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| Once Upon a Mattress | |
|---|---|
 Original bandage recording | |
| Music | Mary Rodgers |
| Lyrics | Marshall Barer |
| Volume | Jay Thompson Marshall Barer Dean Fuller |
| Basis | Fairy tale The Princess and the Pea |
| Productions | 1958 Camp Tamiment, PA 1959 Off-Broadway 1959 Broadway 1960 United states of america Tour 1960 West End 1964 U.Southward. Telly 1972 U.S. Television 1996 Broadway revival 2005 U.South. Television |
Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy with music past Mary Rodgers, lyrics past Marshall Barer, and book past Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. It opened off-Broadway in May 1959, and then moved to Broadway. The play was written as a humorous adaptation of the 1835 Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea".
Once Upon a Mattress was first written as a shorter play at the Tamiment adult summer campsite resort. The play was after expanded for the Broadway stage. Initial reviews of the play were mixed, but critics and actors alike were surprised by the show'south enduring popularity. One time Upon a Mattress is a popular option for loftier school drama programs and community theatre groups.
Productions [edit]
The original production opened on May xi, 1959, at the off-Broadway Phoenix Theatre[ane] (now transformed into a multi-plex cinema, located on the Lower East Side), transferred later in the year to Broadway at the Alvin Theatre (now known as the Neil Simon Theatre) then to several other Broadway theaters, finally playing at the St. James Theatre, for a full run of 244 performances.[2] The musical was directed by George Abbott and choreographed by Joe Layton. Once Upon A Mattress marked the Broadway debut of later stage and Television set personality Carol Burnett, who originated the role of Princess Winnifred. Also featured were Joseph Bova, Allen Case, Jack Gilford and Matt Mattox. Jane White played the role of Queen Aggravain. Jack Gilford played King Sextimus The Silent and was later replaced by Will Lee, Gilford's standby, prior to the show's move to Broadway. The musical received a Tony Award nomination for All-time Musical besides every bit a All-time Leading Extra nomination for Carol Burnett. When Burnett left the show, veteran television extra Ann B. Davis took over the leading role.
In Baronial 1960, soon after the closing of the Broadway run, rehearsals were called for a seven-calendar month US tour which would move from city to metropolis by train, truck and bus. Jack Sydow stepped from his role every bit King into the position of Managing director. Dody Goodman played Winnifred at commencement, and then Imogene Coca picked upwardly the office. Carol Arthur understudied them both, and played the Nightingale of Samarkand.[3] Fritzi Burr played the Queen and Buster Keaton played the King. Keaton's married woman Eleanor was placed in the chorus. Keaton warmed upwardly to the cast of younger actors, dispensing grandfatherly advice and chocolates freely.[4]
A London production of the musical opened at the Adelphi Theatre on September twenty, 1960 where it ran for 24 performances. The cast included Jane Connell every bit Winnifred, Robin Hunter as Dauntless, Milo O'Shea as the King, Bill Kerr equally the Wizard and Max Wall as the Jester.[5] EMI Records took the bandage into the recording studio and recorded a London Cast album. This was issued on an HMV LP. The anthology was included on a CD titled "Once upon a Mattress" issued by Sepia Records in 2010.[six]
A Broadway revival opened on December nineteen, 1996, at the Broadhurst Theatre and closed on May 31, 1997 subsequently 188 regular performances and 35 previews. It starred Sarah Jessica Parker as Winnifred, David Aaron Baker as Dauntless, Lewis Cleale as Sir Harry, Heath Lamberts as the King, Tom Alan Robbins as the Wizard, David Hibbard every bit the Jester, Tom Alan Robbins as Master Merton and Jane Krakowski as Lady Larken.[7] The production was nominated for the 1997 Tony Honor for Best Revival of a Musical.[vii]
The musical opened Off-Broadway, produced by the Transport Group, at the Abrons Arts Center on December thirteen, 2015 for a express run which ended on Jan iii, 2016. Directed by Jack Cummings III, the cast featured Jackie Hoffman as Princess Winnifred, John Epperson every bit Queen Aggravain, Jessica Fontana every bit Lady Larken, David Greenspan as The King, and Hunter Ryan Herdlicka equally The Minstrel.[8]
Television adaptations [edit]
1964 [edit]
The first television receiver accommodation was aired on June three, 1964, on CBS. The production was videotaped in black and white in front of a live audience and featured Burnett, Bova, Gilford, and White from the original Broadway cast, likewise as new principals Pecker Hayes as the Minstrel, Shani Wallis as Lady Larken and Elliott Gould (in his beginning 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.[9] The disharmonize apropos Sir Harry and Lady Larken was downplayed to that they were married in secret.
