Catherine Zuber


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."

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, Born Yesterday, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, South Pacific, The Coast of Utopia, The Light in the Piazza, Edward Albee's Seascape, Awake and Sing!, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, The Royal Family, Oleanna, A Man for All Seasons, Cry-Baby, Mauritius, Doubt, Little Women, Dracula, Frozen, Dinner at Eight, Twelfth Night, Ivanov, Triumph of Love, 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, Two Boys, Carmen, Roméo et Juliette, and Der Ring des Nibelungen.

Off-Broadway

Zuber's Off-Broadway credits include BAM/Old Vic's, The Bridge Project consisting of The Cherry Orchard, The Winter's Tale, As You Like It, The Tempest and Richard III,
She has designed costumes for some 57 Off-Broadway plays and musicals, recently including Oslo in 2016 at Lincoln Center Theater and Incognito in 2016 at the Manhattan Theatre Club New York City Center-Stage I.

Awards and nominations

Zuber has been nominated 14 times for a Tony Award, and has won seven times. In addition, she received the 2003 and 2004 Henry Hewes Award for Outstanding Costume Design.

Other

Her other work includes Fête des Vignerons.