TV: 2011 Tony Awards Winners Circle - Chappel & Gardiner, Best Costume Design for PRISCILLA
By: Jessica Lewis Jun. 15, 2011
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Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner are the 2011 recipients of the Tony Award for Best Costume Design for a Musical for Prisciall Queen of the Desert. Broadway Beat's Richie Ridge spoke with the pair immediately following their acceptance about what winning the award means to them. Click below to hear from the costumers right after their big moment!
At 25 years of age, Lizzy and Tim won an Academy Award, a British BAFTA Award and an Australian Film Industry Award for their costumes for the film Priscilla Queen of the Desert. For the Oscars, Lizzy wore a dress made completely out of American Express Gold Cards that became an iconic moment in history. Lizzy and Tim's work on Priscilla the Musical has also won Olivier, Helpmann and Green Room Awards for Best Costume.
The Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards are bestowed annually on theatre professionals for distinguished achievement. The Tony is one of the most coveted awards in the entertainment industry and the annual telecast is considered one of the most prestigious programs on television. The 2011 Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.Marking 65 years of excellence on Broadway, The Tony Awards were broadcast live from the Beacon Theatre.
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