Today in 1959, Once Upon a Mattress opened at the Phoenix Theatre, where it ran for 244 performances. Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. The play was written as an adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Princess and the Pea. Once Upon A Mattress marked the Broadway debut of later stage and TV legend Carol Burnett, who originated the role of Princess Winnifred. Also featured were Joseph Bova, Allen Case, Jack Gilford and Matt Mattox. Jane White played the role of Queen Aggravain, becoming the first African-American actress to portray a white character on the Broadway stage.
- 5/11/2016
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 1959, Once Upon a Mattress opened at the Phoenix Theatre, where it ran for 244 performances. Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. The play was written as an adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Princess and the Pea. Once Upon A Mattress marked the Broadway debut of later stage and TV legend Carol Burnett, who originated the role of Princess Winnifred. Also featured were Joseph Bova, Allen Case, Jack Gilford and Matt Mattox. Jane White played the role of Queen Aggravain, becoming the first African-American actress to portray a white character on the Broadway stage.
- 5/11/2015
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 1959, Once Upon a Mattress opened at the Phoenix Theatre, where it ran for 244 performances. Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. The play was written as an adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Princess and the Pea. Once Upon A Mattress marked the Broadway debut of later stage and TV legend Carol Burnett, who originated the role of Princess Winnifred. Also featured were Joseph Bova, Allen Case, Jack Gilford and Matt Mattox. Jane White played the role of Queen Aggravain, becoming the first African-American actress to portray a white character on the Broadway stage.
- 5/11/2014
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 1959, Once Upon a Mattress opened at the Phoenix Theatre, where it ran for 244 performances. Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. The play was written as an adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Princess and the Pea. Once Upon A Mattress marked the Broadway debut of later stage and TV legend Carol Burnett, who originated the role of Princess Winnifred. Also featured were Joseph Bova, Allen Case, Jack Gilford and Matt Mattox. Jane White played the role of Queen Aggravain, becoming the first African-American actress to portray a white character on the Broadway stage.
- 5/11/2012
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Broadway actress/singer Jane White has lost her battle with cancer at the age of 88.
The star passed away on 24 July at her home in Greenwich Village, New York.
White made her Broadway debut in 1945 when she landed a role in Strange Fruit, but it was her star turn as Queen Aggravain, opposite a young Carol Burnett, in a 1959 production of Once Upon a Mattress which gave her her big break.
The musical led to further work in a number of Shakespeare plays, and she was honoured with an Obie Award in 1971 for her continued career achievements.
White later appeared in a number of U.S. soap operas such as A World Apart and The Edge of Night, becoming one of the first black actresses to land a soap role under contract.
She was also known for her vocal talent and performed as a cabaret singer in her autobiographical one-woman show Jane White, Who? from 1979.
The star passed away on 24 July at her home in Greenwich Village, New York.
White made her Broadway debut in 1945 when she landed a role in Strange Fruit, but it was her star turn as Queen Aggravain, opposite a young Carol Burnett, in a 1959 production of Once Upon a Mattress which gave her her big break.
The musical led to further work in a number of Shakespeare plays, and she was honoured with an Obie Award in 1971 for her continued career achievements.
White later appeared in a number of U.S. soap operas such as A World Apart and The Edge of Night, becoming one of the first black actresses to land a soap role under contract.
She was also known for her vocal talent and performed as a cabaret singer in her autobiographical one-woman show Jane White, Who? from 1979.
- 8/9/2011
- WENN
Actress Jane White died on July 24 at age 88. She was mostly known for her body of theater work but also appeared on daytime soap operas A World Apart, Search For Tomorrow and The Edge Of Night.
She played Lydia Holliday on The Edge Of Night in the late 1960s. On A World Apart she played Olivia Hampton in 1971. In 1979 she appeared as Tante Helene LeVeaux on Search For Tomorrow.
White had a long, distinguished career in the theater. She created role of The Queen opposite Carol Burnett in "Once Upon a Mattress". She was the first actress of color to play Helen of Troy in "The Trojan Women" and the first to appear at Joseph Papp's NY Shakespeare Festival ("Kate," "The Taming of the Shrew"). At the Metropolitan Opera she appeared in “Andromache.” She also performed at Carnegie and Town Hall concerts under aegis of Bobby Short, along with cabaret appearances at Feinstein's.
She played Lydia Holliday on The Edge Of Night in the late 1960s. On A World Apart she played Olivia Hampton in 1971. In 1979 she appeared as Tante Helene LeVeaux on Search For Tomorrow.
White had a long, distinguished career in the theater. She created role of The Queen opposite Carol Burnett in "Once Upon a Mattress". She was the first actress of color to play Helen of Troy in "The Trojan Women" and the first to appear at Joseph Papp's NY Shakespeare Festival ("Kate," "The Taming of the Shrew"). At the Metropolitan Opera she appeared in “Andromache.” She also performed at Carnegie and Town Hall concerts under aegis of Bobby Short, along with cabaret appearances at Feinstein's.
- 7/28/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
Jane White (ex-Olivia, A World Apart, ex-Lydia, The Edge Of Night; ex-Tante, Search For Tomorrow) - 88
Marilyn Alex (ex-Molly, The Bold And The Beautiful/The Young And The Restless) - 79
Kathleen Cody (ex-Laurie Ann, The Edge Of Night; ex-Sally, As The World Turns; ex-Cecilia, The Secret Storm; ex-Hallie, Dark Shadows)- 57
Gina Gallego (Jane, Days Of Our Lives; ex-Diandra, Rituals; ex-Santana, Santa Barbara; ex-Gina, The Bold And The Beautiful) - 55
Shanna Reed (ex-Terry, Texas) - 54
Brümilda van Rensburg (ex-Louwna, Egoli) - 52
Kristina Wagner (Felicia, General Hospital) - 47
Nia Long (ex-Kat, Gl) - 40
Dominique Jennings (ex-Virginia, Sunset Beach)
Matthew Morrison (Will, Glee; ex-Adam, As The World Turns) - 32
Eva Marcille (ex-Tyra, The Young And The Restless) - 26...
Marilyn Alex (ex-Molly, The Bold And The Beautiful/The Young And The Restless) - 79
Kathleen Cody (ex-Laurie Ann, The Edge Of Night; ex-Sally, As The World Turns; ex-Cecilia, The Secret Storm; ex-Hallie, Dark Shadows)- 57
Gina Gallego (Jane, Days Of Our Lives; ex-Diandra, Rituals; ex-Santana, Santa Barbara; ex-Gina, The Bold And The Beautiful) - 55
Shanna Reed (ex-Terry, Texas) - 54
Brümilda van Rensburg (ex-Louwna, Egoli) - 52
Kristina Wagner (Felicia, General Hospital) - 47
Nia Long (ex-Kat, Gl) - 40
Dominique Jennings (ex-Virginia, Sunset Beach)
Matthew Morrison (Will, Glee; ex-Adam, As The World Turns) - 32
Eva Marcille (ex-Tyra, The Young And The Restless) - 26...
- 10/30/2010
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
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Of course you did! And it's all thanks to the Internet Movie Database, IMDb.com... which turned 20 today, October 17th, 2010.
Nerds, cinemaphiles, and popular comicbook/pop culture bloggers have been turning to this amazing source of sometimes useless, sometimes shocking, always acutely specific database of movies and television information now for two whole decades. Just ask yourself, where would you be without it? How many bar fights did you prevent by using your iPhone to assure your comrades that Wil Wheaton...
- 10/18/2010
- by Marc Alan Fishman
- Comicmix.com
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