Name: Once Upon A Mattress
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Released: 2005-12-18
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Carol Burnett, Tracey Ullman, Denis O'Hare, Zooey Deschanel, Matthew Morrison

2005·Comedy·1h 30m

7.1

★

Queen Aggravain has ruled that none may marry until her son, Prince Dauntless marries. However, she has managed to sabotage every princess that come along. When Sir Harry and Lady Larken learn that they are going to be parents, wed or not, he goes off to the swamps and brings back Princess Winnifred ("Fred" to her friends).

Directed by Kathleen Marshall

broadway musical

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Cast

Carol Burnett

Queen Aggravain

Tracey Ullman

Princess Winnifred

Denis O'Hare

Prince Dauntless

Zooey Deschanel

Lady Larken

Matthew Morrison

Sir Harry

Michael Boatman

The Jester

Tom Smothers

King Sextimus

Edward Hibbert

The Wizard

Shailene Woodley

Molly

Crew

Kathleen Marshall

Director

Marc Platt

Executive Producer

Carol Burnett

Executive Producer

Mary Rodgers

Musical

Mary Rodgers

Songs

Mary Rodgers

Music

Popular Reviews

24 reviews

Claire

10.0★ · 03/18/26

Happy Birthday, Sutton Foster!

I wish I had a bootleg of the 2024 Broadway cast (because I KNOW it's out there). But this'll do in the meantime ig.

Happy Birthday, Sutton Foster!

I wish I had a bootleg of the 2024 Broadway cast (because I KNOW it's out there). But this'll do in the meantime ig.

Aliyah Goncalves

8.0★ · 03/12/26

school musical. absolute fire.

Claire

10.0★ · 02/01/26

“ᴡɪɴɴɪꜰʀᴇᴅ, ɢᴇᴛ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀᴇ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴇᴛ ᴇᴀᴛᴇɴ ʙʏ ᴀ ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴ!” *ੈ🐉 ༘⋆໋✧˚

February, you are going to be so special to me. ₊˚⊹♡Rehearsals for Once Upon a Mattress start in 12 days. (AH!)

My confirmation is this Saturday.
My birthday is in 26 days.

“ᴡɪɴɴɪꜰʀᴇᴅ, ɢᴇᴛ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀᴇ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴇᴛ ᴇᴀᴛᴇɴ ʙʏ ᴀ ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴ!” *ੈ🐉 ༘⋆໋✧˚

February, you are going to be so special to me. ₊˚⊹♡Rehearsals for Once Upon a Mattress start in 12 days. (AH!)

My confirmation is this Saturday.
My birthday is in 26 days.

rita

10.0★ · 01/23/26

Masterpiece of a film

Claire

10.0★ · 01/19/26

“ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀʟʏ ʙɪʀᴅ ɢᴇᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇʏ ꜱᴀʏ.”

Sorry for the disappointment that it took me 19 days to watch Once Upon a Mattress this year. Ha

In my defense I’ve gotten my fix by auditioning for a local production. Claire Nightingale of Samarkand and Lady Lucille coming Spring ‘26.I really wanna get better at writing reviews this year, but I feel so unncreative. Help encouraged.