"Ebullient, Joyful!"
The New York Times
Sutton Foster in
Once Upon a Mattress
December 10, 2024 – January 5, 2025
Ticket Price (all-in pricing including fees)
Starts at $51.75
Single Tickets
On sale: September 25, 2024
Friends Ticket Presale
Presale begins September 11, 2024
DIRECT FROM BROADWAY! TONY WINNER SUTTON FOSTER STARS ALONGSIDE STAGE ROYALTY MICHAEL URIE & ANA GASTEYER
Musical theatre legend Sutton Foster (The Drowsy Chaperone, The Music Man) returns to the Ahmanson Theatre as Princess Winnifred in this beloved musical fairytale. Full of gloriously catchy melodies like “Shy” and “In a Little While,” this uproarious update of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Princess and the Pea promises both classic charms and new delights.
Directed by Tony-nominated Encores! Artistic Director Lear deBessonet (Into the Woods) and with a new adaptation by Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Once Upon a Mattress sets an unapologetic free spirit loose in a repressed kingdom, reveling in Winnifred’s ability to charm and transform with willpower, honesty, and a little bit of help from her friends.
"A Role Sutton Foster was born to play"
The Sun
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Show Details
Once Upon a Mattress
Music by Mary Rodgers
Lyrics by Marshall Barer
Book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, & Marshall Barer
Adapted by Amy Sherman-Palladino
Choreography by Lorin Latarro
Directed by Lear deBessonet
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Friday, December 13, 2024
KCRW Member Nights
KCRW members are invited to join us on select evenings for KCRW Member Nights—a series of performances with pre-show receptions exclusively for KCRW members. Enjoy light hors d'oeuvres and beverages (including wine!) before select performances at Vespaio. Just use promo code KCRW during checkout to access your KCRW Member discount and automatically RSVP to the reception.
Tuesday, December 10, 8pm
Reception begins at 6:45pm and performances begin at 8pm.
Join us for our Dining Series featuring Rossoblu
Limited "dinner and a show" tickets are available for select performances of Once Upon a Mattress, featuring dinner at 5:30pm and the show at 8pm on specified dates at Rossoblu: December 11, 18, 19, 26, and January 2.
This offer is available online only. All sales (and reservations) are final. Any further questions regarding your dinner reservation can be directed to Rossoblu at (213) 749-1099.
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Daniel Breaker (center) and the cast of Once Upon a Mattress. Photo by Joan Marcus.
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David Patrick Kelly, Nikki Renee Daniels and Daniel Breaker. Photo by Joan Marcus.
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Sutton Foster (center) and the cast of Once Upon a Mattress. Photo by Joan Marcus.
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Will Chase & Nikki Renee Daniels. Photo by Joan Marcus
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Sutton Foster & Michael Urie (center) and the cast of Once Upon a Mattress. Photo by Joan Marcus.
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Cast of Once Upon a Mattress. Photo by Joan Marcus.
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David Patrick Kelly, Ana Gasteyer and Michael Urie. Photo by Joan Marcus.
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Michael Urie & Sutton Foster (center) and the cast of 'Once Upon a Mattress'. Photo by Joan Marcus.
Cast
Princess Winnifred the Woebegone
Sutton Foster
Prince Dauntless
Michael Urie
Queen Aggravain
Ana Gasteyer
Wizard
Kevin Del Aguila
Jester
Daniel Breaker
Sir Harry
Ben Davis
Lady Larken
Oyoyo Joi
King Sextimus the Silent
David Patrick Kelly
Ensemble, u/s Prince Dauntless, u/s Sir Harry
Daniel Beeman
Lady Rowena, Nightingale of Samarkand, Ensemble, u/s Queen Aggravain, Assistant Dance Captain
Wendi Bergamini
Princess #10, Ensemble
Taylor Marie Daniel
Ensemble, u/s Queen Aggravain, u/s Lady Larken
Cicily Daniels
Swing
Sheldon Henry
Prologue Puppeteer, Princess #12, Ensemble
Amanda Lamotte
Swing, u/s Princess Winnifred, Dance Captain
Sarah Michele Lindsey
Ensemble, u/s Jester
Michael Olaribigbe
Princess #11, Ensemble, u/s Princess Winnifred, u/s Lady Larken
Destinee Rea
Ensemble, u/s Prince Dauntless , u/s Sir Harry
Adam Roberts
Ensemble, u/s King Sextimus, u/s Wizard
Jeffrey Schecter
Swing
Matthew Steffens
Ensemble, u/s King Sextimus, u/s Wizard
Matt Wall
Ensemble, u/s Jester
Darius Wright
“Very Soft Shoes” Dance Soloist, Ensemble
Richard Riaz Yoder
Creative Team
Book
Jay Thompson
Book
Marshall Barer
Book
Dean Fuller
Music
Mary Rodgers
Lyrics
Marshall Barer
Adaption
Amy Sherman-Palladino
Director
Lear deBessonet
Music Supervisor
Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Choreography
Lorin Latarro
Scenic Designer
David Zinn
Costume Designer
Andrea Hood
Lighting Designer
Justin Townsend
Sound Design
Kai Harada
Wig, Hair & Make-Up Design
J. Jared Janas
Physical Comedy & Effects
Skylar Fox
Orchestrator
Bruce Coughlin
Music Director
Annbritt duChateau
Music Coordinator
Kimberlee Wertz
Casting Director
The Telsey Office, Craig Burns, CSA
Production Stage Manager
Cody Renard Richard
General Manager
WJP
General Manager
Megan Curren
Associate General Manager
Dylan Glen
Company Manager
Brian DeCaluwe
Production Counsel
Klaris Doug Nevin
Production Manager
Juniper Street Productions
Associate Director
Martavius Parrish
Associate Choreographer
Matthew Steffens
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