NEW YORK - Weekly performances schedules don't vary much from Broadway show to Broadway show. But now "A Catered Affair" is doing something a little different - adding a Thursday matinee to accommodate a demand for the musical's afternoon performances.
According to star and author Harvey Fierstein, "A Catered Affair" has played to near capacity at every matinee since beginning performances March 25 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. So "A Catered Affair" will start Thursday 2 p.m. matinees on July 3 and eliminate Wednesday evening performances.
The musical, which has a book by Fierstein and a score by John Bucchino, concerns a family's tribulations as the daughter plans her wedding and the strains on her parents' relationship get worse. Besides Fierstein, the musical stars Faith Prince as the mother and Tom Wopat as the father. The incipient bride and groom are played by Leslie Kritzer and Matt Cavenaugh.
"We have a show that treats the subject of marriage and family in a funny and heartbreaking way not to be found in any other show around and the matinee ladies - the backbone of Broadway - have found their way to our theatre," Fierstein said.
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