New Camelot tour-- any info?

[jpbran]

Posted: 7/19/14 at 1:23am

http://www.camelottour.com/info.html

No specifics given yet... It sadly replaced the Evita tour stop here at www.tpac.com. Might take a pass on this one unless I hear something positive that changes my mind.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 7/19/14 at 1:27am

I sh¡t you not, I'm watching the PBS one with Marin Mazzie and Nathan Gunn right now.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 7/19/14 at 1:45am

It's by Phoenix Entertainment. Non-union. But they do really quality work. Can't say anything about it because they haven't even started rehearsals yet. But I do find it interesting that one of the producers has a very "Game of Thrones" type name.

[Vespertine1228]

Posted: 7/19/14 at 6:38pm

My parents live in a small town and this tour is coming to the university theater a couple towns over. I saw the brochure for their season and the advertising makes it look like Games of Thrones with singing. Lots of tough guys with swords looking humorlessly at the camera.

While I applaud the producers for the interesting marketing angle, I can't help but laugh at the poor saps who get suckered in by such advertising.

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 7/19/14 at 11:53pm

Yeah, the artwork certainly doesn't match the CAMELOT I know.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 7/20/14 at 12:23am

As far as I know it's just a by-the-book Camelot. But maybe they'll add in a little more sword fighting?

[jpbran]

Posted: 7/20/14 at 12:51am

If they're going GoT, they can throw in some T & A (& D of course.) "It's not theater: it's Phoenix."

[Broadwaybound94]

Posted: 7/20/14 at 9:01pm

My teacher is working on the music for this tour and is is going to have a Game of Thornes kind of sound with things like Celtic drums.

[thespian geek]

Posted: 7/20/14 at 10:47pm

My friend Andy is going to be on this tour, though I don't know for sure who he is playing. The guy is damned talented though, so if the rest of the cast is up at his level, the acting/singing should be really on point at least.

[jpbran]

Posted: 8/21/14 at 3:06pm

Any news/word on this? Hmm'ing and haw'ing about getting tix. (still wish Evita was in this slot though.)

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/21/14 at 3:16pm

Which version of the show are they even doing? The last tour with Michael York and later with Lou Diamond Phillips made some "interesting" changes. "Take Me to the Fair" was in though which I enjoyed, but some of the songs were cut and others shuffled around.

[eperkins]

Posted: 8/21/14 at 4:01pm

According to their website, it's "The story as you've never seen it before."

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 8/21/14 at 4:33pm

It would be a nice change if they hired an age appropriate Arthur. For the majority of the show he should be in his mid 30's, not 50s, 60s or older.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/21/14 at 5:14pm

^This.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 8/21/14 at 7:20pm

Well, this guy is older.

Not sure. They haven't started rehearsals yet. I can't imagine it will be too groundbreaking, but I'm assuming there's more sword fighting, etc.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/21/14 at 7:23pm

The director's note is kind of hilarious.

http://performingarts.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/CAMELOT-Directors-Note.pdf

[mjohnson2]

Posted: 8/21/14 at 7:38pm

CatsNYRevival, wow that note pissed me off so much. How are they even planning on doing this? Are they rewriting the book, or are they just staging it differently? Either way, for a version like this to be peoples' first viewing of the show is just sad, and it makes me sad that they aren't getting to see a version true to the spirit of the piece.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/21/14 at 7:45pm

He's calling his version bigger and better when he really means smaller and cheaper and he accuses past generations of theatre goers of being less sophisticated than today's with their eating, texting and picture taking apparently not considered.

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 8/21/14 at 9:59pm

So he's trying to make a 55-year-old musical spectacle seem like an edgy off-Broadway show written today??

[RippedMan]

Posted: 8/21/14 at 11:13pm

Eh. After reading that it sounds like it's going to be a very sparse stage - because it's a cheap ass tour - with some decent lighting, but probably nothing too profound as it's touring. And I know a lot of people in this tour and I don't think you're going to hear any new interpretations of the songs. It'll be pretty basic.

Didn't they just tour Camelot like 3 years ago?

[RippedMan]

Posted: 10/12/14 at 1:36pm

Anyone seen this yet?

[grandpianoalex]

Posted: 10/12/14 at 2:00pm

14 cast members and 5 musicians in the pit. That's DEFINITELY "as you've never seen it before".

[RippedMan]

Posted: 10/12/14 at 10:46pm

The pictures I've seen make it look a little "whimsical." It's playing Nashville, so i think I'll see it when I'm home.

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 10/15/14 at 12:11am

I actually kinda like the set design from the photos--at least much more than I expected to (lowered expectations?)

[RippedMan]

Posted: 10/15/14 at 12:58am

It's weird. What is that thing on the right? Like the big curly-q?