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


Career

After touring in several shows and playing on Broadway, in 2001 he was cast in his breakthrough role of Bobby Strong in ''
Urinetown ''Urinetown: The Musical'' is a satirical comedy musical that premiered in 2001, with music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and book by Kotis. It satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bur ...
'', for which he received a Lucille Lortel Award and a nomination for an
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. In 2003, Foster starred as Seymour in the Broadway revival of ''
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'', for which he received his first
Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ce ...
nomination. Foster appeared as Leo Bloom in '' The Producers'' on Broadway, Ensign Pulver in '' Mister Roberts'' at the
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, and Ben in ''Modern Orthodox''
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. He also starred as Molina in '' Kiss of the Spider Woman'' at the Signature Theatre in
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. 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. "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. Foster was one of the writers for
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series '' Rosie Live'', which was cancelled after the first episode. Foster played the role of music producer Sam Phillips in the musical ''
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'' on Broadway at the
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, which opened on April 11, 2010. Foster then portrayed Richard Hoover in the musical ''
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'' 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 ''
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'' in 2014. 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.


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
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'', September 2, 2003. Accessed February 8, 2024. "Foster is married to Jennifer Cody (Urinetown, Taboo); the cute couple live in Teaneck, N.J., with Zach, their Yorkshire terrier."


Stage credits


Awards and nominations


References


External links


Official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Foster, Hunter 1969 births Living people Male actors from Michigan University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni Male actors from Teaneck, New Jersey American musical theatre librettists American male stage actors American male musical theatre actors American male singers People from Troy, Michigan Male actors from Augusta, Georgia Musicians from Augusta, Georgia