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Once Upon A Mattress 1959 Original Broadway Cast
Extra Tracks, Cast Recording
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| 1 | Overture - Orchestra - Orchestra |
| 2 | Many Moons Ago - Harry Snow - Harry Snow |
| 3 | An Opening for a Princess - Joe Bova and Ensemble - Joe Bova and Ensemble |
| 4 | In a Little While - Allen Case, Anne Jones - Allen Case, Anne Jones |
| 5 | Shy - Carol Burnett, Joe Bova and Ensemble - Carol Burnett, Joe Bova And Ensemble |
| 6 | Sensitivity - Jane White, Robert Weil - Jane White, Robert Weil |
| 7 | The Swamps of Home - Carol Burnett, Joe Bova and Ensemble - Carol Burnett, Joe Bova And Ensemble |
| 8 | Normandy - Harry Snow, Matt Mattox, Anne Jones - Harry Snow, Matt Mattox, Anne Jones |
| 9 | Spanish Panic - Jane White - Jane White |
| 10 | Song of Love - Carol Burnett, Joe Bova and Ensemble - Carol Burnett, Joe Bova And Ensemble |
| 11 | Quiet - Jane White and Ensemble - Jane White And Ensemble |
| 12 | Studio Dialogue - Carol Burnett - Carol Burnett |
| 13 | Happily Ever After - Carol Burnett - Carol Burnett |
| 14 | Man to Man Talk - Matt Mattox, Joe Bova - Matt Mattox, Joe Bova |
| 15 | Very Soft Shoes - Matt Mattox and Ensemble - Matt Mattox And Ensemble |
| 16 | Yesterday I Loved You - Allen Case, Anne Jones - Allen Case, Anne Jones |
| 17 | Nightingale Lullaby - Ginny Perlowin - Ginny Perlowin |
| 18 | Finale - Joe Bova, Matt Mattox, Jack Gilford and Ensemble - Joe Bova, Matt Mattox, Jack Gilford And Ensemble |
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Based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale The Princess and the Pea, Once Upon a Mattress opened in May 1959 and was a solid success, if not a huge blockbuster. It did well enough, in any case, to warrant a 1997 revival starring Sarah Jessica Parker. The show was far from revolutionary, but it provided a really fun vehicle for a cast of top stage personalities, including black actress Jane White, who played Queen Aggravain (a part originally written for comedienne Nancy Walker) in whiteface. But of course, Once Upon a Mattress's heart and soul was Carol Burnett, who, in her Broadway debut created the part of Princess Winnifred and delivered two of Mary Rodgers's best songs, the hilarious "Shy" and the spunky "Happily Ever After," which sounds a bit like Jule Styne at his most rhythmic. Burnett's timing and performance remain as sharp as they were 40 years ago. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 4.88 x 5.59 x 0.47 inches; 3.39 ounces
- Manufacturer : MCA Classics
- Item model number : 1653985
- Original Release Date : 1993
- Date First Available : December 7, 2006
- Label : MCA Classics
- ASIN : B000002ONH
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #32,211 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #292 in Musical Soundtracks & Scores
- #446 in Traditional Vocal Pop (CDs & Vinyl)
- #14,024 in Pop (CDs & Vinyl)
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Once Upon A Mattress OCR is by far the best out there. Don't get me wrong, the Revival Cast did a wonderful job (soundtrack at least) But There is something about Carol Burnett. She was meant to sing be Fred. But one thing that I didn't like is that "The Minstrel, the Jester & I" wasn't in this recording. But that is really the only problem I had with this.
My fav songs include:
In a Little While (because I sang it)
Yesterday I Loved You (again, I sang it)
Many Moons Ago
Shy
Would I recomend this CD? YES I WOULD!! I would shout it from the rooftops that people should by this CD! It's a funny, quaint little musical that people need to know about. I LOVE IT!
The story concerns Princess Winnifred (played by the legendary Carol Burnett in her first Broadway leading-role), a princess who is given the ultimate test; to sleep on twenty mattresses and be sensitive enough to feel the tiny pea that lies underneath them. Prince Dauntless and his mother, the Queen Aggravain (played in whiteface by Jane White) eagerly await the result...
The score is perfectly performed here (forget the Broadway revival recording which features Sarah Jessica Parker, completely out of her depth as Winnifred), and is regarded as the best recording available. Stand-out songs include "Shy", "The Song of Love", "Sensivity", "Happily Ever After" and "Yesterday I Loved You".
Even in this earliest of performances, Carol Burnett shows her incredible Broadway belt, and sings her songs with impressive comic timing and verve. She later played the role in two live television versions (one in black and white, the other in color).
Highly-recommended.
I'm only giving it 4 stars because, for some reason, the Vocal CD's tracks are all wrong- it looks like they imported all the titles, artists, and information from the 1959 Broadway cast album. Unfortunately, the titles don't sync up. The titles to the song are wrong from the start because the first track (Many Moons Ago) is listed as "Overture", and the next track (Opening for A Princess) is listed as "Many Moons Ago", and so on. They're not even all 1 off because it later doesn't list a song, then lists studio dialogue... If playing from a CD player, it wouldn't matter. But i play it for rehearsals from my iPod, and it makes selecting the correct track very frustrating, and there's no way to change the track names! The instrumental CD is fine (though i wish it included the Spanish Panic). Other than that, it's a great product, and i do recommend it for anyone trying to learn the music to this show.
The orchestral arrangements hearken back to a simpler day, when everything wasn't blaring trumpets and screaming electronics. Be aware that the production value also hearkens back, so you will not be using this CD to test your new speakers.
However, this show reflects the joy of Broadway of old, and the performances within do the genre justice. Join Carol for her Tour-de-force, old school.
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