Carol Burnett and Ken Berry in the 1972 tv production.
1972 [edit]
The second television adaptation was circulate on December 12, 1972, on CBS. This production, videotaped in color, included original Broadway cast members Burnett, Gilford and White, and also featured Bernadette Peters every bit Lady Larken, Ken Drupe as Prince Dauntless, Ron Husmann as Harry, and Wally Cox as The Jester. It was directed by Ron Field and Dave Powers.[10] Again, several songs were eliminated and characters were combined or altered. Since the parts of the Minstrel and the Wizard were cut from this adaptation, a new prologue was written with Burnett singing "Many Moons Ago" equally a bedtime story.[nine] In 2016, the special was included every bit a bonus feature on the DVD Carol + 2: The Original Queens of One-act.[11]
2005 [edit]
The tertiary television version, which aired on December 18, 2005, on ABC in the United states as role of The Wonderful World of Disney and was released on DVD two days later, starred Carol Burnett as Queen Aggravain, Denis O'Hare as Prince Dauntless, Tom Smothers equally King Sextimus, Tracey Ullman as Princess Winnifred, Zooey Deschanel every bit Lady Larken, and Matthew Morrison every bit Sir Harry.[12] It was directed by Kathleen Marshall and executive produced past Burnett and Martin Tudor.[12] The beginning portion, cut from the DVD release, features a girl, who meets Cinderella, telling her female parent the story of that story. The Minstrel was cut from this version, negating and besides cutting near of the songs featuring the Minstrel except "Normandy," which was changed to draw Larken's and Sir Harry'due south honeymoon. Boosted plot changes include the Rex hiding to overhear the Queen and Sorcerer plotting the exam, and then collaborating with the Jester, Larken, and Harry.
Plot [edit]
Act I [edit]
A fictional medieval kingdom in 15th-Century Europe is ruled by the stray Queen Aggravain and the mute Rex Sextimus the Silent. King Sextimus suffers from a expletive that tin can only be reversed "when the mouse devours the militarist." The Minstrel sings of the Princess and the Pea ("Many Moons Ago"), just reveals the story to be fake, though he knows the truthful tale because he was there when information technology happened. The princess in the story is non the get-go princess tested to see if she is worthy of marrying Prince Dauntless the Drab—she is the thirteenth princess. The 24-hour interval the Minstrel arrives, the Queen, alongside her confidante, the Wizard, is testing Princess #12 with an unfair quiz. To the Queen's delight, the princess misses the last question: "What was the middle name of the girl-in-police of the best friend of the blacksmith who forged the sword that killed the Fauna?" and is given a rubber chicken by Sir Studley. The populace of the castle complains about an unjust law levied past Queen Aggravain: "Throughout the country no one may wed, 'till Dauntless shares his hymeneals bed." However, every petitioning princess is sent away after failing unfair tests devised by the Queen. Information technology seems that no one is good enough to marry Prince Brave ("An Opening for a Princess").
The crisis escalates when the leading knight of the realm, Sir Harry, discovers that his girlfriend, Lady Larken, is pregnant. Though Lady Larken says that she will run away so he will never have to face embarrassment and the loss of his station, Sir Harry decides that he will prepare out to find a princess himself ("In a Little While"). He petitions the Queen who immediately says no, but when Dauntless manages to speak up and beg, she gives in.
The Minstrel tells the audition that in the original story, the princess arrived at the castle on a stormy night ("Many Moons Agone - Reprise"), but it is not night at all-and the princess only looked as though she went through a storm. Princess Winnifred the Woebegone, a brash and unrefined princess from the marshlands, was and so eager to arrive that she swam the castle moat. She immediately charms Dauntless, Studley, and the knights and most of the kingdom ("Shy"). Yet, she besides earns the utter loathing of the evil Queen, who vows to cease her.
The King discovers Larken'southward pregnancy and pantomimes this to his confidantes, the Minstrel and the Jester. He tells them to not say a discussion, merely they both are more worried about the King letting it slip, because even though he is mute, he can still communicate ("The Minstrel, the Jester, and I"). Afterwards, the Queen, assisted by the Magician, designs a test for Winnifred based on something they are sure she has not got at all—sensitivity. They volition place a tiny pea beneath twenty thick featherlike mattresses. If Winnifred is unable to slumber due to the pea, then she will be sensitive plenty to marry Dauntless ("Sensitivity").
