CAMELOT Returns to Broadway - Reviews Thread- Page 16
CAMELOT Returns to Broadway - Reviews Thread
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/21
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#375
Posted: 3/10/23 at 12:37am
Play Esq. said: "Stunning! You have to imagine the crew rips off that floor tarp to reveal a breath-stopping set change."
Not really.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#376
Posted: 3/10/23 at 1:16am
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpmE9VpJXJt/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#377
Posted: 3/10/23 at 2:31am
Can someone post the song list please? I’m curious to get an idea of how much has changed structurally. Thank you.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/21
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#378
Posted: 3/10/23 at 5:53am
Song list:
https://imgur.com/a/9iKN1qN
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#379
Posted: 3/10/23 at 5:55am
All I really care about (at this time) is if "Then You May Take Me to the Fair" is in the show. Please someone tell me so I know what to expect and not be disappointed if it is not.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/21
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#380
Posted: 3/10/23 at 5:57am
Owen22 said: "All I really care about (at this time) is if "Then You May Take Me to the Fair" is in the show. Please someone tell me so I know what to expect and not be disappointed if it is not."
Thou shalt not be disappointed.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#381
Posted: 3/10/23 at 8:43am
I love the new book! I think Sorkin nailed it.
The leads are glorious - and I was more taken by Andrew Burnap than I expected to be. He captured my heart. Phillipa Soo is superb and Jordan Donica is a dream. Loved the chemistry between the leads - especially Arthur and Guenevere’s goodbye.
The sets - and projection lighting - are just what they need to be and the costumes are beautifully created.
it ran long last night - the pacing needs to be improved. (And will be - they always get it right). I also think the songs were conducted at a slower tempo than they should be - I hope they pick them up a bit. But to hear that music with a lush 30-piece orchestra was glorious!
I was moved in all the places of the story that usually move me - and love when Tom is sent off to tell the story. So hopeful!
Bart did what Bart does beautifully (the best!) and the cast is fabulous. I’m already looking forward to this cast recording. (Please, may it be!)
It was a joy to be there last night. This show is so very special to me - I’ve long hoped for a LCT revival - and it filled my heart the way I knew it would. I can’t wait to return.
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#382
Posted: 3/10/23 at 8:50am
Ptero2 said: "It's long as hell! The show went over three hours, and the first act in particular kept going. I didn't mind because I was watching some crazy good performers, but I imagine it will drag for some unless there are some cuts during previews. A guy next to me left after the first act, and a few more left towards the end of the second act."
To quote Nathan Lane in Cubby Berstein:
"Do they say Fiddler is too Jewish? Do they say The Wiz is too Black? Do they say Camelot is too long? Actually, they do say Camelot is too long!"
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#383
Posted: 3/10/23 at 8:54am
Just knowing “Take Me to the Fair” and “Fie on Goodness” are restored gives me life. Did they cut the reprise of “Camelot” in Scene 2? “Where rules a more resplendent king/ Than here in Camelot” is a favorite psssage of mine.
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#384
Posted: 3/10/23 at 8:56am
They will get it under three hours as they always do. It is a matter of overtime.
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#385
Posted: 3/10/23 at 9:02am
Bartlett Sher is a pro and one of the best in the business. All of his productions run long in early previews, but they are always down to proper time after a couple weeks of previews. So excited to read this is in good shape. I'm going in a few weeks.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#386
Posted: 3/10/23 at 9:19am
Ptero2 said: "I also posted some pictures here, including the set before act one and during intermission, if anyone is curious:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Broadway/comments/11net2g/i_saw_the_first_preview_of_camelot/"
Any reason for the sheet covering the flooring at the beginning? Do they do the orchestra reveal like they’ve done before? I just love that space and looks like a simple elegant production.
The show was long to begin with and Sorkin’s stuff is usually long too, so I’d imagine they’ll cut and pace, etc sounds like they’re in a good spot at least.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#387
Posted: 3/10/23 at 9:30am
It’s meant to be snow - depicting outside. There are snow projections - so it’s the snow covering the ground.
They never “reveal” the orchestra - the stage is built over them.
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#388
Posted: 3/10/23 at 9:40am
The first preview of THE KING & I was almost 3 & 1/2 hours, so I have no doubt Sher and his team will get this down a little. But also…it’s CAMELOT. Not known for being a short piece.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#389
Posted: 3/10/23 at 10:28am
Seems they’ve cut FOLLOW ME (more like Follow Me To Bedtime because that song’s a snooze), the Morgan Le Fay number, and the act 1 Jousts.
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#390
Posted: 3/10/23 at 10:45am
Lancelot sings “I Loved You Once in Silence?”
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#391
Posted: 3/10/23 at 10:58am
Some pics of orchestra/pit:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CpmRl9KOf05/
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#392
Posted: 3/10/23 at 11:22am
NYadgal said: "I’m already looking forward to this cast recording. (Please, may it be!)"
I have never seen a production of the show and am not aware of how much score there is aside from the original cast album, but I would love a complete recording of this, whatever "complete" means for Camelot.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#393
Posted: 3/10/23 at 11:34am
CATSNYrevival said: "Lancelot sings “I Loved You Once in Silence?”"
Woah! Is this true?
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#394
Posted: 3/10/23 at 11:40am
I'm not that happy that we won't hear Soo sing "I Loved You Once In Silence." One of my favorite songs, and I've always thought it completed her musical arc perfectly, especially following "Before I Gaze at You Again" in a similar place in the first act.
However, I adored King and I and My Fair Lady, so I don't doubt Sher has got some magic going on here.
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#395
Posted: 3/10/23 at 11:47am
Could have made it a duet.
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#396
Posted: 3/10/23 at 12:07pm
Anyone have any pictures of the merch? lincoln Center usually has some of the best merch on Broadway!
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#397
Posted: 3/10/23 at 12:09pm
jkcohen626 said: "Anyone have any pictures of the merch? lincoln Center usually has some of the best merch on Broadway!"
https://twitter.com/BrigidNYC/status/1633988425094144000?s=20
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#398
Posted: 3/10/23 at 12:29pm
Agree with everyone that said it was too long. Drove down from Boston to see the first preview and it was totally worth it. Wasn't expecting to have to drive back after 11 PM. I haven't seen any other productions of Camelot besides the one-night benefit concert back in 2019 with Lin-Manuel Miranda, but I thought the 3 leads were phenomenal. I think I'm going to see this one more time to see what changes they make after previews.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
Sorkin and Sher to revive CAMELOT for Broadway#399
Posted: 3/10/23 at 12:48pm
Could be an interesting change to have Lance sing I Loved You. Guenevere’s two duets (that and Before I Gaze) are kind of same-y & slow.
What’s this new woke ending? And is it indeed the full original orchestration/arrangements, or have they modified some things? (I wouldn’t mind modifications)
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