:  The New Book of Broadway Anecdotes has been nominated for a 2017 Grammy Award in the category Best Album Notes along with his collaborator Richard Carlin. This is Bloom's second Grammy nomination. His recording of "Maxine Sullivan Sings Great Songs from the Cotton Club" was previously nominated as Best Jazz Vocal Album.
MAMMA MIA!'s Longtime Broadway Home to Host Memorial for Wardrobe Supervisor Irene Bunis

Family, friends and the Broadway community will come together to celebrate the life of beloved wardrobe supervisor Irene Bunis on Monday, September 26 at 3:00pm at The Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway), longtime home of Broadway's hit musical MAMMA MIA!, which Irene kept vibrantly befitted in spandex and platform boots for fourteen years.
Ken Bloom's SHOW AND TELL: THE NEW BOOK OF BROADWAY ANECDOTES Book to Hit the Shelves This Fall

Ken Bloom, who is a leading authority on American popular song and musical theatre, has written SHOW AND TELL: The New Book of Broadway Anecdotes to be released October 3, 2016.
Broadway Wardrobe Supervisor Irene Bunis Passes Away

Irene Bunis, the veteran wardrobe supervisor for many Broadway productions since 1980, passed away on July 21st in New York City.
FIDDLER and KING AND I Designer Michael Yeargan Among 2016 TDF/Irene Sharaff Honorees Tonight

Legendary scenic and costume designer, MICHAEL YEARGAN (currently represented on Broadway with Fiddler on the Roof and The King and I), and costume designer SUSAN TSU are among the 2016 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards recipients. The awards will be presented at a ceremony tonight, May 20, at 6:30pm, at the Edison Ballroom (240 West 47th Street).
FIDDLER and KING AND I Designer Michael Yeargan Among 2016 TDF/Irene Sharaff Honorees

Legendary scenic and costume designer, MICHAEL YEARGAN (currently represented on Broadway with Fiddler on the Roof and The King and I), and costume designer SUSAN TSU are among the 2016 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards recipients. The awards will be presented at a ceremony on Friday, May 20, at 6:30pm, at the Edison Ballroom (240 West 47th Street).

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Florence Klotz been nominated for?

Florence Klotz has been nominated for several awards throughout her career. She received nominations for Outstanding Costume Design at the Drama Desk Awards for "Showboat," "Kiss of the Spider Woman," "City of Angels," "Grind," "On the 20th Century," "Pacific Overtures," and "Follies." She also received a nomination for Best Costume Design at the Tony Awards for "Show Boat," "Kiss of the Spider Woman," "City of Angels," "Grind," "Pacific Overtures," "A Little Night Music," and "Follies." Additionally, she was nominated for Best Costume Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "City of Angels" and received a Costume Design nomination at The Hewes Awards for "Pacific Overtures."

What awards has Florence Klotz won?

Florence Klotz has won several awards for her costume designs. She received the Outstanding Costume Design award from the Drama Desk Awards for Showboat and On the 20th Century. She also won the Best Costume Design award from the Tony Awards for Show Boat, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Grind, Pacific Overtures, A Little Night Music, and Follies. Additionally, she received the Best Costume Design award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for City of Angels. Klotz also won the Costume Design award from The Hewes Awards for Pacific Overtures.

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