Meanwhile, Winnifred tells Dauntless and the ladies in waiting nigh her home in the swamp ("The Swamps of Home") and meets the Male monarch, and they immediately like each other. So, later on spilling a purple vase filled with fresh new babe'due south breath, Winnifred is caught cleaning the mess by Lady Larken who mistakes her for a chambermaid. Soon Harry gets mad at Larken for her mistake and they get in a fight. Larken vows that she will run far far away where she will never see him once again.
The Male monarch, the Minstrel and the Jester catch Larken trying to run away, and they try to stop her simply in the end make up one's mind to help her escape to Normandy ("Normandy"). Later that night, the Queen throws a ball then Winnifred can dance the almost exhausting dance in the earth, "The Spanish Panic". The Queen hopes that Winnifred will tire herself, but the plan fails. Winnifred is the last one standing as everyone collapses from exhaustion at the trip the light fantastic toe'southward climax. She asks Dauntless to try to give her a clue as to what the test might be, but he's not sure. He brings out a huge barbell that one of the princesses was asked to elevator, simply fifty-fifty he cannot lift it. Winnifred does easily and Dauntless admits that he loves her. Winnifred mentions that her nickname is Fred and Brave sings of his love for her as she practices numerous tasks she might accept to do for the test, including singing, dancing, wrestling, acting, playing the Minstrel's lute, pantomiming and drinking herself unconscious ("Song of Love").
Deed II [edit]
Later on that night the Queen leads the knights and ladies as they carry the xx mattresses to Fred's room ("Quiet"), and she catches the Minstrel, the Jester, the Rex, and Larken (disguised in Dauntless' clothes) running abroad. The Minstrel tries to protect Larken by proverb he was escaping with Larken against her volition. The Queen declares that the Minstrel will be banished by daybreak. Fred and Brave written report for the test, and Fred convinces Larken to prepare things with Harry. Larken leaves to find Harry, Dauntless bids Fred goodnight, and at present she is left alone. While studying a fairytale, she complains about how other fairy tale princesses had it piece of cake and how she wants to live happily ever afterward ("Happily E'er Afterward"). Rex Sextimus has a man to man talk with Dauntless about the birds and the bees completely in pantomime ("Human being to Man Talk"). The Jester and Minstrel trick the Magician into telling them of the test and the Jester reminisces about his male parent's dancing days ("Very Soft Shoes").
Sir Harry and Lady Larken come across each other and they confess that their love is stronger than ever ("Yesterday I Loved You lot"). When Fred is finally ready for bed, the Queen brings in various people, including the Nightingale of Samarkand, to sing her to sleep ("Nightingale Lullaby") but Winnifred is kept wide awake. Information technology seems that there is some "lump" under the mattresses that is keeping her from relaxing. She starts counting sheep.
Dauntless dresses in his finest to see Winnifred pass the test, but the Queen tells him to his keen disappointment that the test has already happened and what it was. Dauntless is heartbroken until Winnifred drowsily stumbles into the throne room while still counting sheep. Everyone is ecstatic that Winnifred has passed but the Queen insists that Dauntless should not throw himself away on Winnifred. Brave has had enough of his mother'south attempts to control his life and finally yells, "I told you to shut upward!". The expletive on King Sextimus is lifted (the "mouse"- Brave, has metaphorically devoured the "hawk"- Queen Aggravain). Aggravain discovers that she cannot talk and the King tin, so Dauntless and Winnifred are gratis to be married. The Male monarch forces the Queen to hop, skip, and jump around the room to everyone's amusement, and with this, she is forced to stride downward.
Finally the real reason why Winnifred passed the test is revealed. After learning most the examination, the Rex, Minstrel, and Jester stuffed the mattresses total of weapons, jousting equipment, and other sharp items. All the items are removed by the Jester in the finale ("Finale"). Later on the items are removed Winnifred still has problem sleeping until Dauntless takes the pea out from under the mattress, when she and then falls asleep well-nigh immediately. Everyone, in classic fairy-tale tradition, lives happily ever later on.
Characters [edit]
- Prince Dauntless - The son of Queen Aggravain and Rex Sextimus, who is slightly childlike, only hands falls in dear with the princess just as he has with the many that have come before.
- Princess Winnifred - The princess that comes from the swamp, who is brought to the castle by Sir Harry. She is also childlike and also much less refined than the rest of the castle's residents. She was far out of where the kingdom had searched for princesses before, merely Sir Harry was noble enough to travel to find one like her.
