Charles LaPointe
Charles G. LaPointe | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | USA |
| Occupations | Hair and wig designer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Known for | Hair and wig design for Broadway and television |
| Notable work | Hamilton MJ the Musical Beetlejuice The Cher Show SpongeBob SquarePants Jersey Boys In the Heights |
Charles G. LaPointe is an American hair and wig designer for the theatre and television. He has designed for numerous Broadway, touring, regional, West End, and international productions.[1]
His Broadway credits include: Death Becomes Her; Suffs, Hamilton, MJ the Musical, Beetlejuice, The Cher Show, SpongeBob Squarepants;[2] Jersey Boys, and In the Heights, among others.[3]
Life
[edit | edit source]LaPointe grew up in Massachusetts and upstate New York.[4] He was interested in fashion and design as a child.[5] He began acting at age 17. He attempted a career as a performer in New York City, and went on tour as part of A Chorus Line. He soon chose to move into technical theater, and learned wig design from Tom Watson after the two worked on a show together. LaPointe and Watson went on to share studio space for many years. LaPointe never had formal schooling for wig design.[4]
LaPointe's first work as a hair and wig designer on Broadway was in Wicked, where he worked as an associate hair designer. He worked on the 2004 Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun the following year, which he considered his breakthrough job.[5]
Work
[edit | edit source]Theater
[edit | edit source]- A Raisin in the Sun (2004)[5]
- Jersey Boys
- In the Heights
- Hamilton
- Beetlejuice
- The Band's Visit[6]
- SpongeBob Squarepants
- The Cher Show (2019)[7]
- MJ the Musical
- Suffs
- Doubt (2024)[8]
- The Who's Tommy (2024)[9]
- Death Becomes Her (2024)[10]
Television
[edit | edit source]- The Wiz Live! (2015)
- Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018)
Personal life
[edit | edit source]LaPointe is gay.[5]
Awards and nominations
[edit | edit source]| Year | Award | Category | Show | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Wig and Hair Design | The School for Scandal | Nominated | [11] |
| Emmy Awards | The Wiz Live! | Nominated | |||
| Emmy Awards | Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert | Nominated | |||
| Make-Up Artists /Hair Stylist Guild Award | |||||
| Make-Up Artists /Hair Stylist Guild Award | Hamilton | ||||
| 2018 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Wig and Hair Design | SpongeBob Squarepants | Won | [12] |
| 2019 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Wig and Hair Design | The Cher Show | Won | [13] |
| Beetlejuice | Nominated | ||||
| 2022 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Wig and Hair Design | MJ the Musical | Nominated | [14] |
| 2024 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Wig and Hair Design | Suffs | Nominated |
References
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- 20th-century births
- Living people
- 21st-century American male artists
- 21st-century American designers
- 21st-century American LGBTQ people
- 21st-century people from Massachusetts
- 21st-century people from New York (state)
- American expatriates in England
- American gay artists
- Artists from Manhattan
- Artists from Massachusetts
- Broadway theatre people
- Designers from New York City
- Drama Desk Award winners
- LGBTQ people from Massachusetts
- LGBTQ people from New York (state)
- West End theatre