Once Upon A Mattress should be revived
Once Upon A Mattress should be revived
NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#0Once Upon A Mattress should be revived
Posted: 10/19/06 at 6:38pm
I think it should be revived and done right! No stunt casting just the people who are right for the part!
I actually didn't find the SJP one THAT bad. It was ok.
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WalkOn
Broadway Star Joined: 8/7/06
#1re: Once Upon A Mattress should be revived
Posted: 10/19/06 at 6:42pmI don't think you'll find many producers who agree with you.
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#2re: Once Upon A Mattress should be revived
Posted: 10/19/06 at 6:46pm
You're just fill of thoughts today, aren't you?
-Reviving Bye Bye Bye
-Reviving Once Upon A Mattress
-Delete Please
-Will Dreamgirls be the next Chicago?
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--Aristotle
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NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#3re: Once Upon A Mattress should be revived
Posted: 10/19/06 at 6:51pm
Yes. Haha. But why not? Isn't that what this site is for?
The show could be done successfully (sp?) if they don't ruin it by stunt casting....unless they get Tracey Ullman (who I LOVED in the movie. I don't care what anyone says!)
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Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#4re: Once Upon A Mattress should be revived
Posted: 10/19/06 at 6:52pmIt can't. It's not a money maker. Unless Paris Hilton stars.
TheEnchantedHunter
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/27/05
#5re: Once Upon A Mattress should be revived
Posted: 10/19/06 at 6:53pm
I wish people would just take their meds, get day jobs, and stay off this site.
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NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#6re: Once Upon A Mattress should be revived
Posted: 10/19/06 at 6:55pm
Ok, what about what's her name....the woman who played Daphne on Fraiser?
"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey
#7re: Once Upon A Mattress should be revived
Posted: 10/19/06 at 6:59pm
Maybe not on Broadway, but it might make a fun little off-Broadway show. The score is still brilliant, and the book holds up far better than most things playing right now.
Anything to erase the memory of that awful Sarah Jessica Parker mess.
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#8re: Once Upon A Mattress should be revived
Posted: 10/19/06 at 7:04pm
Nobody wanted to revive it the first time. The only reason the 1996 revival happened was because Mary Rodgers, daughter of Richard and controller of his royalties struck a deal with Dodger Theatricals when a bidding war broke out over the rights to revive THE KING AND I. She granted the rights to Dodger BUT with the stipulation that they also revive her show, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS.
I don't think the show will be revived on Broadway for many, many, many moons.
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#9re: Once Upon A Mattress should be revived
Posted: 10/19/06 at 7:06pmPlease god....... never again.......
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#10re: Once Upon A Mattress should be revived
Posted: 10/19/06 at 7:21pmI saw the show from the front row, and just couldn't believe how much I didn't like it. I was expecting a lot as I wasn't familiar with the show at all, but ended up being very disappointed.
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neddyfrank2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/05
#11re: Once Upon A Mattress should be revived
Posted: 10/19/06 at 7:27pmHe also wrote one about making the movie "Election" into a musical...
nomdeplume
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
#12re: Once Upon A Mattress should be revived
Posted: 10/19/06 at 7:29pm
Easy on the revivals.
More new plays, new musicals.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#13re: Once Upon A Mattress should be revived
Posted: 10/19/06 at 8:24pmIts a gorgeous show when done right. Get Charlotte D'Amboise to star. She's not too old.
mejusthavingfun
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/12/06
#15re: Once Upon A Mattress should be revived
Posted: 10/19/06 at 9:53pmI AGREE! This si defiantley a favorite. A community theatre near me is doing it, I'm probably gonna audition
NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#16re: Once Upon A Mattress should be revived
Posted: 10/20/06 at 12:06am
Charlotte D'Amboise would be perfect!
"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey
mauriposa
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/14/05
#17re: Once Upon A Mattress should be revived
Posted: 10/20/06 at 3:52amI would love to see this show revived. Listening to it just makes me happy.
FoscasBohemianDream
Broadway Star Joined: 1/20/06
#18re: Once Upon A Mattress should be revived
Posted: 10/20/06 at 3:57amCharlotte D'Amboise??? The show was helmed by Carol Burnett in its original reincarnation and though I wasn't around at the time, I am sure she made it a hit. As talented as D'Amboise is she could never carry a show as lacking as Once Upon A Mattress, the show commands for a star who is able to provide a stellar performance and who is not afraid to be a broad. D'Amboise ain't it.
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