- Queen Aggravain - The wife of King Sextimus, who makes every princess take the extremely hard tests she creates. She is arrogant and full of herself and is in abiding disagreement with the King despite his not being able to talk.
- Rex Sextimus - The (cursed) husband of Queen Aggravain, who wishes to make love with some other woman, which all simply turn it in to a game of sorts. He communicates via hand gestures before he speaks at the cease and allows for the prince and princess to exist married.
- The Minstrel - The narrator of the musical, who helps the male monarch and the jester many times, and all are very skillful friends. He is besides very clever in his way of getting things, but is kind and smart with the way he does it.
- The Jester - A complicated character of sorts, who is meant to be funny but instead is more sad or annoying than humorous. The jester is groovy friends with the king and the minstrel, and translates for the rex ofttimes.
- Sir Harry - The noble knight of the kingdom, who is in dearest with Lady Larken. He is the one who searches for the Princess Winnifred, later passing the mountains and the badlands. His true reason for bringing a princess to the kingdom was so that he and Lady Larken could be married, likewise as all the residue of the kingdom.
- Lady Larken - The very kind and refined nobility, who wishes to be married with Sir Harry, and carries his child. She believes at offset that Princess Winnifred was a chambermaid, and even so voiced that she did later. She attempts to escape the kingdom after breaking upwards with Sir Harry for a nighttime, but returns to him and they autumn in love again ("Yesterday I Loved You").
- Wizard - A very placidity person, who usually keeps to himself, although he is basically the Queen's minion, and puts her tests for the princesses in action. He does like the jester and minstrel though, and they bond over the jester's father and other things, and then proceeds to tell her and the minstrel of the examination idea.
- Ensemble - The men and women of the kingdom, who wish to be married to each other throughout the play. They also highly encourage the prince to get married because they cannot be married until the prince marries a princess.
Musical numbers [edit]
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Characters and original bandage [edit]
| Grapheme | Original Broadway | 1996 Broadway Revival |
|---|---|---|
| Prince Brave | Joseph Bova | David Aaron Baker |
| Princess Winnifred | Carol Burnett | Sarah Jessica Parker |
| Queen Aggravain | Jane White | Mary Lou Rosato |
| Lady Larken | Anne Jones | Jane Krakowski |
| Sir Harry | Allen Case | Lewis Cleale |
| Male monarch Sextimus | Jack Gilford | Heath Lamberts |
| Jester | Matt Mattox | David Hibbard |
| Minstrel | Harry Snow | Lawrence Clayton |
| Wizard | Robert Weil | Tom Alan Robbins |
Notable Broadway cast replacements [edit]
- Winnifred – Ann B. Davis
Awards and nominations [edit]
Original Broadway product [edit]
| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Tony Accolade | Best Musical | Dean Fuller, Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer and Mary Rodgers | Nominated |
| Best Performance by a Leading Extra in a Musical | Ballad Burnett | Nominated | ||
| Theatre Earth Accolade | Won | |||
1996 Broadway revival [edit]
| Yr | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Tony Honour | All-time Revival of a Musical | Nominated | |
References [edit]
- ^ Whittemore, Tim. "Once Upon A Mattress". Musical Heaven. Retrieved 2009-04-22 .
- ^ IBDB. "One time Upon a Mattress". Retrieved 2011-12-05 .
- ^ DomDeluise.com Carol Arthur
- ^ Meade, Marion (1997). Buster Keaton: Cut to the Chase. Da Capo. p. 284. ISBN0-306-80802-one.
- ^ Information about the London product
- ^ "Sepia Records". Sepia Records. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ a b Once Upon a Mattress Playbill (vault), accessed Demember 4, 2019
- ^ Cloudless, Olivia. "'One time Upon a Mattress' Revival, Starring Jackie Hoffman, Opens Tonight" Playbill, December 13, 2015
- ^ a b Mandelbaum, Ken (January 6, 2006). "Insider: DVDs: Many Moons Ago". Broadway.com. Retrieved Apr 22, 2009.
- ^ "In one case Upon a Mattress 1972". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Dissemination System (Time Warner). Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ amazon - Ballad+2 DVD
- ^ a b "Once Upon a Mattress". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting Organisation (Time Warner. Retrieved Oct 6, 2016.
External links [edit]
- One time Upon a Mattress at the Cyberspace Broadway Database
- Once Upon a Mattress 1964 idiot box adaptation at IMDb
- In one case Upon a Mattress 1972 television adaptation at IMDb
- Once Upon a Mattress 2005 idiot box adaptation at IMDb
- Once Upon a Mattress plot summary and grapheme descriptions on StageAgent
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