On this day in 1959, the musical Once Upon a Mattress transferred uptown to Broadway.
On this day in 1959, the musical Once Upon a Mattress transferred uptown to Broadway, to run 460 performances at the Alvin, Winter Garden, Cort and St. James Theatres. Carol Burnett won a Theatre World award for her performance as Princess Winnifred.
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Birthday anniversaries of librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni (1824) and composer Virgil Thomson (1896).
Dan Soda (Windy City Operaman) is a Chicago native whose first visit to opera was at age 17 and Massenet’s Werther with Troyanos and Kraus. Nothing was ever the same. Opera and concert performances, recordings and video are an obsession. He prepares Parterre Box’s daily birthday and anniversary tributes. He also enjoys concerts, live theater and movies.
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