Gregg Barnes


Gregg Barnes is an American costume designer for stage and film. Barnes is a two-time winner of the Tony Award for Best Costume Design for his work on the Broadway productions of The Drowsy Chaperone and Follies.

Education

Barnes has a MFA in Design from NYU and an undergraduate degree from San Diego University.

Career

Barnes grew up in the San Diego, California, area and credits seeing the ice shows, the circus, and a production of As You Like It in San Diego as a youth as inspiring him. He also worked at Grossmont College in the Costume Department with such talents as:
Clark Mires James "Biff" Baker and Rebecca McKee.
He taught at New York University in the Graduate School for 20 years. He was the resident costume designer for the Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, New Jersey.

Broadway credits