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In 1959 Carol Burnett burst onto the New York stage in the musical comedy 'Once Upon a Mattress.' In the new Broadway revival, two-time Tony-winner Sutton Foster recreates the role of Winnifred, a princess in search of a suitable mate.
New York has always been a place where stars are born, but every once in a while, the city gives rise to a legend. In 1959 a new show opened written by Mary Rodgers, daughter of Broadway composer Richard Rodgers, and it starred a newcomer named Carol Burnett.The show, 'Once Upon a Mattress,' was an adaptation of the old fairy tale, 'The Princess and the Pea,' about the princess who could feel a pea under a stack of mattresses.
It was last adapted for TV in 2005, with Burnett playing the evil queen. And the newest version opens this week on Broadway with two-time Tony-winner Sutton Foster in the lead role. 'It's such a gift to be able to play such a wild and crazy character,' Foster said.
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