Once Upon a Mattress

Synopsis

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. The musical story of THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA, this television adaption of the 1959 Broadway hit was videotaped in black and white in front of a live audience and featured Burnett, Bova, Gilford, and White from the original Broadway cast, as well as new principals Bill Hayes as the Minstrel, Shani Wallis as Lady Larken and Elliott Gould (in his first appearance on any screen) as the Jester. Due to the reduced running time of 90 minutes, several songs and scenes were either cut or shortened. The conflict concerning Sir Harry and Lady Larkin was downplayed so that they were married in secret.

Main Cast

Carol Burnett

Princess Winnifred

Age : N/A | Popularity : 72%

Jane White

Queen Aggravain

Age : 88 | Popularity : 3%

Jack Gilford

King Sextimus

Age : N/A | Popularity : 34%

Joseph Bova

Prince Dauntless

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Elliott Gould

Jester

Age : 86 | Popularity : 100%

Shani Wallis

Lady Larken

Age : N/A | Popularity : 32%

Bill Hayes

Minstrel

Age : 99 | Popularity : 7%

Jack Fletcher

Wizard

Age : 68 | Popularity : 16%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Sound	Jay Fairman
	Songs	Mary Rodgers
Art	Set Decoration	Charles Lisanby
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Hazel Roy
Production	Producer	Joe Hamilton
	Executive Producer	Bob Banner
Directing	Director	Dave Geisel Joe Layton
Writing	Writer	Jay Thompson Dean Fuller Marshall Barer
	Lyricist	Marshall Barer
Department	Role	Name

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