Once Upon a Mattress

Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy that premiered on Broadway in 1959, based on Hans Christian Andersen's story of "The Princess and the Pea."
The show was adapted for television in 1964, 1972, and 2005, and revived on Broadway in 1996.
==References==
*One of the posters in the lobby for Sesame Street: The Musical depicts Rosita atop a pile of mattresses for a show titled Once Upon a Monster.
==Connections==
*Carol Arthur played Lady Lucille and the Nightingale of Samarkand in the first national tour (1960)
*Carol Burnett originated the role of Princess Winnifred on Broadway (and reprised in the 1964 and 1972 versions) and played Queen Aggravain in the 2005 film
*Imogene Coca played Princess Winnifred in the second national tour (1960)
*Zooey Deschanel played Lady Larkin in the 2005 film
*Sutton Foster played Princess Winnifred in the 2024 Encores! production and its subsequent Broadway run
*Ana Gasteyer played Queen Aggravain in the 2024 Broadway revival
*Jack Gilford originated King Septimus on Broadway
*Elliott Gould played Jester in the 1964 television special.
*Edward Hibbert played The Wizard in the 2005 film
*Jane Krakowski played Lady Larkin in the 1996 revival
*Will Lee was a standby and then replacement as King Septimus in the original Broadway run 
*Sarah Jessica Parker played Princess Winnifred in the 1996 revival
*Bernadette Peters played Lady Larkin in the 1972 television production
*Tom Smothers played King Septimus in the 2005 film
*Tracey Ullman played Princess Winnifred in the 2005 film
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Category:Stage References