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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.
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.
Both now incognito, Arthur and Guenevere of course meet by accident, and he, playing tour-guide, introduces her to the no-doubt-exaggerated virtues of her new home town: Camelot. Those three songs may be regarded as Camelot’s first face, a light, semi-satirical gloss on history and legend.
Sep 2, 2016 · Camelot opened at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre on December 3, 1960 where it ran for 873 performances. The original cast album of Camelot was enormously successful, the best-selling LP in America for 60 weeks.
Mar 31, 2023 · Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe originally wrote Camelot. The pair wrote eight musicals, of which Camelot is one of the most well-known. Their other famous classics include My Fair Lady, Gigi, and Brigadoon. Lerner wrote the book and lyrics, while Loewe composed the music.
Dec 30, 2017 · Camelot — directed by Joshua Logan (South Pacific, Paint Your Wagon) and which featured Franco Nero, David Hemmings and Lionel Jeffries in supporting roles — opened 50 years ago this past autumn.
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Meet the original Broadway cast of Camelot on Broadway, and find out who was in the Original Cast, what parts they played and more.
