CAMELOT Returns to Broadway - Reviews Thread- Page 23

[ren598]

Posted: 4/2/23 at 12:44pm

Damiensta said: "The pictures don’t do the stage justice. Yes, it’s bare minimum but the way lighting , shadows and projections are used makes it feel gorgeous.
I have never heard or seen previous productions before. The leading trio are great. If this year wasn’t so competitive, I would say Burnap had the Tony in the bag.

Surprised about comment on Soo here. I thought she was perfect in Into The Woods and she was even better here .
very good night at the theatre even if it was 3 hours. The theatre was pretty full.

also, most of the show is played center stage"

I agree Burnap was fantastic in this and absolutely deserving of a Tony nomination.  However with the Lead actor in a Musical so competitive this year, I doubt he’ll even get nominated.  Especially after winning a Tony for The Inheritance just 2 years ago.

[Robbie2]

Posted: 4/2/23 at 2:21pm

Camelot Returns to Broadway

The Lerner and Loewe Classic Opens at Lincoln Center.

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/insider/a43237587/camelot-returns-to-broadway/?utm_source=delivra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CAMELOT%20-%20NYT%20and%20other%20news%20public&utm_id=44584013&utm_term=Read+now

 

[StageStruckLad]

Posted: 4/3/23 at 5:37am

Can someone please explain why Morgan asked Arthur to write ten numbers on a piece of paper? That bit of business must have taken up five minutes of stage time for no reason that I could discern. Maybe Sorkin could have better used those five minutes to give Jenny and Lance more time to fall in love…which in this production seems to come out of nowhere. 

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 4/3/23 at 8:48am

Does anyone see this transferring to Broadway?

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 4/3/23 at 8:49am

hearthemsing22 said: "Does anyone see this transferring to Broadway?"

The show IS on Broadway... The Vivian Beaumont is a legitimate Broadway house.

[inception]

Posted: 4/3/23 at 9:43am

StageStruckLad said: "Can someone please explain why Morgan asked Arthur to write ten numbers on a piece of paper? 

 

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She's showing him that she hasn't lost her mental faculties & can remember things just fine.

 

[StageStruckLad]

Posted: 4/3/23 at 10:55am

Thanks, Inception. Seems like a minor point to waste so much time on. I liked the actress playing Morgan, though. Thought she would make a good Mrs. Mullens in Carousel.

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 4/3/23 at 12:09pm

bwayphreak234 said: "hearthemsing22 said: "Does anyone see this transferring to Broadway?"

The show IS on Broadway... The Vivian Beaumont is a legitimate Broadway house."

Sorry-I meant extending

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 4/3/23 at 12:14pm

hearthemsing22 said: "bwayphreak234 said: "hearthemsing22 said: "Does anyone see this transferring to Broadway?"

The show IS on Broadway... The Vivian Beaumont is a legitimate Broadway house."

Sorry-I meant extending"

I would think it would extend. All of the other major Lincoln Center musical revivals at the Beaumont did. CAMELOT is not as much of a beloved property, though... Sales and time will tell.

[mememe]

Posted: 4/3/23 at 1:04pm

quizking101 said: "Having not read the whole thread, does it not bother anyone else that Trensch is a year OLDER than Burnap and is somehow playing his teenaged son?"

Why on earth does that bother you?

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 4/3/23 at 1:27pm

mememe said: "quizking101 said: "Having not read the whole thread, does it not bother anyone else that Trensch is a year OLDER than Burnap and is somehow playing his teenaged son?"
Why on earth does that bother you?"

Burnap certainly reads older than Trensch in act 2, who is as much of a petulant brat child as anyone could hope for in a Mordred.

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 4/4/23 at 9:26am

FYI, they've released a ton of prime orchestra seats in the 200s-400s sections for this Friday night and both shows on Saturday.

Updated On: 4/4/23 at 09:26 AM

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 4/4/23 at 3:29pm

[Kad]

Posted: 4/4/23 at 3:38pm

Those photos aren’t… terribly compelling at all.

[MCfan2]

Posted: 4/4/23 at 4:07pm

Soo's dresses are beautiful, though. 

[Shalfoard]

Posted: 4/4/23 at 4:26pm

A Camelot without the magic. 

[PhantomMickey]

Posted: 4/4/23 at 6:39pm

I won the lotto for tomorrow night! I'm taking my mom since she grew up with it as a musical her mom loved. I recall not really loving the movie when she showed it to me, buutttt I'm doing it for her, haha.

[BJR]

Posted: 4/4/23 at 7:11pm

I think it looks elegant as all hell but not like a show with much humor or, frankly, singing

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 4/4/23 at 7:19pm

The elegant minimalism of this production is hard to capture in photos. The show really is beautiful, but the photos don't do it justice.

[sm33]

Posted: 4/4/23 at 7:25pm

bwayphreak234 said: "The elegant minimalism of this production is hard to capture in photos. The show really is beautiful, but the photos don't do it justice."

I totally agree! I saw eight shows on my recent trip, including Sweeney Todd (which I loved), and this is the one I have thought about the most since. I'd love to see it again. 

[Damiensta]

Posted: 4/4/23 at 10:02pm

The picture don’t do the production justice.

[DCDrama2]

Posted: 4/4/23 at 10:49pm

BJR said: "I think it looks elegant as all hell but not like a show with much humor or, frankly, singing"

There is singing aplenty and it’s surprisingly VERY funny.

[BJR]

Posted: 4/5/23 at 7:31am

I believe you! The photos just don't capture or spark the imagination for that.

[JasonC3]

Posted: 4/5/23 at 7:36am

For me, part of the humor's extra oomph was the contrast between these stately settings and the casual wittiness of some of Sorkin's text.

[Mark_E]

Posted: 4/5/23 at 9:24am

I thought this was gorgeous. The singing is sublime and I loved the staging. 
Wasn’t familiar with the show beforehand but thought it was very well done.