PRESS RELEASE
MIND THE ART ENTERTAINMENT
presents
FATTY FATTY NO FRIENDS
At The C.O.W. aka The Celebration of Whimsy (21 Clinton st)
OCTOBER 16th - NOVEMBER 22nd
Fridays at 7:30, Sundays at 3:00
Company Press Contact: Serrana Gay / mtae.serran@gmail.com /Cell: 505.204.3111
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Mind The Art Entertainment - the award-winning company behind WHISKEY PANTS: THE MAYOR OF WILLIAMSBURG (Frigid New York Audience Favorite 2015) and BEWARE THE CHUPACABRA (FringeNYC Encore Selection 2015) is proud to announce that they are bringing FATTY FATTY NO FRIENDS (Time Out NY Critic's Pick 2014) to the Celebration of Whimsy.
“FATTY FATTY NO FRIENDS is the story of a kid. The skinny kids hated him, no matter what he did. They taunted him until he took revenge without amends. It was a tasty lesson for Fatty Fatty No Friends.”
As the fattest kid in school, Tommy lives a lonely, living nightmare. When his classmates' taunting goes too far, Tommy embarks on a cannibalistic vengeance spree. A dark adult fable diving into the lunchtime of life, where bullies are delicious. This award winning production features music described by audiences as a cross between Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd" and Danny Elfman's "The Nightmare Before Christmas." This dark operetta premiered in 2014 as part of the New York International Fringe Festival where it played to sold-out audiences, extended to the FringeNYC/Edinburgh Encore Series and received rave reviews including a Time Out NY Critic's Pick.
This award winning production was conceived and directed by Mind The Art Entertainment's Artistic Director Christian De Gré with Associate Director R. Patrick Alberty and features Musical Direction by Aaron Butler. FATTY FATTY NO FRIENDS features original music & orchestrations by De Gré (2015 FRIGID New York Audience Favorite Award Winner.), lyrics by Joseph Reese Anderson and is based upon the original story by author Serrana Gay. The show features costume design by Ashley Soliman (2014 FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award winner), make-up design by Kate Marley and created by make-up artist Louiza Diavolitsis, and lighting design by Betsy Chester. Produced by Christian De Gré, R. Patrick Alberty & Serrana Gay.
FEATURING
Tommy: Jason Sofge
Emily: Charly Dannis
Bobby: Malcolm Yancey
Sally: Mia Thomas
Mark: Vinnie Urdea
Halle: Mollie Craven
Feast: Christian De Gré
Famine: Jessica Futran
Piano: Aaron Butler
Bass Clarinet: Jeffrey Hodes
Viola: Mattie Kaiser
French Horn: Darcie Kozlowski