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A Catered Affair   

 
Walter Kerr Theatre , (4/17/2008 - 7/27/2008)
First Preview:Mar 25, 2008 Total Previews:25
Opening Date:Apr 17, 2008   
Closing Date:Jul 27, 2008 Total Performances:116

Category: Musical, Original, Broadway
Setting: The Bronx, New York, the morning after Memorial Day and onward, 1953.


Production Staff [Collapse]
Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (Rocco Landesman: President; Paul Libin: Producing Director; Jack Viertel: Creative Director; Jordan Roth: Vice President)
Produced by Jujamcyn Theaters (Rocco Landesman: President; Paul Libin: Producing Director; Jack Viertel: Creative Director; Jordan Roth: Vice President), Jordan Roth, Harvey Entertainment, Ron Fierstein, Richie Jackson, Daryl Roth, John O'Boyle, Ricky Stevens, Davis-Tolentino, Barbra Russell and Ron Sharpe; Produced in association with The Frankel-Baruch-Viertel-Routh Group, Broadway Across America, True Love Productions, Inc., Rick Steiner, Osher/Staton/Bell/Mayerson Group and Jan Kallish; Associate Producer: Rhoda Mayerson and Stacey Mindich
World Premiere at the Old Globe Theatre (Jack O'Brien, Artistic Director; Louis G. Spisto, Executive Director)
Book by Harvey Fierstein; Music by John Bucchino; Lyrics by John Bucchino; Based on the Turner Entertainment motion picture written by Gore Vidal; Original Teleplay by Paddy Chayefsky; Musical Director: Constantine Kitsopoulos; Music arranged by Constantine Kitsopoulos; Music orchestrated by Jonathan Tunick
Directed by John Doyle; Associate Director: Adam John Hunter
Scenic Design by David Gallo; Costume Design by Ann Hould-Ward; Lighting Design by Brian MacDevitt; Sound Design by Dan Moses Schreier; Projection Design by Zachary Borovay; Hair Design by David H. Lawrence; Associate Scenic Design: Josh Zangen; Associate Costume Design: Sidney Shannon; Associate Lighting Design: Jennifer Schriever; Assistant Lighting Design: Peter Hoerburger; Associate Sound Design: David Bullard; Associate Projection Design: Austin Switser; Assistant Hair Design: Jeannette Harrington; Automated Lighting Programmer: Timothy F. Rogers; Make-Up Design by Angelina Avallone
General Manager: Alan Wasser and Allan Williams; Associate Gen. Mgr: Aaron Lustbader; Assistant Gen. Mgr: Jake Hirzel; Company Manager: Penelope Daulton; Assistant Co. Mgr: Ashley Berman
Production Manager: Juniper Street Productions; Production Stage Manager: Adam John Hunter; Stage Manager: Claudia Lynch; Assistant Stage Mgr: Heather Weiss
Conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos; Associate Conductor: Ethyl Will; Piano Ethyl Will; Violin 1/Concertmaster: Dale Stuckenbruck; Violin 2: Elizabeth Lim-Dutton; Viola: Kenneth Burward-Hoy; Cello: Susannah Chapman; Acoustic bass: John Arbo; Reed 1 (Flute/Piccolo/Clarinet/Alto saxophone/Alto flute): James Ercole; Reed 2 (Clarinet/Bass clarinet/Bassoon): Don McGeen; Trumpet/Flugelhorn: Neil Balm; Timpani/Drum set/Mallet/Toys: Dean Witten; Musical Coordinator: John Miller; Music Copying by Kaye-Houston Music; Music Transcription: Mario Vaz De Mello
General Press Representative: O&M Co., Rick Miramontez, Jon Dimond and Molly Barnett; Casting: Telsey + Company; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Marketing: Type A Marketing; Dialect and Vocal Coach Deborah Hecht
Cast
Harvey Fierstein Uncle Winston
Faith Prince Aggie
Tom Wopat Tom Hurley
Matt Cavenaugh Ralph Halloran
Leslie Kritzer Jane Hurley
Philip Hoffman Sam
Mr. Halloran
Katie Klaus Alice
Army Sergeant
Heather MacRae Dolores
Caterer
Lori Wilner Pasha
Mrs. Halloran
Kristine Zbornik Myra
Wedding Dress Saleswoman
Understudies: Jennifer Allen (Aggie, Caterer, Dolores, Mrs. Halloran, Myra, Pasha, Wedding Dress Saleswoman), Philip Hoffman (Tom Hurley), Katie Klaus (Jane Hurley), Britta Ollman (Alice, Army Sergeant, Jane Hurley), Matthew Scott (Ralph Halloran), Lori Wilner (Aggie) and Mark Zimmerman (Sam, Tom Hurley, Uncle Winston)
2008 Tony Award® Best Actor in a Musical
 Tom Wopat [nominee]
2008 Tony Award® Best Actress in a Musical
 Faith Prince [nominee]
2008 Tony Award® Best Orchestrations
 Jonathan Tunick [nominee]
2008 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Musical
 Produced by Jujamcyn Theaters (Rocco Landesman: President; Paul Libin: Producing Director; Jack Viertel: Creative Director; Jordan Roth: Vice President), Jordan Roth, Harvey Entertainment, Ron Fierstein, Richie Jackson, Daryl Roth, John O'Boyle, Ricky Stevens, Davis-Tolentino, Barbra Russell and Ron Sharpe; Produced in association with The Frankel-Baruch-Viertel-Routh Group, Broadway Across America, True Love Productions, Inc., Rick Steiner, Osher/Staton/Bell/Mayerson Group and Jan Kallish [nominee]
2008 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Book of a Musical
 Book by Harvey Fierstein [nominee]
2008 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical
 Faith Prince [nominee]
2008 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
 Tom Wopat [nominee]
2008 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
 Leslie Kritzer [nominee]
2008 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Orchestrations
 Jonathan Tunick [nominee]
2008 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lyrics
 Lyrics by John Bucchino [nominee]
2008 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Music
 Music by John Bucchino [nominee]
2008 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design
 Ann Hould-Ward [nominee]
2008 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design of a Musical
 Scenic Design by David Gallo [nominee]
2008 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Musical
 Directed by John Doyle [nominee]
2008 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Projection and Video Design
 Projection Design by Zachary Borovay [nominee]
music by John Bucchino; lyrics by John Bucchino 
A Catered Affair: Original Broadway Cast Recording - Various Artists

Partners Tom Hurley, Sam, Ralph Halloran and Jane Hurley
Ralph and Me Jane Hurley
Married Aggie
Women Chatter Myra, Pasha and Dolores
No Fuss Aggie
Your Children's Happiness Mr. Halloran and Mrs. Halloran
Immediate Family Uncle Winston
Our Only Daughter Aggie
Women Chatter 2 Dolores, Pasha and Uncle Winston
One White Dress Jane Hurley and Aggie
Vision Aggie
Don't Ever Stop Saying "I Love You" Jane Hurley and Ralph Halloran
I Stayed Tom Hurley
Married (Reprise)Aggie
Coney Island Uncle Winston
Don't Ever Stop Saying "I Love You" (Reprise)Ralph Halloran, Jane Hurley and Tom Hurley
Coney Island (Reprise)Uncle Winston and Company