NEW YORK—Sutton Foster does a dazzling turn in the Broadway revival of the 1959 musical comedy “Once Upon a Mattress.” Featuring a book by Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer, and Dean Fuller, music by Mary Rodgers, and lyrics by Barer, it uses the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale “The Princess and the Pea” as a starting point.
Adapted by Amy Sherman-Palladino, the show presents a hilarious take on the fish out of water premise—with knights, a castle and a royal curse thrown in for good measure. This production was first seen as part of the Encores! series at New York City Center last season. Foster and several of the cast recreate their roles here.
