Etobicoke Musical Productions

proudly presents

[Once Upon a Mattress]

Music by Mary Rogers
Lyrics by Marshall Barber
Book by Jay Thompson,
Marshall Baber and Dean Fuller


Director - Brian Coatsworth
Musical Director - Callum Morris
Choreographer - Julie Gallie
Executive Producer - Beth Cole
Producer - Jane MacFarlane
Assistant Show Producer - Gale Richter


Opens Friday, November 16, 2001 and runs for three weekends at the Burnharmthorpe Auditorium (see below for full information).

If you thought you knew the story of "The Princess and The Pea," you may be in for a walloping surprise! Did you know, for instance, that Princess Winnifred actually swam the moat to reach Prince Dauntless the Drab? Or that Lady Larken's love for Sir Harry provided a rather compelling reason that she reach the bridal altar post haste? Or that, in fact, it wasn't the pea at all that caused the princess a sleepless night? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance provides for some side-splitting shenanigans. Chances are, you'll never look at fairy tales quite the same way again.