Many moons ago in a far-off place, Queen Aggravain decreed no couples could marry until her son, Prince Dauntless, found a bride. Princesses came from far and wide to win the hand of the prince, but none could pass the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, until the “shy” swamp princess, Winnifred the Woebegone, showed up. Would she be able to pass the Sensitivity Test, marry her prince, and help Lady Larkin and Sir Harry to the altar? This rollicking spin on the classic tale The Princess and the Pea provides some side-splitting shenanigans. For, after all, a princess is a delicate thing!
Tony Awards and Nominations for Once upon a Mattress
| Year | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Best Musical | |
| 1997 | Best Revival of a Musical |
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Jane Lynch’s A Swingin’ Little Christmas featuring Kate Flannery, Tim Davis, and the Tony Guerrero Quintet
Keswick Theatre (12/2 - 1/2) | |
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David Garrity ♦ Mysterious Deceptions -Jan 16 & 17th 2026 - 8 PM
Smoke & Mirrors Theater in House of Magic (1/16 - 1/17) | |
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The Philadelphia Theatre Company presents A World Premiere: Wilderness Generation by James Ijames
The Philadelphia Theatre Company (4/10 - 5/3) | |
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Delbert Anderson Quartet
Penn Live Arts (4/26 - 4/26) | |
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Good Bones
The Arden Theatre Company (1/22 - 3/8) | |
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SISTER ACT
venice island theater (6/5 - 6/7) | ||
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Final Home Season Concert: Echo and Flame/Fenghuang Awakens
The Mandell Theater at Drexel University (3/27 - 3/28) | |
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Isaiah Collier & Keyon Harrold
Zellerbach Theatre (1/24 - 1/24) | |
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