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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.
Spanning three decades and nine musicals from 1942 to 1960 and again from 1970 to 1972, the pair are known for being behind the creation of critical on stage successes such as My Fair Lady, Brigadoon, and Camelot along with the musical film Gigi.
Following the huge success of My Fair Lady, Frederic Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner went to Hollywood in 1958 to work on the movie musical Gigi, and returned to Broadway’s Majestic Theatre two years later, on December 5, 1960, with Camelot, a treatment of T.H. White’s The Once and Future King, about the love story between King Arthur, Guinevere ...
He collaborated with lyricist Alan Jay Lerner on a series of Broadway musicals, including Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon, My Fair Lady, and Camelot, all of which were made into films, as well as the original film musical Gigi (1958), which was first transferred to the stage in 1973.
Nov 21, 2023 · The musical Camelot first appeared on Broadway's Majestic Theatre in December of 1960. The music was composed by Frederick Loewe and the lyrics/words were written by Alan Jay Lerner.
Frederick Loewe wrote the music. The musical is based on T. H. White 's novel, The Once and Future King. It tells the story of King Arthur and his knights in Camelot. The original 1960 production was directed by Moss Hart. It ran on Broadway for 873 performances. It starred Julie Andrews, Robert Goulet, and Richard Burton.
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.
