For Carol Burnett, once around with "Once Upon a Mattress" was far from enough.

Before Burnett established herself as one of television's great comedians, she made a sparkling Broadway debut in the 1959 musical. She revisited it in a 1964 black-and-white TV special and in another broadcast version in 1974. But her fondness for the tale, a peppy spoof of the tale of the princess and the pea, remained undiminished. So Burnett is taking a fourth crack at it, with a twist: she's graduated from the role of princess to that of queen, as well as executive producer.

The new version airs 7-9 p.m. EDT Sunday on ABC's "The Wonderful World of Disney," with Burnett in fine form as the overbearing Queen Aggravain. With overblown motherly devotion, she has contrived to keep her son, Prince Dauntless, from marrying and living happily ever after.

"It's been kind of roiling around in my mind for 10 years now, redoing it, playing the queen, having a part in the production," Burnett said. "I felt a lot of people now watching television have never seen `Mattress.' There have been two or three new generations."

For a fair number of TV viewers, however, it will be familiar material. A Broadway revival (in 1996, with Sarah Jessica Parker) had a lackluster run, but "Once Upon a Mattress" remains among the most-performed musicals at schools and community theaters.

Source: New York Daily News

---

Posted by Lawren at December 15, 2005 07:34 AM | Trackbacks (0)

You Said

I love Carol Burnett. I used to watch reruns of her sketch show, and I loved her as Miss Hannigan in Annie.

Says: at December 15, 2005 10:24 AM

---

Carol Burnett is so cool!

Says: lynne at December 15, 2005 01:28 PM

---

pumpkin spice perfume liquid silk pet cologne perfume dispenser purse le de perfume by givenchy liquid silk pet cologne molson cologne venitienne perfume pumpkin spice perfume molson cologne perfume atomizers in bulk le de perfume by givenchy scoundrel perfume for women scoundrel perfume for women perfume atomizers in bulk medieval perfume recipes arm&hammer liquid laundry detergent perfume and dye free arm&hammer liquid laundry detergent perfume and dye free medieval perfume recipes perfume atomizers in bulk arm&hammer liquid laundry detergent perfume and dye free

Says: medieval perfume recipes at January 4, 2006 08:54 AM

---