Once Upon a Mattress
Music by Mary Rodgers
Lyrics by Marshall Barer
Book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller and Marshall Barer
directed by Trina Williamson
Performance dates: April 3 - May 3, 2009
Show times: Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM; Sundays at 2:30 PM
If you thought you knew the
story of The Princess and the Pea, you may be in for a
walloping surprise!
Did you know, for
instance, that Princess Winifred actually swam the moat to reach
Prince Dauntless the Drab? Or that Lady Larken's love for Sir Harry
provided a rather compelling reason that she reach the bridal altar
post haste? Or that, in fact, it wasn't the pea at all that caused
the princess a sleepless night?
Carried on a wave of
wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and
melodic, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal
courtship and comeuppance provides for some side-splitting
shenanigans.
Chances are, you'll never
look at fairy tales quite the same way again. |
