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Penny Fuller

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Actor b. 1937 On stage 19622017

Penny Fuller is an American actress. She received two Tony Award nominations for her performances on Broadway stage: for Applause (1970), and The Dinner Party (2001). For her television performances, Fuller received six Emmy Award nominations, winning once, in 1982, for playing Madge Kendal in The Elephant Man.

On stage 9 productions, 55 years

1962 The Moon Besieged Lyceum Theatre · Original · directed by Lloyd Richards 1 perf.
1963 Barefoot in the Park Biltmore Theatre · Original · directed by Mike Nichols 1,530 perf.
1970 Applause Palace Theatre · Original · directed by Ron Field 896 perf.
1976 Rex Lunt-Fontanne Theatre · Original · directed by Edwin Sherin 49 perf.
1997 An American Daughter Cort Theatre · Original · directed by Daniel Sullivan 89 perf.
2000 The Dinner Party Music Box Theatre · Original · directed by John Rando 364 perf.
2008 Dividing the Estate Booth Theatre · Original · directed by Michael Wilson 50 perf.
2017 Anastasia Broadhurst Theatre · Revival · directed by Darko Tresnjak 808 perf.
2017 Sunday in the Park with George Hudson Theatre · Revival · directed by Sarna Lapine 61 perf.

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Worked with more than once2 names

Len Cariou 2 productions
Elizabeth Ashley 2 productions

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In the literature8 passages

  • Auditions were not held because the role seemed destined for Applause ’s Penny Fuller; then suddenly auditions were held, with Marcia Rodd (Your Own Thing, Last of the Red Hot Lovers) emerging as the top choice after five weeks of testing. Before going to work on a big hit she was likely to be with for two years, she took a vacation. Upon…ebooks/Gilvey, John Anthony/Before the Parade Passes By_ Gower Champion and the Glorious American Musical - John Anthony Gilvey.txt
  • Cast: Lauren Bacall, Len Cariou, Robert Mandan, Ann Williams, Brandon Maggart, Penny Fuller, Lee Roy Reams, Bonnie Franklinebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Richard Rodgers, Nicol Williamson (Henry VIII), Penny Fuller (Anne Boleyn, Princess Elizabeth), and Sheldon Harnick preparing for Rex (1976) (Photofest )ebooks/Lambert, Philip/B00590X4L8 EBOK - Philip Lambert.txt
  • There was a senseless to-do over the casting of Mabel. Penny Fuller was first announced, then Marcia Rodd was hired. Rodd was fired by Champion when he saw a young singer named Kelly Garrett in a show called Words and Music. Champion hired and then fired Garrett, announcing to the press that she couldn’t act, and the role went to Bernadet…ebooks/Mandelbaum, Ken/Not Since Carrie_ Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops - Ken Mandelbaum.txt
  • Penny Fuller a featured player (Rex) and a potential leading lady (Mack & Mabel)ebooks/Suskin, Steven/B001T4YWBO EBOK - Steven Suskin.txt
  • "He's amazing," says Penny Fuller, the actress who plays both Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth. "He writes a song, and if they don't like it, he goes up to his room and writes another one."ebooks/Suskin, Steven/B001T4YWBO EBOK - Steven Suskin.txt

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