A Catered Affair
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SHOW INFORMATION

Average of 3.5 stars from 12 ratings.

CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Apr 17, 2008
Closed Jul 27, 2008

Playing at
Walter Kerr Theater

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Running Time:
1hr. 30min.

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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

A Catered Affair is set in The Bronx, 1953. Funny, heartbreaking and oh so human, the musical reveals relationships strained to their limits when a couple must decide whether to spend their life savings on a family business or to launch their only daughter's marriage with a lavish catered affair. Harvey Fierstein's book and John Bucchino's score seize the opportunity to explore the meaning of family and the need for love, both new and reawakened.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:

Walter Kerr Theater
219 W 48th St
New York, NY 10036

This Broadway house was named for the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Walter Kerr. The Jujamcyn Company took great care in renovating the theater using the original plans and designs. This house was the home for the groundbreaking show Angels in Amer [...] Read More

WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

Anyone familiar with Paddy Chayefsky's 1955 teleplay The Catered Affair -- which was then adapted by Gore Vidal for a 1956 film starring Bette Davis -- will understand what the industrious contingent bringing the musical
A Catered Affair to Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre had in mind. Librettist Harvey Fierstein, songwriter John Bucchino, and director John Doyle obviously wanted to recreate the low-key naturalism that was Chayefsky's stock-in-trade during his acclaimed Philco-Goodyear Playhouse days.

But even audience members familiar with the tuner's provenance may think that this 90-minute chamber musical would fare better in a smaller auditorium instead of falling too timidly over the li[...]

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Reviewed by David Finkle on Apr 18, 2008

What are other members saying?

Low-key and engaging
"A Catered Affair" is a quiet chamber piece, and unfortunately that is what doomed it. Hemmed in by the bright lights and spectacle of such megahits as "Wicked", "Rent", "Phantom", and others, it got drowned out in the roar of the modern theater scene. The score is lovely, with melodies that float gently by the ears. The lyrics enter the heart and soul of every character and never leave. The actors performance, as preserved on CD, is phenomenal. If you ever get a chance to see this gem locally, do it. You wont be disappointed.

Reviewed by baritonepride on Tuesday, Dec 21st, 2010