ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH ABRONS ARTS CENTER
MUSIC BY MARY RODGERS
LYRICS BY MARSHALL BARER
BOOK BY JAY THOMPSON, DEAN FULLER,
and MARSHALL BARER
DIRECTED BY JACK CUMMINGS III
NOVEMBER 23, 2015 – JANUARY 3, 2016
Abrons Arts Center
466 Grand Street
This revival of the raucous musical fairy tale Once Upon A Mattress will star the formidable Jackie Hoffman (On the Town, Xanadu, Hairspray) and the iconic John “Lypsinka” Epperson (Lypsinka’s The Boxed Set, The Passion of the Crawford). During a kingdom-wide search to find a princess fit for the hapless Prince Dauntless, in swims the less-than-regal Princess Winnifred the Woebegone (Hoffman). Unrefined and undeniably charming, Winnifred is like no princess Dauntless has ever seen and his heart is captured. The truly terrible Queen Aggravain (Lypsinka) goes on a mission to come between her son and his soulmate in this retelling of the classic story of “The Princess and the Pea.” This is a Happily-Ever-After unlike any other!
Cast
Jackie Hoffman
John “Lypsinka” Epperson
Jessica Fontana
David Greenspan
Hunter Ryan Herdlika
Cory Lingner
Zak Resnick
Jay Rogers
Jason SweetTooth Williams
Vivienne Cleary
Richard Costa
Michael De Souza
Tim Dolan
Jack Donahue
Amy Griffin
Sarah Killough
Kristen Michelle
Ali Reed
Doug Shapiro
Creative Team
Jack Cummings III
Director
Scott Rink
Musical Staging & Choreography
Matt Castle
Music Director
Sandra Goldmark
Set Designer
Kathryn Rohe
Costume Design
R. Lee Kennedy
Lighting Designer
Walter Trarbach
Sound Designer
Paul Huntley
Wig Designer
Andrew Lazarow
Projection Designer
Ken Fallin
Live Scenic Illustrations
Christopher Kavanah
Properties Designer
Louis Braun
Make Up Designer
Frank Galgano & Matt Castle
Orchestrations
Nora Brennan Casting
Casting
Rachel Gross
Production Stage Manager