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My Fat Friend
Broadway
Play
Comedy
Original
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My Fat Friend Playbill - April 1974
My Fat Friend
Broadway
Play
Comedy
Original
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
256 W 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
A fat woman's two friends encourage her to lose weight to attract a man, who turns out not to like thin women.
playwright:
Charles Laurence
People (27)
John Lithgow
James
(Original)
Lynn Redgrave
Vicky
(Original)
George Rose
Henry
(Original)
Jimmie Ray Weeks
Tom
(Original)
Stephen Bradbury
Tom
(Replacement)
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John Lithgow
James
(Original)
Lynn Redgrave
Vicky
(Original)
George Rose
Henry
(Original)
Jimmie Ray Weeks
Tom
(Original)
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Charles Laurence
Writer
Robert Moore
Director
William Ritman
Scenic Design
Sara Brook
Costume Design
Martin Aronstein
Lighting Design
Tommy DeMaio
Fashion Consultant
Richard Lehmann
Production Associate
Ben Janney
Production Stage Manager
George Rondo
Stage Manager
Allen Williams
Assistant Stage Manager
Barry-Robert Molitch
Production Propertyman
Nelle Nugent
General Manager
Michael Alpert Public Relations
General Press Representative
Marilynn LeVine
Press Representative
Ellen Levene
Press Representative
The Blaine Thompson Agency
Advertising
Mike Mones
Advertising
Martha Swope
Photographer
James M. Nederlander
Producer
Michael Codron
Produced by arrangement with
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Pro Info
First Preview
Mar
26
1974
Opening Date
Mar
31
1974
Closing Date
Dec
7
1974
Previews
7
Performances
288
as of Jul 13, 2025
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Awards
Drama Desk Award
1974
Outstanding Performance
George Rose
Winner
Outer Critics Circle
1974
Outstanding Actor in a Play
George Rose
Winner
Tony Award
1975
Best Featured Actor in a Play
George Rose
Nominee
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