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.
The original 1960 production, directed by Moss Hart with orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett and Philip J. Lang, ran on Broadway for 873 performances, winning four Tony Awards. It starred Richard Burton as Arthur, Julie Andrews as Guenevere, and Robert Goulet as Lancelot. It spawned several revivals, foreign productions, and a 1967 film adaptation. The musical has become associated with the Presidency of John F. Kennedy, which is sometimes called the "Camelot Era", because of an interview with Jackie Kennedy in which she compared her husband's presidency to King Arthur's reign, specifically mentioning his fondness for the musical and particularly the title song's closing lyrics, which end Camelot.[1]
The 2023 Broadway revival features a revised book by Aaron Sorkin, directed by Bartlett Sher and starring Phillipa Soo as Guenevere, Andrew Burnap as Arthur, and Jordan Donica as Lancelot.
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Performances at Keefe Center for the Arts
117 Elm Street, Nashua, NH
Edmund Keefe Auditorium
May 3-5, 2002
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MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT I
1. A hilltop near Camelot – a long time ago
I Wonder What the King is Doing Tonight Arthur
The Simple Joys of Maidenhood Guenevere
Camelot Arthur
2. Near Camelot – immediately following
Follow Me Nimue
3. Arthur’s Study – five years later
4. A countryside near Camelot – a few months later
C’est Moi Lancelot
5. A garden near the Castle – a week later
The Lusty Month of May Guenevere
Take Me to the Fair Guenevere with Dinadan, Sagramore and Lionel
6. A Terrace of the Castle – a week later
How to Handle a Woman Arthur
7. The Jousting Field – a few days later
The Jousts Ensemble with Arthur and Guenevere
8. The Terrace – early evening of the same day
Before I Gaze at You Again Guenevere
9. The Grand Hall – immediately following
ACT II
10. The Main Terrace of the Castle – a few years later
If Ever I Would Leave You Lancelot
The Seven Deadly Virtues Mordred
11. The Terrace – a month later
What Do the Simple Folk Do? Guenevere and Arthur
12. The Forest of Morgan Le Fey – a few days later
The Persuasion Mordred and Morgan Le Fey
13. Inside the Castle – later that night
Fie on Goodness Mordred and Knights
14. The Queen’s Bedchamber – immediately following
I Loved You Once in Silence Guenevere
15. Camelot
Guenevere Ensemble
16. A Battlefield Ouside Joyous Gard – a few weeks later
Reprise of “Camelot” Arthur
Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
Produced by arrangement with, and the music and dialogue material furnished by
Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.
