Montana Levi Blanco

Montana Levi Blanco
Blanco at the 75th Tony Awards, 2022
Born (1984-04-25) April 25, 1984
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
EducationOberlin College (BA, BM)
Brown University (MA)
Yale University (MFA)
OccupationCostume designer
Websitemontanaleviblanco.com

Montana Levi Blanco (born April 25, 1984)[1] is an American costume designer.[2] He won a Tony Award in the category Best Costume Design in a Play for the play The Skin of Our Teeth.[3]

Early life and education

Blanco grew up in Albuquerque New Mexico. While pursuing a dual degree in oboe and history at Oberlin College’s conservatory program, he did "a thesis on sartorial communication, about how people of color use their body as adornment and capital and power.”

Blanco then attended Brown University to study public humanities and in his final semester took an introduction to set design class. After a curatorial fellowship in the Tobin Collection of Theater Arts at the McNay Art Museum, Blanco pursued an MFA in design at the Yale School of Drama.[4][5]

Stage credits

Year Title Role Venue Ref.
2017 Ghost Light Costume Designer Off-Broadway, Claire Tow Theatre [6]
2018 Fairview Off-Broadway, Soho Rep
The House That Will Not Stand Off-Broadway, New York Theatre Workshop
He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box Off-Broadway, Theatre for a New Audience
Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine Off-Broadway, Pershing Square Signature Center
2019 A Strange Loop Off-Broadway, Playwrights Horizons
Fefu and Her Friends Off-Broadway, Theatre for a New Audience
2020 Daddy West End, Almeida Theatre
2022 The Skin of Our Teeth Broadway, Vivian Beaumont Theatre
A Strange Loop Broadway, Lyceum Theatre
Epiphany Off-Broadway, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre
2023 A Strange Loop West End, Barbican Centre
2024 Six Characters Off-Broadway, Claire Tow Theatre
The Blood Quilt Off-Broadway, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre
2025 Prince Faggot Off-Broadway, Playwrights Horizons
Off-Broadway, Studio Seaview

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2018 Obie Award Distinguished Design He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box Won [7]
2019 Drama Desk Award Sam Norkin Award Won [8][9]
2020 Obie Award Special Citation A Strange Loop Won [10]
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design of a Play Fefu and Her Friends Nominated [11][12]
2022 Tony Award Best Costume Design of a Play The Skin of Our Teeth Won [13]
2026 Lucille Lortel Award Outstanding Costume Design Prince Faggot Nominated [14][15]

References

  1. ↑ "Montana Levi Blanco". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  2. ↑ Soloski, Alexis (February 7, 2019). "A Costume Designer With Low Budgets and High Style". The New York Times. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Tony Awards Winners / 2022". Tony Awards. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  4. ↑ Theater, Lincoln Center. "How Montana Levi Blanco Discovered Design". Lincoln Center Theater. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  5. ↑ Soloski, Alexis (9 February 2019). "A Costume Designer With Low Budgets and High Style". The New York Times.
  6. ↑ "Montana Levi Blanco". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
  7. ↑ Gans, Andrew (May 21, 2018). "Describe the Night, Will Swenson, Dominique Morisseau, More Win 2018 Obie Awards". Playbill. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
  8. ↑ "2019 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
  9. ↑ Ruthie Fierberg (June 2, 2019). "Tootsie, Hadestown, and The Ferryman Lead 2019 Drama Desk Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
  10. ↑ Cristi, A.A. (May 20, 2019). "OKLAHOMA!, CONSTITUTION And More Take Home 2019 Obie Awards". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
  11. ↑ "2020 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
  12. ↑ Dan Meyer (June 13, 2020). "A Strange Loop, The Inheritance, Moulin Rouge! Win Big at 2020 Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
  13. ↑ Gans, Andrew (June 12, 2022). "2022 Tony Award Winners: A Strange Loop, The Lehman Trilogy, Company, Take Me Out Win Top Honors". Playbill. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
  14. ↑ "MEXODUS and PRINCE F*GGOT Lead 2026 Lucille Lortel Nominations". BroadwayWorld. April 1, 2026. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
  15. ↑ Culwell-Block, Logan (3 May 2026). "Mexodus Wins 4 Lucille Lortel Awards; See the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
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