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I'm Paul Tazwell and I've been nominated for Best Costume Design for MJ the Musical
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It is Tony Day. How do you feel? I feel delighted, you know, absolutely delighted that we made it, that we made it to this place
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Thinking about two years ago, we didn't quite know what that was going to be like
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if we would ever get back to this place. Last year there was a bit of glimmer, but this year here we are here to tell the tale
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And it's really exciting to be a part of it. What did you enjoy the most about the collaboration
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I've spoken to all the creatives on MJ and they said the best part of it was the collaboration
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Absolutely. I mean I think that with a piece like this, telling the story of Michael Jackson and being able to tell it in a smart way
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in a sensitive way, was very important and we all took on that task
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I think that it's a team of very respectful creatives and each of us took on that role of being true to who Michael was
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and also how Lynn Nottage and Christopher Wilkin wanted to tell the story
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What was the easiest look to come up with for you and what was the most challenging
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Of any costume in MJ. I would say the most challenging would be
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I don't think it was MJ so much because there was so much documentation
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of all the clothes that Michael Jackson was well known for. It was more those that surrounded him
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trying to recreate 1990s rehearsal clothes that could be believable and then transform into other periods
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Being poetic and sensitive to some of those moments like human nature
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a thriller, and specific to how that would affect the storytelling. So those were my biggest challenges
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Well you did a beautiful job. You're wearing a Tony pin! I am wearing a Tony pin. Very excited
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I guess that makes me authentic
