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Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. It opened off-Broadway in May 1959, and then moved to Broadway .
Once Upon a Mattress is a 2005 made-for-television musical comedy film directed by Kathleen Marshall. The teleplay by Janet Brownell is based on the 1959 musical of the same name , which in turn was based on the 1835 fairytale The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen .
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To call Sutton Foster’s performance in “Once Upon a Mattress” physical would be a gross understatement. Rarely have feet played such a prominent role in the history of musical comedy.
And despite a wonderful cast that seems to be having a great time, there's never a wow moment. Since her 2002 breakthrough in "Thoroughly Modern Millie," theater lovers have known that Foster can ...
Once Upon a Mattress (1959, musical) [15] – Gilford initially played the role of King Sextimus Off-Broadway. When the show moved to Broadway, the role was played by Will Lee instead. Gilford, though, reprised his Sextimus performance for two television productions of the musical. The Tenth Man (1959–1961, play) [15]
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Jane Sperry Connell (pronounced con-NELL, née Bennett; October 27, 1925 – September 22, 2013) [1] was an American actress and singer.. Connell is best known for originating the role of Agnes Gooch in the 1966 stage musical and 1974 film musical versions of Auntie Mame.