Since Elphaba is an advocate for the sentient animals of Oz, Tazewell incorporated the patterns of the natural world into her costumes. "I started looking at fungus, mushrooms and trees.

From dreaming under Ohio stars to reimagining Oz, Paul Tazewell became the first Black man to win a costume design at the ...

As Paul Tazewell was conceiving design ideas for "Wicked," mushroom gills served as an unlikely inspiration for Elphaba's black dress. The costume designer had stumbled across a documentary about ...

“This costume reflects mushrooms, the underside of mushrooms, and it’s all hand-pleated. It took an incredible amount of time to create.” The Wicked costume exhibition is on display at the ...