The Broadway company of Lerner and Loewe's Camelot has officially begun happily-ever-aftering, with preview performances beginning on March 9 and an opening slated for April 13. To celebrate, the cast and team gathered backstage with a massive Camelot cake.
helms the new version of the Golden Age muscal, featuring a new book by To Kill a Mockingbird playwright , based on Lerner's original. The classic King Arthur tale is based on the novel The Once and Future King by T.H. White, set to the classic score with lyrics by and music by .
The cast is led by as Arthur, as Guenevere, and as Lancelot Du Lac, joined by as Merlyn/Pellinore, as Mordred, as Morgan Le Fey, as Sir Dinadan, Fergie Philippe as Sir Sagramore, as Tom of Warwick, and as Sir Lionel.
See photos of Camelot's first preview celebration below.
Cast and Creative Team of Camelot
Cast of Camelot
Thomas Dieter, Theresa Flanagan, Christopher Kee, Anaya Gorman, Kayla Uribe, and Charles Means
Thomas Dieter, Theresa Flanagan, Christopher Kee, Anaya Gorman, Kayla Uribe, and Charles Means
Matthew Markoff and Mia Rosenfeld
Aaron Sorkin and Jordan Donica
Jordan Donica
Aaron Sorkin and Bartlett Sher
The ensemble of Camelot includes , Mat铆as De La Flor, Sola Fadiran, , , , , , , Edwin Joseph, , , , , , , , and .
Camelot returns with a 30-piece orchestra, conducted by music director , performing the original orchestrations by and Philip J. Lang and the original dance and choral arrangements by .
Sher leads a creative team that also includes choreographer , set designer , costume designer , hair and wig designer , lighting designer , and sound designers and , with projections by 59 Productions. Casting is by The Telsey Office's Adam Caldwell. B.H. Barry will serve as fight director, and is the voice and dialect coach. serves as production stage manager.
Camelot originally opened in 1960 starring Julie Andrews, Richard Burton, and Robert Goulet in the famous love triangle at the center of the story. The Lincoln Center Theater production is the fifth revival of the work.
