Producers' Showcase The Sleeping Beauty (Season 2, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 75 min | Drama, Musical, Comedy

Producers' Showcase

The Sleeping Beauty (Season 2, Episode 5)

TV Episode | 75 min | Drama, Musical, Comedy

Tchaikovsky's ballet, with Margot Fonteyn in the title role, presented on TV in color. Only a black-and-white kinescope of this production seems to survive.

Director

Clark Jones

Writers

Jacob Grimm (story) | Wilhelm Grimm (story) | John Van Druten (introduction only)

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 14, 1955

Release date

Dec 14, 1955 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 7 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 13 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
16 cast members

Name	Known for
David Wayne Harlequin - narrator Harlequin - narrator See fewer	The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Margot Fonteyn Princess Aurora Princess Aurora See fewer	Romeo and Juliet (1966)
Michael Somes Prince Charming (as Michael Soames) Prince Charming (as Michael Soames) See fewer	Romeo and Juliet (1966)
Frederick Ashton Carabosse the Wicked Fairy Carabosse the Wicked Fairy See fewer	Cinderella (1970)
Beryl Grey Lilac Fairy Lilac Fairy See fewer	Producers' Showcase (1954)
Rowena Jackson Princess Florine Princess Florine See fewer	Producers' Showcase (1954)
Brian Shaw Bluebird Bluebird See fewer	Producers' Showcase (1954)
Jada Rowland Child Child See fewer	As the World Turns (1956)
Edmund Gaynes Child Child See fewer	Omega Cop (1990)
Dennis Kohler Child Child See fewer	Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
Philip Chatfield Actor Actor See fewer	Producers' Showcase (1954)
Pauline Clayden Actress Actress See fewer	Producers' Showcase (1954)
Leslie Edwards King King See fewer	Romeo and Juliet (1966)
Gerd Larsen Queen Queen See fewer	Romeo and Juliet (1966)
Rosemary Lindsay Actress Actress See fewer	The Royal Ballet (1960)
Sadler's Wells Ballet Themselves Themselves See fewer	La belle Hélène (1964)