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The official website for the Broadway revival of 'Once Upon a Mattress' starring Sutton Foster and Michael Urie. Adapted by Amy Sherman-Palladino, the beloved musical plays at the Hudson Theatre from July 31.
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. It opened off-Broadway in May 1959, and then moved to Broadway.
Now able to speak, King Sextimus regains his rightful position as leader of the kingdom, and all is well. Mary Rodger’s classic Once Upon A Mattress is a delightful musical that is sure to become a fan favorite in theatres everywhere!
Once Upon a Mattress, the iconic musical comedy, is back on Broadway for the first time since 1996. Two-time Tony® winner Sutton Foster gives what The New York Times calls an “ebullient, joyful, perfectly goofy” performance as Princess Winnifred the Woebegone.
Starring musical theater legend Sutton Foster (The Music Man) as Princess Winifred and Michael Urie (Ugly Betty) as Prince Dauntless, Once Upon a Mattress is the uproarious retelling of Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Princess and the Pea.” Led by Tony-nominated Encores!
Full of gloriously catchy melodies like “Shy” and “In a Little While,” this uproarious update of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Princess and the Pea promises both classic charms and new delights. Directed by Tony-nominated Encores!
The funniest musical of all bedtime is returning to Broadway! Sutton Foster stars in Once Upon a Mattress. Performances begin July 31st.
