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BIOGRAPHY: Evan Richardson: Evan Richardson has been writing for eighteen years with a body of work that includes 5 screenplays, 2 musicals for which he wrote the libretto, music and lyrics, 2 plays, a children’s adventure book, a murder/police/thriller and an autobiographical book entitled THE STAR SHINER: Memoir of a Celebrity Makeup Artist being published by McFarland & Co., projected date: March 2013.

He received a B.F.A. degree at University of Kentucky with further studies at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. His writing training in NYC has been at Marymount Manhattan College, New School University, and the New Dramatists, with playwright studies with playwright/teacher, Jeffrey Sweet.

Before writing, in the early ‘70s he became a make-up artist and worked with some of the world’s most renowned fashion photographers like Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, and Francesco Scavullo. His make-ups appeared regularly in and on the cover of fashion and women’s magazines worldwide.

He also designed make-up for numerous Broadway shows: No, No, Nanette, Coco, Good News, Dr. Jazz, and Oh, Kay!

He recently taught make-up for two years in the Fashion Department at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.