Emilio Sosa

Emilio Sosa (born February 23, 1967) is a costume designer for Broadway and is a former chair of the American Theatre Wing Board of Trustees in New York City. He has been nominated for 5 Tony Awards, won a Drama Desk Award and a Lucille Lortel Award as a costume designer, and is best-known for his work on Topdog/Underdog, Porgy and Bess, and By the Way, Meet Vera Stark.

Early life Emilio Sosa was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and grew up in South Bronx, New York City. His interest in fashion and design started at the age of 14. While attending school in Harlem, he took afternoon art and design classes at Manhattan's Upper East Side, and free classes Saturdays at Parsons School of Design in Greenwich Village. He then attended Art and Design High School and Pratt Institute for his bachelor's in fashion design.

Career Early career While attending Pratt Institute, Emilio worked a part-time job at Grace Costumes as a shopper and eventually became its creative director in 2006. His first design job out of college was as an assistant costume master for the Alvin Ailey Dance Company, touring domestically and internationally.

Honors and recognition Emilio was the first designer of color to design the Radio City Music Hall Spring Spectacular and a new number in the 2018 Christmas show, starring The Rockettes. He was called the 2003 Design Virtuoso in the American Theatre Magazine.

He has been nominated for a Tony Award in 2012 for Best Costume Design in a Musical for Porgy and Bess,

Productions worked on

Plays Sources: Topdog/Underdog Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill By the Way, Meet Vera Stark Venus Crowns Trust Romeo and Juliet The Misanthrope Sex with Strangers White Card Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Ruined Twist Fences Skeleton Crew Frost/Nixon Artney Jackson Seize the King Sweat Eve's Song Man in the Ring The Light Do You Feel Anger? Much Ado About Nothing The Way She Spoke Make Believe The Hot Wing King 72 Miles To Go Trouble in Mind (Tony Award Nomination)

Musicals Sweeney Todd ON YOUR FEET! ExtraOrdinary MOTOWN: The Musical Porgy and Bess (Tony Award Nomination) Me and My Girl Invisible Thread The Capeman Señor Discretion Himself Miss You Like Hell The Scottsboro Boys Shout Sister Shout!

Other performances and film The Rockettes - 2018 Christmas Show Red Hook Summer Radio City New York Spectacular New York Knicks City Dancers Descendants: The Rise of Red

Theatres worked for

Mark Taper Forum Theatre Long Wharf Theatre The American Repertory Theatre Production Ahmanson Theatre Geffen Playhouse Arena Stage Goodman Theatre McCarter Theater Roundabout Theatre Company

Appearances

Working in the Theatre - Costumes - 2015 Behind the Scenes Show: The Tony Awards - 2016 Live from the Red Carpet: The 2016 Tony Awards Live from the Red Carpet: The 2015 Tony Awards Project Runway All Stars - 2012-2014 Project Runway Season 7 - 2010

Awards and nominations