Once Upon a Mattress on Broadway Show Recently Closed

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ORCH $149
MEZZ $129
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$119

Once Upon a Mattress Summary

  • Show Status: Recently Closed
  • Genre: Musical
  • Once Upon a Mattress is 2 hours 10 minutes long, including an intermission of 15 minutes
  • 8 Shows per week
  • Popularity Index: 23
  • Previews Began: July 31, 2024
  • Show Opened : August 12, 2024
  • Show Closed: November 30, 2024

Once Upon a Mattress is a delightful musical comedy that weaves humor, romance, and fairy tale magic from Hans Christian Andersen’s The Princess and the Pea.

What's Once Upon a Mattress Like?

A King suffers from an unhappy curse that renders him unable to speak. Meanwhile, his domineering wife, seizes control of the realm. To keep their son, the Prince, single, she decrees that only a princess who can pass her absurd test may marry him.

Enter Winnifred, a spirited and unconventional candidate who arrives soaking wet after swimming the castle moat. As the kingdom buzzes with anticipation, hilarity ensues, and love blossoms in unexpected ways.

Is Once Upon a Mattress Good for Kids?

This show is appropriate for younger audiences.

Once Upon a Mattress Box Office Data

Ticket Sales for the Week Ending 12/01/24

This Week's Gross $1,025,433.00
Last Week's Gross $807,913.00
Gross Difference $ $217,520.00
Gross Difference % +23.73%
Average Ticket Price $135.14
Seats Sold 7,588
Total Seating Capacity 7,744
Top Ticket Price $299.00
No. of Performances 8
Capacity This Week 97.99%
Once Upon a Mattress

Once Upon a Mattress on Broadway Background

This musical revival, is based on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Princess and the Pea, has been on Broadway two times in the past, this production will be the third.

Some big names have appeared in the leading role on Broadway

  • Comedian Carol Burnett made her Broadway debut of portraying Princess Winnifred in the original Off-Broadway production in 1959. She later reprised the role on Broadway and in the TV adaptation of the musical.
  • The Broadway revival of the show that opened in December 1996, at the Broadhurst Theatre starred Sarah Jessica Parker as Princess Winnifred.

Theatre Information

Hudson Theatre

145 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036
Seats: 970
Entrance: 44th Street Between 7th Ave and 6th Ave
Theatre Information

Hudson Theatre Seating Chart

Once Upon a Mattress Marquee

Once Upon a Mattress Marquee

Cast Members

Winnifred
Sutton Foster
The Wizard
Brooks Ashmanskas
The Jester
Daniel Breaker
Sir Harry
Will Chase
Queen Aggravain
Ana Gasteyer
Lady Larken
Nikki Renée Daniels
King Sextimus
David Patrick Kelly

Producers

Seaview

Production Credits

Director
Lear deBessonet

Creative Team

Music
Mary Rogers
Lyrics
Marshall Barer
Playwright
Jay Thompson
Playwright
Dean Fuller
Playwright
Marshall Barer
Adapted
Amy Sherman-Palladino