Paul Tazewell, an Akron, Ohio, native and former faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University, made history Sunday night at the 97th Academy Awards when he became the first Black man to win an Oscar for best costume design for the theatrical adaptation of the Broadway musical "Wicked."

Tazewell is now an Oscar, Tony, Emmy and BAFTA winner — and the first Black costume designer to win the Academy Award since Ruth E. Carter The post Broadway Legend Paul Tazewell Wins First Oscar for ‘Wicked’ Costume Design appeared first on TheWrap.