 | A Catered Affair is a musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein (see photo: Actors Harvey Fierstein, left, and Anthony Rapp at the Annual Flea Market and Grand Auction hosted by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on September 26, 2006) and music and lyrics by John Bucchino. It is based on both the 1956 film The Catered Affair written by Gore Vidal and the original 1955 teleplay by Paddy Chayefsky, set in 1953 in the Bronx. This is the first of Bucchino's scores produced on Broadway. |
| The musical is about a working-class couple torn apart over whether to spend their savings on a new taxi or their daughter's big wedding. The show premiered on September 20, 2007 at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre in tryouts, with the official opening on September 30, running through November 11. It began previews on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre on March 25, 2008 and opened officially on April 17. John Doyle directed the production, which stars Fierstein, Faith Prince and Tom Wopat. This production received 12 Drama Desk Award nominations, the most of any show from the 2007-2008 season. Drama Desk Award (nominees) Outstanding Musical | |
Harvey Fierstein, Faith Prince, Tom Wopat, Leslie Kritzer and John Doyle talk about "A Catered Affair" "Coney Island" From "A Catered Affair" | |
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