American costume designer (born 1954)
Ann Hould-Ward (born April 8, 1954, in
Glasgow, Montana )
[1] is an American
costume designer , primarily for the theatre and dance. She has designed the costumes for 24
Broadway productions (as of February 2021). She won the 1994
Tony Award for
Beauty and the Beast .
Biography
Ann Hould-Ward attended
Mills College (B.A.), the
University of Virginia (M.F.A.),
[2] and the
Art Students League .
[3] After writing to
Patricia Zipprodt asking for a job, she was introduced by her to Rouben Ter-Arutunian and became his assistant. She later was Zipprodt's assistant.
[4]
Her first Broadway costume designs were for the musical
Sunday in the Park with George (1984), in collaboration with Patricia Zipprodt,
[5] for which they received a joint
Tony Award nomination.
[6] She designed the costumes for the Broadway musical
A Catered Affair (2008),
[7] for which she received the 2008
Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Costume Design.
[8] Her costumes for
Beauty and the Beast (tour) were called "luscious, from peasant garb in the early scenes to elegant formal wear in the finale and the ornate costumes of the half-human candlesticks, clocks and teapots that share the Beast's spell."
[9] In reviewing
Stephen Sondheim 's
Road Show , the theatermania.com reviewer noted: "Still, the ensemble members definitely look smart in the outfits Ann Hould-Ward has designed to conjure the blueprints Addison ran up for his fabled Palm Beach homes."
[10] Her costume designs for the revival of Sondheim's
Company were called " dark, sleek costumes" by the USA Today reviewer.
[11]
She has designed costumes for many regional theater companies. At the
La Jolla Playhouse (California) she designed the costumes for Going To St. Ives in 2000.
[12] Her costume designs for
Red, Hot and Blue were used in productions at the
Goodspeed Opera House ,
East Haddam, Connecticut in 2000 and the
Paper Mill Playhouse ,
Millburn, New Jersey in 2001. According to
John Kenrick her "costumes hit all the right notes".
[13]
[14] Her work at
The Old Globe Theatre , San Diego, California, includes The Countess in 2001.
[15] She designed costumes for several productions at the
Arena Stage , Washington, DC, including Three Sisters (1984),
[16] Sondheim's
Merrily We Roll Along (1990)
[17] and Let Me Down Easy (2010).
[18]
Her
Off-Broadway work includes, at
Playwrights Horizons Lobster Alice (2000), at the
Public Theater
Road Show (2008), and at
Second Stage Theatre Let Me Down Easy , by
Anna Deavere Smith (2009).
[1]
[19]
[20]
[21] Her costumes for The Public Theater Shakespeare in the Park outdoor staging of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 2007 were said to be "stunning, audaciously conceived Victorian costumes. Enos looks scrumptious enough to eat in her pink and white bustled dress that might easily pass muster as a wedding cake."
[22] She designed the costumes for the US National tour of Dr. Dolittle (2005); Hould-Ward stated that she "drew inspiration from the horse's mouth, so to speak; she found original copies of the Hugh Lofting books that were simply illustrated by the author himself."
[23]
Hould-Ward has designed costumes for dance and ballet, including the
Ballet Hispanico ,
[24]
[25]
[26]
Lar Lubovitch 's The White Oak Project,
[27]
[28] and the
American Ballet Theatre .
[21]
[29] She also designs for the opera. She designed the costumes for the
Los Angeles Opera production of
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (2007), starring
Audra McDonald and
Patti LuPone .
[30]
She designed costumes for
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in 2001.
[31]
Her career reached stratospheric heights during 2014 when she was entrusted with redesigning the outfit of America's favourite hamburger clown, Ronald McDonald. She described this as a "highlight" of her career, and few would argue this statement. Her inspired creation centred around a natty red jacket, a matching bow tie & cargo pants.
[32]
Work
Stage (selected)
Sources:
[21]
[33]
[34]
[35]
Ballet, Dance and Opera
Sources:
[21]
[44]
American Ballet Theatre
Othello (1997), Meadow (1999), The Pied Piper (2001) and Artemis (2003)
[45]
Ballet Hispanico
Stages (1990), Guahira (1999)
Opera
Metropolitan Opera - Peter Grimes (Britten) (2008)
[46]
New York City Opera – The Most Happy Fella (Loesser)
Los Angeles Opera – Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (2007) (Weill)
[30]
Florida Grand Opera – Regina (Blitzstein) (2002)
[47]
[48]
Seattle Opera – Amelia (2010)
[49]
References
^
a
b
Biography and credits filmreference.com, accessed May 20, 2009
^ Rathbone, Emma.
A Stitch in Time" The University of Virginia Magazine , Spring 2010
^ "Hould-Ward, Ann 1954–", Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television , January 1, 2008
^ Pecktal, pp. 99–101
^
"'Sunday in the Park With George' Listing, 1984" sondheimguide.com, accessed February 13, 2011
^
a
b
"Tony Award nominees and winners, 1984, 'Sunday in the Park with George'" tonyawards.com, accessed February 13, 2011
^ Brantley, Ben.
