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Sutton Foster in

Once Upon a Mattress

December 10, 2024 – January 5, 2025

Once Upon A Mattress

Ticket Price (all-in pricing including fees)

Starts at $51.75

Runtime

2 hour and 25 minutes with a 15-minute intermission.

Single Tickets

On sale: September 25, 2024

Friends Ticket Presale

Presale begins September 11, 2024

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Presale begins September 18, 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.

"Ebullient, Joyful!"

The New York Times

"A Role Sutton Foster was born to play"

The Sun

Showtimes

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  • Tue, Mar 3, 2026

    10:00PM

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  • Wednesday, March 4, 2026

    10:00PM

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  • Thursday, March 5, 2026

    10:00PM

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  • Friday, March 6, 2026

    10:00PM

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  • Saturday, March 7, 2026

    4:00PM

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  • Saturday, March 7, 2026

    10:00PM

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  • Sunday, March 8, 2026

    4:00PM

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    10:00PM

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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

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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.

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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. 

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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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Thursday, December 19, 2024, 8pm

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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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