Photo FeaturesCelebrate Carol Burnett With a Look Back at Her Career on BroadwayThe actor and comedian celebrates her birthday April 26.
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Marc J. Franklin
April 26, 2022
Carol Burnett
The Emmy and Golden Globe winner, known for her long-running variety series The Carol Burnett Show, made her Broadway debut in Once Upon a Mattress in 1959, originating the role Princess Winnifred. She returned five years in Fade Out – Fade In as Hope Springfield in 1964.
With a booming career on screen, Burnett would not return to the Great White Way until three decades later, starring in Moon Over Buffalo in 1995. Four years later, Burnett took the Broadway stage again in Putting It Together, a revue of Stephen Sondheim’s work. Burnett was last seen on Broadway in 2014 in Love Letters, A.R. Gurney’s two-character play following a relationship through written correspondences.
In addition to her time on Broadway as a performer, the special Tony Award recipient made her playwriting debut with 2002's Hollywood Arms, an adaptation of Burnett’s memoir.
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Celebrate Carol Burnett With a Look Back at Her Career on Broadway
Celebrate Carol Burnett With a Look Back at Her Career on Broadway
20 PHOTOS
Once Upon a Mattress Playbill - Dec 1959
Carol Burnett in Once Upon a Mattress
Fade Out - Fade In
Carol Burnett in Fade Out - Fade In
Carol Burnett and Dick Patterson in Fade Out - Fade In
Carol Burnett in Fade Out - Fade In
Carol Burnett and cast in Fade Out - Fade In
Moon Over Buffalo Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 1995
Andy Taylor and Carol Burnett in Moon Over Buffalo
Philip Bosco, Carol Burnett, and Kate Miller in Moon Over Buffalo
Dennis Ryan, Carol Burnett, and Randy Graff in Moon Over Buffalo
Philip Bosco and Carol Burnett in Moon Over Buffalo
Putting it Together Playbill - Opening Night
Carol Burnett and the company of Putting It Together.
Photo by Photo by Joan Marcus
Carol Burnett and George Hearn in Putting It Together
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