"Theater Review:Here Comes the Bride, All Wrapped in Gloom" The New York Times , April 18, 2008
^
"2007–2008 53rd Drama Desk Awards" dramadesk.com, accessed October 30, 2016
^ Clear, Marty.
Review: 'Beauty and the Beast' still spellbinding
Archived 2011-01-22 at the
Wayback Machine tampabay.com, January 21, 2011
^
a
b Finkle, David.
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^
a
b Gardner, Elysa.
"Revival of 'Company' works, most of the time" USA Today , November 29, 2006
^ Ehren, Christine and Manus, Willard.
"La Jolla No Longer Going to St. Ives Oct. 15"
Archived June 29, 2011, at the
Wayback Machine playbill.com, October 15, 2000
^
"'Red, Hot and Blue', Paper Mill Playhouse – Millburn, NJ" musicals101.com, October 26, 2001
^ Vineburg, Steve.
"Hot enough; Goodspeed revives a Broadway castoff
Archived December 25, 2010, at the
Wayback Machine worcesterphoenix.com, November 23–30, 2000
^ Ehren, Christine.
"Art Isn't Easy: Murphy's Countess Arrives at San Diego's Globe March 28-May 6"
Archived June 29, 2011, at the
Wayback Machine playbill.com, March 28, 2001
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"Theater: 'Three Sisters' In Translation By Jarrell" The New York Times , February 19, 1984
^
"'Merrily We Roll Along', 1990 Arena Stage Production" sondheimguide.com, accessed February 13, 2011
^
"'Let Me Down Easy' Listing, Arena Stage"
Archived January 2, 2011, at the
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^ Isherwood, Charles.
"Theater Review | 'Let Me Down Easy'" The New York Times , October 8, 2009
^ Pecktal, p. 99
^
a
b
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d
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Archived June 29, 2011, at the
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^ Saltzman, Simon.
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^ Hering, Doris.
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^ Anderson, Jack.
"Dance Review; Cuban Country Folk With Feet Firmly on the Ground, 'Guajira'" The New York Times , (article preview), December 4, 1999
^
"'Ballet Hispanico' Entire Repertory"
Archived January 14, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine ballethispanico.org , accessed February 13, 2011
^
"Biography from Beauty and the Beast"
Archived 2008-12-01 at the
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^
Lar Lubovitch Program, Performing Arts Series, January 29, 2011
Archived July 18, 2011, at the
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^
Credits
Archived 2009-02-01 at the
Wayback Machine American Ballet Theatre, accessed May 20, 2009
^
a
b
"LA Opera News Release, 'Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny'" Los Angeles Opera , February 9, 2009
^ Barbour, David.
"Imagine That!"
Archived 2016-10-31 at the
Wayback Machine livedesignonline.com, July 1, 2002
^
"McDonalds – press-releases" . Archived from
the original on 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2015-02-18 .
^
Hould-Ward Listing Internet Broadway Database
^
Hould-Ward Stage Credits broadwayworld.com
^
Hould-Ward listing
Archived 2011-07-27 at the
Wayback Machine Internet Off-Broadway Database
^ Brantley, Ben.
"Theater Review:'The Grand Manner'" The New York Times , June 28, 2010
^ Brantley, Ben.
"Theater Review; It Ain't Over Till the Goth Vampire Sings" The New York Times , December 10, 2002
^ Brantley, Ben.
"Theater Review:Martin Short Times Eight In 'Little Me'" The New York Times , November 13, 1998
^ Marks, Peter.
"Theater Review:A Parade of Hits 5 Decades Long" The New York Times', April 4, 1997
^ Canby, Vincent.
"Theater Review:'The Molière Comedies'; Brain Bedford in Two Grand Farces" The New York Times , February 3, 1995
^
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Archived 2008-05-17 at the
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^
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Archived 2004-08-21 at the
Wayback Machine tonyawards.com, accessed February 13, 2011
^ Rich, Frank.
"Stage:'Harrigan 'n Hart' Opens at the Longacre" The New York Times , February 1, 1985
^
"Ann Hould-Ward, Costume Designer" Seattle Opera , accessed February 13, 2011
^
"Ann Hould-Ward Credits with ABT"
Archived 2009-02-01 at the
Wayback Machine American Ballet Theatre , accessed February 13, 2011
^ Hofler, Robert (February 29, 2008).
"'Peter Grimes'. (Opera review)"
Daily Variety (audio)
^ Johnson, Lawrence A.,
"In Review: Miami" ,
Opera News , Vol. 66, Iss. 12, June 1, 2002 (subscription required)
^
"'Regina', Florida Gand Opera, 2002"
Archived July 27, 2011, at the
Wayback Machine operaamerica.org, accessed February 13, 2011
^
"'Amelia', Seattle Opera, 2010"
Archived 2010-11-26 at the
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Sources
Pecktal, Lynn. Costume Design (1999). Back Stage Books,
ISBN
0-8230-8812-X , pp. 98–109
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