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Camelot   

 
New York State Theatre , (7/08/1980 - 8/23/1980)
First Preview:Jun 30, 1980 Total Previews:6
Opening Date:Jul 08, 1980   
Closing Date:Aug 23, 1980 Total Performances:56

Category: Musical, Revival, Broadway
Setting: In and around Camelot; a battlefield in France. A long time ago.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by City Center of Music & Drama
Produced by Mike Merrick and Don Gregory; Produced by arrangement with James M. Nederlander; Associate Producer: Dome / Cutler-Herman
Book by Alan Jay Lerner; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner; Music by Frederick Loewe; Based on "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White; Musical Director: Franz Allers; Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett and Phil Lang; Incidental music by Robert Kreis
Directed by Frank Dunlop; Choreographed by Buddy Schwab; Original New York production directed by Moss Hart; Assistant Choreographer: Dee Erickson
Scenic Design by Desmond Heeley; Costume Design by Desmond Heeley; Lighting Design by Thomas Skelton; Sound Design by John McClure; Hair Design by Vincenzo Prestia
Company Manager: James Awe
Production Supervisor: Jerry Adler; Stage Manager: Jonathan Weiss; Assistant Stage Mgr: Cathy Rice; Technical Supervisor: Arthur Siccardi
Conducted by James Martin; Musical Coordinator: Robert Kreis; Music Contractor: Fred Manzella
Special Effects by Robert Joyce
Artistic Consultant: Stone Widney; General Press Representative: Seymour Krawitz; Press Representative: Patricia McLean Krawitz; Dance Captain: Cathy Rice; Animal Trainer: William Berloni; Casting: Julie Hughes and Barry Moss; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner and Associates and Norman Weiner; Photographer: Martha Swope; Poster Graphics by Don Weller
Cast
Richard Burton Arthur
Christine Ebersole Guenevere
Richard Muenz Lancelot Du Lac
Robert Fox Mordred
William Parry Sir Dinadan
James Valentine Merlyn
Friar
Paxton Whitehead King Pellinore
Bob Horrid
Nora Brennan
Broadway debut		 Lady Anne
Ensemble
Jeanne Caryl Nimue
Ensemble
Melanie Clements Ensemble
Stephanie Conlow Ensemble
Van Craig Ensemble
John Deyle Ensemble
Debra Dickinson Ensemble
Richard Dodd Ensemble
Thor Fields Tom of Warwick
Cecil Fulfer Ensemble
Davis Gaines Sir Lionel
Ensemble
Lisa Ann Grant Ensemble
Ken Henley Knight of the Investiture
Ensemble
John Herrera Ensemble
Gary Jaketic Knight of the Investiture
Ensemble
William James Sir Lionel
Ensemble
Kelby Kirk Ensemble
Herndon Lackey Sir Dinadin's Squire
Ensemble
Deborah Magid Lady Sybil
Ensemble
Andy McAvin Sir Sagramore
Ensemble
Laura McCarthy Ensemble
Robert Molnar Dap
Ensemble
Steve Osborn Sir Sagramore's Squire
Ensemble
Patrice Pickering Ensemble
Janelle Price Ensemble
Nancy Rieth Ensemble
Patrick Rogers Ensemble
Deborah Roshe Ensemble
D. Paul Shannon Ensemble
Jack Starkey Knight of the Investiture
Ensemble
Ronald Bennett Stratton Knight of the Investiture
Ensemble
Sally Ann Swarm Ensemble
Sally Williams Ensemble
Swings: Lynn Keeton (Swing) and Richard Maxon (Swing)
Understudies: John Deyle (Sir Lionel), John Herrera (Dap), Gary Jaketic (Lancelot Du Lac), Herndon Lackey (Sir Dinadan, Sir Sagramore), Deborah Magid (Nimue), Andy McAvin (Mordred), Robert Molnar (Friar, Merlyn), William Parry (Arthur), Janelle Price (Guenevere), D. Paul Shannon (Sir Dinadan) and James Valentine (King Pellinore)
1981 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Musical
 Paxton Whitehead [nominee]
1981 Tony Award® Reproduction (Play or Musical)
 Produced by Mike Merrick and Don Gregory [nominee]
1981 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
 Paxton Whitehead [nominee]
 
Camelot (Original Broadway Cast Recording) - Various Artists

ACT 1Sung By
Guenevere
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Ensemble
I Wonder What the King Is Doing Tonight?
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Arthur
The Simple Joys of Maidenhood
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Guenevere
Camelot
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Arthur and Guenevere
Follow Me
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Nimue
Camelot (Reprise)
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Arthur and Guenevere
C'est Moi
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Lancelot Du Lac
The Lusty Month of May
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Guenevere and Ensemble
How to Handle a Woman
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Arthur
The Jousts
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Arthur, Guenevere and Ensemble
Before I Gaze at You Again
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Guenevere
ACT 2Sung By
If Ever I Would Leave You
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Lancelot Du Lac
The Seven Deadly Virtues
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Mordred
What Do the Simple Folk Do?
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Guenevere and Arthur
Fie on Goodness!
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Mordred and Knights
I Loved You Once in Silence
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Guenevere
Guenevere (Reprise)
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Ensemble
Camelot (Reprise)
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Arthur