Welcome
to the debut of a very special new series on BroadwayWorld.com -
four time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein's personal MySpace blog of
bringing his brand new musical, A CATERED AFFAIR to Broadway. We'll be
exclusively picking up Harvey Fierstein's blog as he shares his first hand reports from
rehearsals, to out-of-town tryouts to Opening Night (and beyond). A
CATERED AFFAIR also features a score by John Bucchino and is being directed by Tony Award-winner John Doyle. Prior to Broadway, the new musical will play at
San Diego's Old Globe Theatre beginning September 20th and then hit the Great
White Way at the Walter Kerr 
Theatre with previews beginning on begin
March 25. The cast includes Broadway favorites Faith Prince, Tom Wopat, Harvey Fierstein, Leslie Kritzer and Matt Cavenaugh. Group tickets for the show are now on sale...
A CATERED AFFAIR is in full swing at THE OLD GLOBE...
MONDAY REPORT:
Today was our first day off and it was terrific. A few of us had planned on hopping down to Disneyland but as it turned out, we were all a bit too beat and ended up just vegging out. Actually, Jordan Roth and I went to the mall and had a blast. Target, Hallmark, Ruby's Diner, and Michael's Crafts kept us busy for hours.
MEANWHILE...
We've performed FOUR previews thus-far and only have five to go before the critics come in. Each day we rehearse little changes and tweaks and improvements and then try them out that night. I must say that Friday was better than Thursday's performance, but I wasn't so happy with Saturday. But then things really started coming together on Sunday and the show kicked butt. I can't wait to see what this week brings!
The audiences have been wonderful. They laugh and applaud and even cheer at times. San Diego certainly does have it's theater audiences. Personally, I never go to previews of a show unless asked to give my opinions by a creator. I prefer to wait until after opening night when I know the show is in shape. But we've been packed every night, so I guess folks here want to be among the first to see what we are up to.
PHOTOS:
Here I am leaning out "the apartment window" during a rehearsal of the show's opening number.
I am hoping that my next blog will have REAL production photos to share. We are still awaiting them. So, I will give you further glimpses into the backstage world we inhabit six days a week. By now you should be getting quite familiar with the faces that come together to put on the show.
Adam Hunter is calling the show from stage right. Ain't he styling?
And here's John Doyle hugging superstar Zbornik.
