Youth Theatre Troupe Performing at Cultural Center

This just in from the Carrollwood Cultural Center:

Carrollwood Cultural Center’s Broadway Bound youth theatre troupe will present the G2K: Getting to Know Series adaptation of Once Upon a Mattress, July 28 and 29 at the Carrollwood Cultural Center.

If you thought you knew the story of The Princess and The Pea, you may be in for a walloping surprise.

In this adaptation for pre-high school students, the content has been edited to better suit younger actors and audiences, but all the magic, hilarity and fun of the original are still in place. Did you know, for instance, that Princess Winnifred, (played by Kayla Ginty) actually swam the moat to reach Prince Dauntless the Drab (played by Sebastian Hagelstein)? Or that it may not have been the pea at all that caused the princess a sleepless night?

Carried on a wave of beguiling songs, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance provides for some side-splitting shenanigans. Chances are, you'll never look at fairy tales quite the same way again.

Broadway Bound is a musical theatre program for youth, ages 8-14, to learn about musical theatre, choreography and drama. Members of Broadway Bound have appeared in several musicals at the Center, including Lionel Bart’s Oliver!, Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I.

Performances are on Saturday, July 28 at 7 p.m., and Sunday, July 29 at 2 p.m. at the Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road in Carrollwood.

Advance tickets are $8 for members and $12 for non-members.

For more information, call 813-269-1310.