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  1. Synopsis. Lerner and Loewe’s majestic Camelot brings the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table to life with an extraordinary score and a story that poignantly dramatizes the human conflict at the heart of this classic tale. Based on T.H. White’s novel, The Once and Future King, Camelot tells the story of Arthur, a young ...

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  2. Plot. Act One. The show opens with King Arthur hiding in a tree, racked with nerves about his upcoming arranged marriage. His mentor, Merlin the Magician, arrives and chides him for his cowardly, unroyal-like behavior. Because Merlin can see both the future and the present, he knows his time with King Arthur will soon end and encourages Arthur ...

  3. Camelot is a musical with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics and a book by Alan Jay Lerner. It is based on the legend of King Arthur as adapted from the 1958 novel The Once and Future King by T. H. White .

  4. Mar 31, 2023 · 1963: After the Broadway production closes, Camelot goes on its first national tour. In ran concurrently, in part, with another bus-and-truck tour of the show. 1964: Camelot makes its London debut, running for 518 performances. 1967: The film adaptation of Camelot is released, winning three Oscars the following year.

  5. Apr 17, 2023 · Camelot is the story in the general public consciousness that comes closest to describing a real-life utopia on earth - examining both how it was created and made to flourish because of what is best in humanity, and how it collapsed because of what is most tragic in human nature. Few stories get so close to the heart of the human condition.

  6. Camelot is a 1967 American musical fantasy drama film directed by Joshua Logan and written by Alan Jay Lerner, based on the 1960 stage musical of the same name by Lerner and Frederick Loewe. It stars Richard Harris as King Arthur , Vanessa Redgrave as Guenevere , and Franco Nero as Lancelot , with David Hemmings , Lionel Jeffries , and Laurence Naismith .

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  8. Camelot synopsis. King Arthur is very afraid of the upcoming wedding and did not want it, hiding in a tree. His wise mentor and advisor Merlyn the Magician tells him to start acting like a king and to think wisely. Merlyn exclusive feature is the fact that he lives in time backwards, so he remembers the future, and therefore his advices always ...

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