Tag: Marshall Barer
Cary Players Give the Royal Treatment to the Merry Medieval Musical “Once Upon a Mattress”
The Cary Players give the royal treatment to Broadway’s Once Upon a Mattress (1959), that marvelous medieval musical, with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barber, and a book by Barber, Jay Thompson, and Dean Fuller, based on Hans Christian Andersen’s 19th century story “The Princess and the Pea.” Guest director and choreographer Nancy… Read More ›
The Cary Players’ “Once Upon a Mattress” Will Be the First Musical at the New 390-Seat Cary Arts Center
The 1959 Broadway musical “Once Upon a Mattress,” adapted from Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “The Princess and the Pea,” features music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and a book by Barer, Jay Thompson, and Dean Fuller.