Once Upon A Matress - 4 out of 5 stars Hills Musical Company TICKETS:  https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1507606 For their May production, Hills Musical Company deliver a well-polished performance in Once Upon A Mattress , with Book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller and Marshall Barer; Music by Mary Rodgers; and Lyrics by Marshall Barer. Many moons ago in a far-off place, Queen Aggravain decrees no couples may marry until her son, Prince Dauntless, finds a bride. Princesses come from far and wide to win the hand of the prince, but none stand a chance of passing the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, until the “shy” swamp princess, Winnifred the Woebegone, shows up. This musical is near and dear to director Emily-Jo Davidson, who discovered it in 2019 and fell in love with Winnifred, a princess unafraid to be silly and a little grubby. Drawing on that connection, she shapes a production built on the idea that women do not need to fit the perfect princess ar...