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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 .
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.
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.
Made-for-TV movie: 1964 Once Upon a Mattress: Princess Winnifred [36] Made-for-TV movie 1964–1965 The Entertainers: Herself 7 episodes 1966–1967 The Lucy Show: Carol Bradford 4 episodes 1966 Password: Herself Celebrity guest star Carol + 2: Herself Variety/sketch comedy [37] [38] 1967 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Corporal Carol Barnes Episode ...
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 ...
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 ...
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."
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