Graduated from Oberlin College, Ohio.
Won two Tony awards (Direction & Costume Design) in 1998 for the Broadway production of "The Lion King."
She was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 (1999 season) for Best Director for The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre.
She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 (1999 season) for Best Costume Designer for The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre.
She and Richard Hudson was awarded the 1999 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama) for Best Designer for The Lion King performed at the Lyceum Theatre.
She was awarded the 1999 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Theatrical Event of the Year for the Lion King performed at the Lyceum in London, England.
In 1998, won two Tony Awards for "The Lion King:" Best Director (Musical) and Best Costume Designer. She was also among the "Lion King" composers and lyricists nominated that year for Best Original Musical Score. The year before, in 1997, ahe had received two Tony nominations for "Juan Darien:" as Best Director (Musical) and, along with collaborator 'G. W. Mercier' , as Best Scenic Designer.
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