"A triumph of craft over commercialism. Fierstein's book is a sweet tale filled with humor and pathos. Bucchino's score for A CATERED AFFAIR is a ravishing combination of gorgeous melodies and scrupulously crafted lyrics. He has ingeniously blended recitative and song into character-driven pieces that fuse perfectly with the dialogue. It's an auspicious Broadway debut for Bucchino and several songs in the score, such as ''Don't Ever Stop Saying 'I Love You,''' are destined to become standards."

David Hurst Next Magazine

"An emphasis on characters drawn with passion and compassion, and handled with that most quaint of virtues: dignity. [Fierstein] has fashioned a witty, wise, moving script. John Bucchino's score is similarly thoughtful and heartfelt."

Elysa Gardner USA Today

"This Bronx tale, with its interlocking, underlining and quietly beautiful music and lyrics by John Bucchino, skims along the edge of sentimentality to find honest sentiment in this story. These are not musical comedy stereo-types - these are people. It's simply a musical with an honest heart, and that's enough."

Clive Barnes New York Post

"Running a concise but enthralling 90 minutes, this quietly intense, intimate musical possesses a heart and emotional power that too often has been missing from Broadway musicals... The beautiful score by John Bucchino, making his Broadway debut, gives each of the main players their chance to shine."

Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter

"Perhaps the perfect show for a new period of economic anxiety and widening class divide...the show commands respect by further challenging standard preconceptions of how the Broadway musical should sound, function and feel."

David Rooney Variety