Hunter Foster

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

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.

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.

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 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. 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.

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.

Stage credits

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1992 Cats Rum Tum Tugger US National Tour
1994 Grease Roger; Danny u/s Broadway
1997 King David Ensemble; Jonathan u/s; Absalom u/s Broadway
Children of Eden Abel/Ham Regional
1998 Les Misérables Joly; Marius u/s Broadway
Footloose Bickle; Ren u/s Broadway
1999 Martin Guerre Victor Broadway
2001 Urinetown Bobby Strong (original) Off-Broadway
Broadway
2002 Earth Girls Are Easy Mac Off-Broadway
2003 Little Shop of Horrors Seymour Broadway
2004–2005 The Producers Leo Bloom Broadway
2005 Mister Roberts Ensign Pulver Regional
Modern Orthodox Ben Off-Broadway
2007 The Producers Leo Bloom Broadway
Frankenstein – A New Musical Victor Frankenstein Off-Broadway
2008 Kiss of the Spider Woman Luis Alberto Molina Regional
Dust Zeke Off-Broadway
2009 Happiness Stanley Off-Broadway
Into the Woods The Baker Regional
2010 Million Dollar Quartet Sam Phillips Broadway
Ordinary Days Jason (original) Off-Broadway
2011 Burning Performer Off-Broadway
2012 Hands on a Hardbody Benny Perkins (original) Regional
Broadway
2014 The Bridges of Madison County Bud (original) Broadway
2015 Spamalot King Arthur Regional

Awards and nominations

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

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