An uproarious update of Hans Christian Andersens The Princess and the Pea, Once Upon A Mattress sets an unapologetic free spirit loose in a repressed kingdom, where Winnifred the Woebegone charms, delights, and dances her way to the top of a stack of mattresses. Full of gloriously catchy melodies like Shy and In a Little While, the musical first premiered in 1959, with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. The production is directed by Lear deBessonet.
Starring two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster as Princess Winnifred, along with Michael Urie as Prince Dauntless, Nikki Renée Daniels as Lady Larken, David Patrick Kelly as King Sextimus the Silent, Ana Gasteyer as Queen Aggravain, Will Chase as Sir Harry, Daniel Breaker as the Jester, and Brooks Ashmanskas as the Wizard. The ensemble includes Daniel Beeman, Wendi Bergamini, Taylor Marie Daniel, Cicily Daniels, Ben Davis, Sheldon Henry, Oyoyo Joi, Amanda LaMotte, Sarah Michele Lindsey, Michael Olaribigbe, Adam Roberts, Jeffrey Schecter, Darius Wright, and Richard Riaz Yoder.
The recording features orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin. Encores! Music Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell serves as Music Supervisor, with Annbritt duChateau as Music Director and Kimberlee Wertz as Music Coordinator. Music Contractor is Jill Del'Abate.
The 2024 Broadway Cast Recording is produced by Emmy Award-winner Amy Sherman-Palladino, Tony Award-winner Adam Guettel, Emmy and 4-time Grammy Award-winner Lawrence Manchester, Mary-Mitchell Campbell and Jenny Gersten and Executive Produced by Van Dean for Center Stage Records and Douglas Denoff for Shout! Broadway.
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