Once Upon a Mattress (1972)
Overview
The second television adaptation of Once Upon a Mattress was broadcast on December 12, 1972, on CBS. This production, videotaped in color, included original Broadway cast members Burnett, Gilford and White, and also featured Bernadette Peters as Lady Larken, Ken Berry as Prince Dauntless, Ron Husmann as Harry, and Wally Cox as The Jester. It was directed by Ron Field and Dave Powers. Again, several songs were eliminated and characters were combined or altered. Since the parts of the Minstrel and the Wizard were cut from this adaptation, a new prologue was written with Burnett singing "Many Moons Ago" as a bedtime story.
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| Original Language | en |
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Directed By
Dave Powers
Ron Field
Crew
Marshall Barer
Dean Fuller
Jay Thompson
Dave Powers
Ron Field
Bob Davis
Peter Matz
Marshall Barer
Bill Harp
Bob Mackie
Roselle Friedland
Bob Priest
Al Schultz
Roger Beatty
Ron Field
Nat Farber
Joe Hamilton
Robert Wright
Mary Rodgers
Paul Barnes
TOP CAST
Carol Burnett
Princess Winifred the Woebegone
Ken Berry
Prince Dauntless
Jane White
Queen Aggravain
Bernadette Peters
Lady Larkin
Jack Gilford
King Sextimus
Wally Cox
The Jester
Ron Husmann
Sir Harry
Nora Denney
Lady Agatha
Sivi Aberg
Princess No. 12
Leonard Crofoot
Dancer
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