Once Upon a Mattress Music by Mary Rodgers Lyrics by Marshall Barer Book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller & Marshall Barer Concert Adaptation by Amy Sherman-Palladino Featuring The Encores! Orchestra Music Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell Directed by Lear deBessonet Starring Sutton Foster In 1959, two as-yet-untested stars made their Broadway debuts: Mary Rodgers, with a gorgeous score that put her on the map, and Carol Burnett, in her first stage role as the brassy, loveable Princess Winifred the Woebegone—or “Fred” to her friends. More than six decades later, musical theater legend Sutton Foster (The Music Man) returns to the City Center stage alongside an all-star creative team to recapture that same infectious energy and joy. Led by Encores! Artistic Director Lear deBessonet (Into the Woods, Lionel Bart’s Oliver!) and with a new concert adaptation by Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Once Upon a Mattress sets an unapologetic free spirit loose in a repressed kingdom, reveling in Fred’s ability to charm and transform with willpower, honesty, and a little bit of help from her friends. Full of gloriously catchy melodies like “Shy” and “In a Little While,” this uproarious update of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Princess and the Pea” promises both classic charms and new delights.
By: Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, Marshall Barer, adapted by Amy Sherman-Palladino
Songs by: Mary Rodgers (music) and Marshall Barer (lyrics)
Director: Lear deBessonet
Choreography: Lorin Latarro
Cast list: Sutton Foster (as Princess Winifred), Michael Urie (as Prince Dauntless), Nikki Renée Daniels (as Lady Larken), J. Harrison Ghee (as Jester through 2/2), DeMarius R. Copes (as Jester as of 2/3), Harriet Harris (as Queen Aggravain), Cheyenne Jackson (as Sir Harry), Francis Jue (as Wizard), David Patrick Kelly (as King Sextimus the Silent)
Design: David Zinn
Costumes: Andrea Hood
Lighting: Amith Chandrashaker
Sound: Kai Harada
Other info: Orchestrations by Hershy Kay, Arthur Beck, Carroll Huxley; hair and wig design by J. Jared Janas; physical comedy and effects by Skylar Fox; music coordination by Kimberlee Wertz; music direction by Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Wheelchair access, assistive listening devices
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