Burnett, Carol & Jack Gilford "Once Upon Mattress" 1959 LP Signed Autograph Original Cast

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Description: Original Cast-"Once Upon A Mattress"(Kapp 7004)-LP. This original cast LP features the 1959 Broadway Musical starring Carol Burnett and Jack Gilford.Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy that opened off-Broadway on May 11, 1959, and then moved to Broadway. The play was written as an adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Princess and the Pea. The show's music was written by Mary Rodgers with lyrics by Marshall Barer and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. "Once Upon a Mattress" was first written as a shorter play at the Tamiment adult summer camp resort, at which Jack Sydow was present. The play was later expanded for the Broadway stage, Initial reviews of the play were mixed, but critics and actors alike were surprised by the show's enduring popularity.The original production opened in May 1959 at the off-Broadway Phoenix Theatre (now closed, located on the lower East Side), transferred later in the year to Broadway at the Alvin Theatre (now named the Neil Simon Theatre) and then to several other Broadway theaters, finally playing at the St. James Theatre, for a total run of 460 performances. The musical was directed by George Abbott and choreographed by Joe Layton. Once Upon A Mattress marked the Broadway debut of later stage and TV legend Carol Burnett, who originated the role of Princess Winnifred. Also featured were Joseph Bova, Allen Case, Jack Gilford and Matt Mattox. Jane White played the role of Queen Aggravain, becoming the first African-American actress to portray a white character on the Broadway stage. Jack Gilford played King Sextimus The Silent and was later replaced by Will Lee, Gilford's standby, prior to its move to Broadway. The play was nominated for the Tony Awards for Best Musical, and Best Leading Actress (Carol Burnett).The LP has been autographed on the front by Carol Burnett and Jack Gilford............................CONDITION OF VINYL,COVER AND AUTOGRAPH IS VG....................

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