Hunter Foster

Hunter Foster (born June 25, 1969) is an American musical theatre actor, singer, librettist, 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, 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref name="spiderwoman">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> "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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name="quartet">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name="bridges">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>Wong, Wayman. "The Leading Men: Hunter Green", Playbill, 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."</ref>

Stage credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Template:Abbr
1992	Cats	Rum Tum Tugger	US National Tour	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1994	Grease	Roger; Danny u/s; Kenickie u/s; Teen Angel u/s	Broadway	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1997	King David	Ensemble; Jonathan u/s; Absalom u/s	Broadway	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Children of Eden	Abel/Ham	Regional	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1998	Les Misérables	Joly; Marius u/s	Broadway	<ref name="bww"/>
	Footloose	Bickle; Ren u/s	Broadway	<ref name="playbill"/>
1999	Martin Guerre	Victor	Broadway	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2001	Urinetown	Bobby Strong (original)	Off-Broadway	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
			Broadway
2002	Earth Girls Are Easy	Mac	Off-Broadway	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2003	Little Shop of Horrors	Seymour	Broadway	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2004–2006	The Producers	Leo Bloom	Broadway & US Tour	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2005	Mister Roberts	Ensign Pulver	Regional	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Modern Orthodox	Ben	Off-Broadway	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2007	The Producers	Leo Bloom	Broadway	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Frankenstein – A New Musical	Victor Frankenstein	Off-Broadway	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2008	Kiss of the Spider Woman	Luis Alberto Molina	Regional	<ref name="spiderwoman"/>
	Dust	Zeke	Off-Broadway	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2009	Happiness	Stanley	Off-Broadway	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Into the Woods	The Baker	Regional	<ref>PHOTO CALL: Into The Woods, with Leavel and Foster, Rehearses at Pittsburgh CLO</ref>
2010	Million Dollar Quartet	Sam Phillips	Broadway	<ref name="quartet"/>
	Ordinary Days	Jason (original)	Off-Broadway	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2011	Burning	Performer	Off-Broadway	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2012	Hands on a Hardbody	Benny Perkins (original)	Regional	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
			Broadway	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2014	The Bridges of Madison County	Bud (original)	Broadway	<ref name="bridges"/>
2015	Spamalot	King Arthur	Regional	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2016	The Music Man	Harold Hill	Regional	<ref>Music Man Muny</ref>

Awards and nominations

Year	Award ceremony	Category	Show	Result
2002	Lucille Lortel Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor	Urinetown	Template:Nom
	Outer Critics Circle Awards	Outstanding Actor in a Musical		Template:Nom
2004	Outer Critics Circle Awards	Outstanding Actor in a Musical	Little Shop of Horrors	Template:Nom
	Tony Awards	Best Actor in a Musical		Template:Nom
	Drama Desk Awards	Outstanding Actor in a Musical		Template:Nom
2009	Drama Desk Awards	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical	Happiness	Template:Nom

External links

• Official site
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