Overview
- The spring benefit will include the presentation of the 2026 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards at TAO Downtown on April 13, 2026.
- Paul Tazewell will receive the Sharaff Award for Sustained Excellence in Costume Design, with Jennifer Moeller, Tom Watson, and John Macfarlane honored in the Ascending Artist, Artisan, and Robert L. B. Tobin categories.
- Tazewell’s recognition follows major credits across stage and screen, including Tony Awards for Hamilton and Death Becomes Her, an Academy Award for Wicked, and an Emmy for The Wiz Live!.
- The honorees were chosen by a peer voting committee chaired by Stephen Cabral and composed of leading theatrical designers.
- TDF Executive Director Deeksha Gaur framed the event as a celebration of the Costume Collection and the group’s accessibility mission, with additional program and presenter details to be announced.