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Camelot   

 
Majestic Theatre , (12/03/1960 - 1/05/1963)
First Preview:Dec 01, 1960 Total Previews:2
Opening Date:Dec 03, 1960   
Closing Date:Jan 05, 1963 Total Performances:873

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


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe and Moss Hart
Book by Alan Jay Lerner; Based on "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White; Music by Frederick Loewe; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner; Musical Director: Franz Allers; Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett and Philip J. Lang; Dance and choral arrangements by Trude Rittman
Staged by Moss Hart; Choreographed by Hanya Holm
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Adrian (Worked on the designs for 3 months before he died in September 1959) and Tony Duquette; Lighting Design by Feder; Hair Design by Ernest Adler; Sound Design by Jack Mitnick; Assistant to Mr. Smith: Bill Pitkin and Jack Brown; Assistant to Mr. Duquette: Stanley Simmons
General Manager: C. Edwin Knill; Assistant Gen. Mgr: Charles Gnys
Production Stage Manager: Robert Downing; Stage Manager: Edward Preston, Bernard Hart and Jonathan Anderson
Orchestra Personnel Manager: Sol Gusikoff; Assistant Conductor: Saul Schecter
Press Representative: Richard Maney and Martin Shwartz; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner; Asst. to the Choreographer: Pat Drylie; Assistant to the Producer: Stone Widney
Cast
Julie Andrews Guenevere
Richard Burton Arthur
Robert Coote King Pellinore
John Cullum
Broadway debut		 Sir Dinadan
M'el Dowd Morgan Le Fey
Robert Goulet Lancelot Du Lac
Roddy McDowall Mordred
Virginia Allen Lady Catherine
Dancer
Judi Allinson Dancer
Laurie Archer Dancer
Joan August Singer
Mary Sue Berry Singer
Frank Bouley Singer
Jerry Bowers Dancer
Marnell Bruce Singer
Carlene Carroll Dancer
Michael Clarke-Laurence Dap
Joan Coddington Dancer
Jack Dabdoub Sir Gwilliam
Singer
Peter De Visé A Page
Peter Deign Dancer
Randy Doney Dancer
Richard Englund Dancer
James Fox Singer
Richard Gain Dancer
James Gannon Sir Sagramore
Singer
Gene GeBauer Dancer
Katia Geleznova Dancer
Christina Gillespie Lady Anne
Murray Goldkind Singer
Judy Hastings Singer
Warren Hays Singer
Paul Huddleston Singer
David Hurst Merlyn
Benita James Singer
Adriana Keathley Dancer
Michael Kermoyan Sir Ozanna
Singer
James Kirby Dancer
Richard Kuch Clarius
Dancer
Donald Maloof Singer
Leland Mayforth A Page
Dawn Mitchell Dancer
Larry Mitchell Singer
Joe Nelson Dancer
Paul Richards Singer
Claudia Schroeder Dancer
Beti Seay Dancer
Marjorie Smith Nimue
Singer
John Starkweather Herald
Dancer
Robin Stewart Tom of Warwick
Shelia Swenson Singer
John Taliaferro Singer
Jimmy Tarbutton Dancer
Leesa Troy A Lady
Singer
Dorothy White Singer
Bruce Yarnell Sir Lionel
Standby: Inga Swenson (Guenevere)
Understudies: Mary Sue Berry (Nimue), Frank Bouley (Dap), Michael Clarke-Laurence (King Pellinore, Merlyn), John Cullum (Arthur, Mordred), Peter De Visé (Tom of Warwick), James Gannon (Lancelot Du Lac), Donald Maloof (Sir Lionel), Larry Mitchell (Sir Dinadan), Paul Richards (Mordred) and Leesa Troy (Guenevere, Morgan Le Fey)
1961 Tony Award® Best Actor in a Musical
winnerRichard Burton [winner]
1961 Tony Award® Best Actress in a Musical
 Julie Andrews [nominee]
1961 Tony Award® Best Scenic Design (Musical)
winnerScenic Design by Oliver Smith [winner]
1961 Tony Award® Best Costume Design (Musical)
winnerCostume Design by Adrian and Tony Duquette [winner]
1961 Tony Award® Best Conductor and Musical Director
winnerMusical Director: Franz Allers [winner]
1961 Theatre World Award
winnerRobert Goulet [winner]
 
Camelot (Original Broadway Cast Recording) - Various Artists

ACT 1Sung By
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
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
Then You May Take Me to the Fair
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Guenevere, Sir Dinadan, Sir Sagramore and Sir Lionel
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
The Persuasion
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Mordred and Morgan Le Fey
Fie on Goodness!
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Knights
I Loved You Once in Silence
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Guenevere
Guenevere
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Ensemble
Camelot (Reprise)
(music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)		Arthur