# 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 (Tony nomination), Born Yesterday (Tony nomination), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, South Pacific (Tony Award), The Coast of Utopia (Tony Award), The Light in the Piazza (Tony Award), Edward Albee's Seascape (Tony nomination), Awake and Sing! (Tony Award), Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Outer Critics Circle nomination), The Royal Family (Tony Award, Outer Critics Circle nomination), Oleanna, A Man for All Seasons, Cry-Baby, Mauritius, Doubt, Little Women, Dracula, Frozen, Dinner at Eight (Tony, Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk nominations), Twelfth Night (Tony and Drama Desk nominations), Ivanov, Triumph of Love (Drama Desk nomination), 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 (The Metropolitan Opera), Two Boys, Carmen (ENO), Roméo et Juliette (Salzburger Festspiele), and Der Ring des Nibelungen (Washington National Opera and San Francisco Opera).

## Off-Broadway

Zuber's Off-Broadway credits include BAM/Old Vic's, The Bridge Project consisting of The Cherry Orchard (2009), The Winter's Tale (2009), As You Like It (2010), The Tempest (2010) and Richard III (2012),
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 15 times for a Tony Award, and has won eight times. In addition, she received the 2003 and 2004 Henry Hewes Award for Outstanding Costume Design.
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 1997 | Obie Award | Sustained Excellence of Costume Design | Sustained Excellence of Costume Design | Honoree |
| 1998 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Costume Design | Ivanov | Nominated |
| 1998 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Costume Design | Triumph of Love | Nominated |
| 1999 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design | Twelfth Night | Nominated |
| 1999 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Costume Design | Twelfth Night | Nominated |
| 2003 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design | Dinner at Eight | Nominated |
| 2003 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Costume Design | Dinner at Eight | Nominated |
| 2003 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Costume Design | Dinner at Eight | Nominated |
| 2003 | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Costume Design | Far Away | Nominated |
| 2004 | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Costume Design | The Beard of Avon | Won |
| 2004 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Costume Design | Intimate Apparel | Nominated |
| 2004 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Costume Design | Intimate Apparel | Nominated |
| 2004 | Ovation Award | Costume Design (Larger Theatre) | Intimate Apparel | Won |
| 2005 | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Costume Design | Intimate Apparel | Won |
| 2005 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design in a Musical | The Light in the Piazza | Won |
| 2005 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Costume Design | The Light in the Piazza | Nominated |
| 2005 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Costume Design | The Light in the Piazza | Nominated |
| 2005 | Obie Award | Costume Design | Engaged | Won |
| 2006 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design in a Play | Awake and Sing! | Won |
| 2006 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design in a Play | Edward Albee's Seascape | Nominated |
| 2007 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design in a Play | The Coast of Utopia | Won |
| 2007 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Costume Design | The Coast of Utopia | Won |
| 2007 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Costume Design | The Coast of Utopia | Won |
| 2008 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design in a Musical | South Pacific | Won |
| 2008 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Costume Design | South Pacific | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Costume Design | Joe Turner's Come and Gone | Nominated |
| 2010 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design in a Play | The Royal Family | Won |
| 2010 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Costume Design | The Royal Family | Nominated |
| 2011 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design in a Play | Born Yesterday | Nominated |
| 2011 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design in a Musical | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Nominated |
| 2012 | Olivier Award | Best Costume Design | South Pacific | Nominated |
| 2012 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Costume Design | Death Takes a Holiday | Nominated |
| 2012 | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Costume Design | Death Takes a Holiday | Nominated |
| 2013 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design in a Play | Golden Boy | Nominated |
| 2014 | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Costume Design | Far from Heaven | Nominated |
| 2015 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design in a Musical | The King and I | Won |
| 2015 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Costume Design | The King and I | Won |
| 2015 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Costume Design | Gigi | Won |
| 2017 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design in a Musical | War Paint | Nominated |
| 2017 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical | War Paint | Won |
| 2017 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Costume Design | War Paint | Won |
| 2018 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design in a Musical | My Fair Lady | Won |
| 2018 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical | My Fair Lady | Won |
| 2018 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Costume Design | My Fair Lady | Won |
| 2019 | Olivier Award | Best Costume Design | The King and I | Won |
| 2019 | IRNE Award | Best Costume Design | Moulin Rouge! | Won |
| 2020 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design in a Musical | Moulin Rouge! | Won |
| 2020 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical | Moulin Rouge! | Won |
| 2020 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Costume Design | Moulin Rouge! | Honoree |
| 2022 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical | Intimate Apparel | Nominated |
| 2022 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical) | Mrs. Doubtfire | Pending |

## Other

Her other work includes Fête des Vignerons (1999 Vevey, Switzerland).