Hair & Wig Design
Hair and wig design for Broadway, film and television.
The first wig designer ever to receive a Special Tony Award. Nikiya has designed eleven Broadway productions and leads a full team of associates, supervisors and crew leads, with deep expertise in textured hair.
On Broadway
Eleven Broadway productions.
Hair and wig design by Nikiya Mathis.
Credits
Broadway
Now & Next
Selected Regional & Off-Broadway
Film & Television
Wigs designed for Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose and Danai Gurira
Honors
Special Tony Award · 2 Drama Desk Awards · 3 Henry Hewes Design Awards, including Notable Effects · Obie Award · AAFCA honoree · 2 Broadway Black Awards · Kathleen Perkins Behind the Curtain Award
How Nikiya Works
Designed for the person who has to perform in it.
Research to opening night
Period research, character design, fittings, builds and maintenance plans for the full run.
HAIRversations first
Every design starts with a conversation with the actor, because "the actor's personal hair journey should inform the design. It's a collaboration."
A full team
Associates, supervisors and crew leads, plus an internship program training the next generation.
Textured hair, done right
Braids, natural textures and protective styles designed with care for every actor in the chair.
An actor's eye
As a working actress, Nikiya designs hair that holds up eight shows a week and lets the performer forget it's there.
Inside the Wig Room
See the work up close.
Designing a production? Let's talk.
Design representation: bookings@nikiyamathis.com