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Catherine Zuber

American costume designer

Summary

American costume designer

Catherine Zuber is a costume designer for the Broadway theater and opera, among other venues. She is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama, and has been referred to as "one of theater's most sought-after costume designers on both coasts."

Life and early career

Zuber was born in England, and came with her family to New York City when she was 9 years old. Her first choice of career was photography, but she switched to costume design because she found photography to be "a lonely art form". In addition, she enjoyed the collaborative nature of working in the theatre.

Broadway

Zuber's Broadway credits include How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Tony nomination), Born Yesterday (Tony nomination), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, South Pacific (Tony Award), The Coast of Utopia (Tony Award), The Light in the Piazza (Tony Award), Edward Albee's* Seascape* (Tony nomination), Awake and Sing! (Tony Award), Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Outer Critics Circle nomination), The Royal Family (Tony Award, Outer Critics Circle nomination), Oleanna, A Man for All Seasons, Cry-Baby, Mauritius, Doubt, Little Women, Dracula,* Frozen*, Dinner at Eight (Tony, Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk nominations), Twelfth Night (Tony and Drama Desk nominations), Ivanov, Triumph of Love (Drama Desk nomination), The Sound of Music and The Red Shoes among others.

Opera

Zuber's opera credits include Le comte Ory, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Doctor Atomic, The 125th Anniversary Gala, Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Metropolitan Opera), Two Boys, Carmen (ENO), Roméo et Juliette (Salzburger Festspiele), and Der Ring des Nibelungen (Washington National Opera and San Francisco Opera).

Off-Broadway

Zuber's Off-Broadway credits include BAM/Old Vic's, The Bridge Project consisting of The Cherry Orchard (2009), The Winter's Tale (2009), As You Like It (2010), The Tempest (2010) and Richard III (2012),

She has designed costumes for some 57 Off-Broadway plays and musicals, recently including Oslo in 2016 at Lincoln Center Theater and Incognito in 2016 at the Manhattan Theatre Club New York City Center-Stage I.

Awards and nominations

Zuber has been nominated 15 times for a Tony Award, and has won eight times. In addition, she received the 2003 and 2004 Henry Hewes Award for Outstanding Costume Design.

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
1997Obie AwardSustained Excellence of Costume Design
1998Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume DesignIvanov
Triumph of Love
1999Tony AwardBest Costume DesignTwelfth Night
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume Design
2003Tony AwardBest Costume DesignDinner at Eight
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume Design
Outer Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Costume DesignOutstanding Costume Design
Lucille Lortel AwardOutstanding Costume DesignFar Away
2004The Beard of Avon
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume DesignIntimate Apparel
Outer Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Costume DesignOutstanding Costume Design
Ovation AwardCostume Design (Larger Theatre)
2005Lucille Lortel AwardOutstanding Costume DesignOutstanding Costume Design
Tony AwardBest Costume Design in a MusicalThe Light in the Piazza
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume Design
Outer Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Costume DesignOutstanding Costume Design
Obie AwardCostume DesignEngaged
2006Tony AwardBest Costume Design in a PlayAwake and Sing!
Edward Albee's Seascape
2007The Coast of Utopia
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume Design
Outer Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Costume DesignOutstanding Costume Design
2008Tony AwardBest Costume Design in a MusicalSouth Pacific
Outer Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Costume Design
2009Joe Turner's Come and Gone
2010Tony AwardBest Costume Design in a PlayThe Royal Family
Outer Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Costume DesignOutstanding Costume Design
2011Tony AwardBest Costume Design in a PlayBorn Yesterday
Best Costume Design in a MusicalHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
2012Olivier AwardBest Costume DesignSouth Pacific
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume DesignDeath Takes a Holiday
Lucille Lortel AwardOutstanding Costume DesignOutstanding Costume Design
2013Tony AwardBest Costume Design in a PlayGolden Boy
2014Lucille Lortel AwardOutstanding Costume DesignFar from Heaven
2015Tony AwardBest Costume Design in a MusicalThe King and I
Outer Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Costume DesignOutstanding Costume Design
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume DesignGigi
2017Tony AwardBest Costume Design in a MusicalWar Paint
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume Design of a Musical
Outer Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Costume Design
2018Tony AwardBest Costume Design in a MusicalMy Fair Lady
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume Design of a Musical
Outer Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Costume Design
2019Olivier AwardBest Costume DesignThe King and I
IRNE AwardBest Costume DesignMoulin Rouge!
2020Tony AwardBest Costume Design in a Musical
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume Design of a Musical
Outer Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Costume Design
2022Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume Design of a MusicalIntimate Apparel
Outer Critics Circle AwardsOutstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical)Mrs. Doubtfire

Other

Her other work includes Fête des Vignerons (1999 Vevey, Switzerland).

References

References

  1. Hefflet, Lynne. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-dec-05-ca-zuber5-story.html "A costumer's fitting versatility"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' (December 5, 2004)
  2. Hetrick, Adam. [http://www.playbill.com/article/bridge-projects-the-tempest-begins-bam-run-feb-14-com-165838# "Bridge Project's 'The Tempest' Begins BAM Run Feb. 14"] Playbill, February 14, 2010
  3. Hetrick, Adam. [http://www.playbill.com/article/the-bridge-project-concludes-march-4-with-richard-iii-starring-kevin-spacey-at-bam-com-188037# "The Bridge Project Concludes March 4 With 'Richard III', Starring Kevin Spacey, at BAM"] Playbill, March 4, 2012
  4. [http://www.lortel.org/Archives/Production/6156 ''Oslo''] lortel.org, retrieved April 29, 2018
  5. [http://www.lortel.org/Archives/Production/6002 ''Incognito''] lortel.org, retrieved April 29, 2018
  6. [https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/catherine-zuber-24742#Awards "Catherine Zuber Broadway Credits and Awards"] IBDB, retrieved July 25, 2019
  7. (March 2007). "Hewes Design Awards - 2003".
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