Once Upon A Mattress

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In the literature39 passages

When Carol Burnett was replaced by Ann B. Davis in Once Upon a Mattress, the musical quickly disappeared. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p828

Just in time for Christmas in 1996, a new production of the musical Once Upon A Mattress arrived, but it did not enjoy the success of the 1959 production which brought stardom to Carol Burnett. Sarah Jessica Parker, Jane Krakowski, Lewis Cleale, and David Aaron Baker headed the cast of the new version and the show, des… book:at-this-theatre-100-years-of-broadway-shows-stories-and-botto-louis-viagas-rober#p126

She and Marshall Barer wrote the score to the hit Once upon a Mattress (5/11/59; 460 performances). It opened at the Phoenix Theater, and a new star was born, Carol Burnett. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p27

Neil Simon returned to the Broadhurst following Sarah Jessica Parker’s appearance in an ill-conceived revival of Once upon a Mattress (12/19/96; 188 performances) that failed in every respect. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p106

Mary Rodgers (1931—_) wrote the refreshing Once Upon a Mattress in 1959. book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-a-critical-quotebook-of-compiled-by-steven-suski#p849

The lyrics by Marshall Barer and Fred Tobias, who also worked on Once Upon a Mattress. book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-steven-suskin#p761

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