TDF to Open Early on Thursdays for 'A Catered Affair'
By: BWW News Desk Jul. 03, 2008
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To accommodate the new Thursday matinees scheduled for the Broadway musical A Catered Affair, the good folks at TDF will open the Times Square tkts booth at 10 a.m. on Thursdays in July, continuing through July 24th.
Beginning July 3, at 2:00 p.m. a Thursday matinee will replace the current Wednesday 8:00 p.m. performance of the Bucchino/Fierstein musical. A Catered Affair will now be offering an unusual number - half - of its performances in the afternoon at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street). The show will play its final Broadway performance on Sunday, July 27.
The new performance schedule for A Catered Affair will be Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday at 2:00 p.m., Thursday at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m., Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 3:00 p.m. This schedule is effective starting the first week in July.
The production stars Tony Award-winner Faith Prince (also nominated for a 2008 Tony for Best Actress in a Musical) as 'Aggie Hurley,' the mother- of-the-bride, Tony Award-nominee Tom Wopat (2008 Best Actor in a Musical) as 'Tom Hurley,' the father-of-the-bride, Harvey Fierstein as 'Winston,' the uncle-of-the-bride, Leslie Kritzer as 'Jane Hurley,' the bride-to-be and Matt Cavenaugh as 'Ralph Halloran,' the groom-to-be. The featured cast includes Philip Hoffman,Katie Klaus,Heather Mac Rae,Lori Wilner and Kristine Zbornik. The John Doyle directed production recently won the 2008 Drama League Award for Best Musical. Jonathan Tunick, who created the show's orchestrations, was also nominated for a 2008 Tony Award for his work.
The original cast recording of A Catered Affair was also recently released on PS Classics.
Photo by Walter McBride/ Retna Ltd.
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