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."Hefflet, Lynne. "A costumer's fitting versatility", Los Angeles Times (December 5, 2004)
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)Hetrick, Adam. "Bridge Project's 'The Tempest' Begins BAM Run Feb. 14" Playbill, February 14, 2010 and Richard III (2012),Hetrick, Adam. "The Bridge Project Concludes March 4 With 'Richard III', Starring Kevin Spacey, at BAM" Playbill, March 4, 2012
She has designed costumes for some 57 Off-Broadway plays and musicals, recently including Oslo in 2016 at Lincoln Center TheaterOslo lortel.org, retrieved April 29, 2018 and Incognito in 2016 at the Manhattan Theatre Club New York City Center-Stage I.Incognito lortel.org, retrieved April 29, 2018
Awards and nominations Zuber has been nominated 15 times for a Tony Award, and has won eight times."Catherine Zuber Broadway Credits and Awards" IBDB, retrieved July 25, 2019 In addition, she received the 2003 and 2004 Henry Hewes Award for Outstanding Costume Design.
YearAwardCategoryWorkResult1997Obie AwardSustained Excellence of Costume Design1998Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume DesignIvanovTriumph of Love1999Tony AwardBest Costume DesignTwelfth NightDrama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume Design2003Tony AwardBest Costume DesignDinner at EightDrama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume DesignOuter Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Costume DesignLucille Lortel AwardOutstanding Costume DesignFar Away2004The Beard of AvonDrama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume DesignIntimate ApparelOuter Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Costume DesignOvation AwardCostume Design (Larger Theatre)2005Lucille Lortel AwardOutstanding Costume DesignTony AwardBest Costume Design in a MusicalThe Light in the PiazzaDrama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume DesignOuter Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Costume DesignObie AwardCostume DesignEngaged2006Tony AwardBest Costume Design in a PlayAwake and Sing!Edward Albee's Seascape2007The Coast of UtopiaDrama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume DesignOuter Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Costume Design2008Tony AwardBest Costume Design in a MusicalSouth PacificOuter Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Costume Design2009Joe Turner's Come and Gone2010Tony AwardBest Costume Design in a PlayThe Royal FamilyOuter Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Costume Design2011Tony AwardBest Costume Design in a PlayBorn YesterdayBest Costume Design in a MusicalHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying2012Olivier AwardBest Costume DesignSouth PacificDrama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume DesignDeath Takes a HolidayLucille Lortel AwardOutstanding Costume Design2013Tony AwardBest Costume Design in a PlayGolden Boy2014Lucille Lortel AwardOutstanding Costume DesignFar from Heaven2015Tony AwardBest Costume Design in a MusicalThe King and IOuter Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Costume DesignDrama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume DesignGigi2017Tony AwardBest Costume Design in a MusicalWar PaintDrama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume Design of a MusicalOuter Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Costume Design2018Tony AwardBest Costume Design in a MusicalMy Fair LadyDrama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume Design of a MusicalOuter Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Costume Design2019Olivier AwardBest Costume DesignThe King and IIRNE AwardBest Costume DesignMoulin Rouge!2020Tony AwardBest Costume Design in a MusicalDrama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume Design of a MusicalOuter Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Costume Design2022Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Costume Design of a Musical Intimate ApparelOuter Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical) Mrs. Doubtfire
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Her other work includes Fête des Vignerons (1999 Vevey, Switzerland).
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