Original Broadway Cast, 1959 (Kapp/MCA) The fairy tale source material is "The Princess and the Pea," given a satirical fleshing-out. But Once Upon a Mattress was really a Cinderella show. Its composer was theatrical royalty: Mary Rodgers, daughter of Richard. Its lyricist, Marshall Barer, was unknown, and so was most of the cast. A big-league … Continue reading Once Upon a Mattress →
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 04:18PM on October 8, 2015