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Once Upon a Mattress was written as a shorter play at the Tamiment adult summer camp resort. The play was later expanded for the Broadway stage. The play was later expanded for the Broadway stage. Initial reviews of the play were mixed, but critics and actors alike were surprised by the show's enduring popularity.
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.
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.
Close to the climax of “Once Upon a Mattress,” now revived on Broadway for the second time, Princess Winnifred (Sutton Foster) has reached the end of her rope. After the frustrations of the ...
She played the role of Princess Winifred the Woebegone in the 1961 revival of Once Upon a Mattress, and Dora in the 1962 revival of Fiorello! She returned to Broadway in 1974 to appear in Lorelei with Carol Channing. Goodman was described as "the darling of dinner theaters, regional theaters, summer stock, you name it."
Those were some of the comments overheard from very happy audience members after a recent performance of the Broadway revival of "Once Upon a Mattress," starring the mega-talented Sutton Foster.
Once Upon a Mattress: Princess Winifred the Woebegone Made-for-TV movie [40] 1974 6 Rms Riv Vu: Anne Miller Made-for-TV movie [41] Out to Lunch: Herself TV special directed by Bill Davis. 1975 Twigs: Emily / Celia / Dorothy / Ma Made-for-TV movie [42] 1976 The Sonny & Cher Show: Herself / Various Characters 2 episodes Van Dyke and Company: Herself
Optimistic, curious, adventurous. Also: Zero complexity. That’s how Sutton Foster describes Princess Fred, the character she plays in the Broadway revival of “Once Upon a Mattress.” Listen ...