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Hunter Foster

Hunter Foster (born June 25, 1969) is an American musical theatre actor, singer, librettist, playwright and director.

Hunter Foster
Hunter Foster (left) in 2006, with
John Treacy Egan of The Producers
Born (1969-06-25) June 25, 1969 (age 54)
Lumberton, North Carolina, United States
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Occupation(s)Musical theatre actor, singer, librettist, playwright, director
Spouse
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(m. 1998)​
FamilySutton Foster (sister)

Career

After touring in several shows and playing on Broadway, in 2001 he was cast in his breakthrough role of Bobby Strong in Urinetown, for which he received a Lucille Lortel Award and a nomination for an Outer Critics Circle Award. In 2003, Foster starred as Seymour in the Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors, for which he received his first Tony Award nomination.[1]

Foster appeared as Leo Bloom in The Producers on Broadway, Ensign Pulver in Mister Roberts at the Kennedy Center, and Ben in Modern Orthodox off-Broadway. He also starred as Molina in Kiss of the Spider Woman at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia.[2]

Foster's writing includes the libretto for an off-Broadway 2002 musical based on the motion picture Summer of '42 and writing an adaptation of the film Bonnie and Clyde with Urinetown co-star Rick Crom.[3] "Bonnie & Clyde: A Folktale" was workshopped in residency at the Academy for New Musical Theatre, through the ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund Fellowship, a Producer-Writer Initiative granted through the National Alliance for Musical Theatre.[4] Foster was one of the writers for Rosie O'Donnell's 2008 NBC series Rosie Live, which was cancelled after the first episode.

Foster played the role of music producer Sam Phillips in the musical Million Dollar Quartet on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre, which opened on April 11, 2010.[5] Foster then portrayed Richard Hoover in the musical Little Miss Sunshine at the La Jolla Playhouse until March 27, 2011. He appeared on the ABC Family show Bunheads as Scotty Sims, the brother of main character Michelle, who is portrayed by his real-life sister Sutton Foster. He originated the role of Bud in the musical The Bridges of Madison County in 2014.[6]

He has directed plays and musicals at the Bucks County Playhouse as well as at regional theaters. He directed Company in 2015 and Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story in June 2016 at Bucks County Playhouse.[7]

Personal life

Foster is the older brother of actress Sutton Foster. He is married to actress and occasional co-star Jennifer Cody; they have lived in Teaneck, New Jersey.[8]

Stage credits

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1992CatsRum Tum TuggerUS National Tour[9]
1994GreaseRoger; Danny u/sBroadway[10]
1997King DavidEnsemble; Jonathan u/s; Absalom u/sBroadway[11]
Children of EdenAbel/HamRegional[12]
1998Les MisérablesJoly; Marius u/sBroadway[11]
FootlooseBickle; Ren u/sBroadway[10]
1999Martin GuerreVictorBroadway[13]
2001UrinetownBobby Strong (original)Off-Broadway[14]
Broadway
2002Earth Girls Are EasyMacOff-Broadway[15]
2003Little Shop of HorrorsSeymourBroadway[16]
2004–2006The ProducersLeo BloomBroadway & US Tour[17]
2005Mister RobertsEnsign PulverRegional[18]
Modern OrthodoxBenOff-Broadway[19]
2007The ProducersLeo BloomBroadway[20]
Frankenstein – A New MusicalVictor FrankensteinOff-Broadway[21]
2008Kiss of the Spider WomanLuis Alberto MolinaRegional[2]
DustZekeOff-Broadway[22]
2009HappinessStanleyOff-Broadway[23]
Into the WoodsThe BakerRegional[24]
2010Million Dollar QuartetSam PhillipsBroadway[5]
Ordinary DaysJason (original)Off-Broadway[25]
2011BurningPerformerOff-Broadway[26]
2012Hands on a HardbodyBenny Perkins (original)Regional[27]
Broadway[28]
2014The Bridges of Madison CountyBud (original)Broadway[6]
2015SpamalotKing ArthurRegional[29]
2016The Music ManHarold HillRegional[30]

Awards and nominations

YearAward ceremonyCategoryShowResult
2002Lucille Lortel AwardsOutstanding Lead ActorUrinetownNominated
Outer Critics Circle AwardsOutstanding Actor in a MusicalNominated
2004Outer Critics Circle AwardsOutstanding Actor in a MusicalLittle Shop of HorrorsNominated
Tony AwardsBest Actor in a MusicalNominated
Drama Desk AwardsOutstanding Actor in a MusicalNominated
2009Drama Desk AwardsOutstanding Featured Actor in a MusicalHappinessNominated

References

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