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Why No Tony Awards For Hair, Wig & Makeup? Designers Campaign For Change
A petition calling for a wig and hair and makeup Tony category has more than 2,600 signatures.
At the end of the month, the “It Is About Time” drive organizers, launched and led by Broadway hair & wig and makeup designer J. Jared Janas, hope to formally present the petition to the League and the Wing, with a goal to introduce the new award categories as early as next year. In a statement to Deadline, Mathis, who also has a busy acting career that includes a recurring role on the Starz drama Power Book III: Raising Kanan, addressed the importance of Tony recognition and its significance not only for the wig and hair designers but for all theater artists of color. A sampling of those who stand in solidarity – and have signed the petition – are such Broadway luminaries as scenic designers Beowulf Boritt and Dane Laffrey; directors Lear deBessonet, Casey Nicholaw, actors J. Harrison Ghee, Joe Locke, Stephanie J.
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