Once Upon a Mattress (Broadway, Neil Simon Theatre, 1959) | Playbill

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Once Upon a Mattress

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Once Upon a Mattress Playbill - July 1959
Once Upon a Mattress Playbill - July 1959
Once Upon a Mattress Playbill - Dec 1959
Once Upon a Mattress Playbill - Dec 1959
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SYNOPSIS: In this musical version of The Princess and the Pea, Princess Winnifred is an ungainly, brash girl competing for the hand of Prince Dauntless, whose domineering mother Queen Aggravain has declared he must marry a "true" princess before anyone else in the kingdom can marry.

Once Upon a Mattress played 216 performances Off-Broadway at the Phoenix Theatre, followed by 244 performances on Broadway at the Alvin, Winter Garden, Cort and St. James Theatres.
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  • Dan Resin
    Dan Resin
    Sir Harry
    (Replacement)
    Sir Daniel
    (Original)
  • Dorothy Frank
    Dorothy Frank
    Lady Dora
    (Original)
    Lady Beatrice
    (Replacement)
    Queen
    (Replacement)
  • Tom Mixon
    Tom Mixon
    Sir Luce
    (Original)
    Sir Studley
    (Replacement)
  • Marjorie Pragon
    Marjorie Pragon
    Lady Mabelle
    (Replacement)
    Lady Merrill
    (Replacement)
    Princess
    (Replacement)
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Pro Info

  • Opening Date
    Nov 25 1959
  • Closing Date
    Jul 2 1960
  • Performances
    460 as of May 30, 2023
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Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959
Once Upon A Mattress - July 1, 1959

Awards

Theatre World Awards
1960 Theatre World Award Winner
Tony Award
1960 Best Actress in a Musical Nominee
1960 Musical Nominee

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Photos
Carol Burnett in Once Upon a Mattress (1959) (Horizontal Crop - HR)
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