Jane Greenwood | |
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| Born | (1934-04-30)30 April 1934 (age 91) |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Costume designer |
Jane Greenwood (born 30 April 1934) is a Britishcostume designer for the stage, television, film, opera, and dance. Born inLiverpool, England, she works both in England and the United States. She has been nominated for theTony Award for costume design twenty-one times and won the award for her work onThe Little Foxes.[1][2]
Greenwood attendedLiverpool Art School[3] and theCentral School of Arts and Crafts, and then started working at theOxford Playhouse, in charge of the costume department. She started working in the Ray Diffen costume shop in New York City in 1962. In New York, she met and married scenic designer and producer Ben Edwards.[4]
Greenwood's work includes designing for over 100 productions,The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1963), her first Broadway play, toHamlet withRichard Burton (1964),70, Girls, 70 (1971),Romantic Comedy (1979),I Hate Hamlet (1991),The Sisters Rosensweig (1993), and Stephen Sondheim'sPassion (1994).[4]
In addition to her many Broadway credits, she has designed costumes for many productions for theManhattan Theatre Club, includingAccent on Youth (2009),Lincoln Center Theater,Belle Epoque, 2005, and TheRoundabout Theatre Company,Waiting for Godot (2009),A Month in the Country (1994–95),Outer Critics Circle Award nomination, andShe Loves Me (1992–93).
In England, she was nominated for theOlivier Award for her costume designs forShe Loves Me (1995).[5][6]
Her television work includes several Public Television plays for "The American Playhouse", made-for-television movies, such asIn the Gloaming, HBO (1997) and the miniseriesKennedy (1983).[2]
For opera, she has designed for theMetropolitan Opera House, such asAriadne in 1987.[7] For dance, she designed the original costumes for theAlvin Ailey danceNight Creature (1974).[8]
She teaches at theYale Drama School. Greenwood received the Theater Development Fund Irene Sharaff Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1998.[9]
Greenwood has been awarded the 2014Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. The executive directors of the Broadway League and American Theater Wing said, in part "She has made a significant imprint on the history of Broadway with her artistry. Her work has not only elevated the craft of costume design but has inspired generations of designers to come."[10]
In 2015, Greenwood designed the costumes for theBroadway debut ofHelen Edmundson's play,Thérèse Raquin.[11]
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