Posted: 4/30/15 at 3:16pm
What an interesting cast! I love that Merle is coming back to the role, and that Eric Idle plays the narrator. Warwick Davis and Craig Robinson I think are the most unexpected bits of casting. Has anyone ever heard Warwick sing? Also, I love the race-blind casting of King Arthur, but I never would have thought of Craig Robinson for a role like that. I'd be curious to hear how he does.
Posted: 4/30/15 at 3:20pm
I think it's an inspired bit of not just color blind but type blind casting. Robinson is funny, but he's the funny straight man, not the clown. Putting him in the play's straight man role may bring some new element to it.
Posted: 4/30/15 at 3:21pm
Warwick played the role in London and was very good.
Posted: 4/30/15 at 5:17pm
Love the casting of Craig Robinson and Warwick Davis. Wish I could see this.
Posted: 5/1/15 at 12:26pm
They haven't named Lancelot yet, and his track is the real starring role. I wonder if they're getting a veteran, or courting a big name for that one...
Posted: 7/5/15 at 10:11pm
Has there been indication who might be cast as Lancelot?
I think I'm going to treat myself as birthday present to myself.
The Hollywood Bowl never fails!
Posted: 7/5/15 at 10:16pm
With their Lady of the Lake, they seem to have broken the apparent Bowl tradition of casting big movie actresses/pop stars as the leading gal. I didn't see her performance, but I remember being floored that Jessica Biel was Sarah in their Guys and Dolls.
Posted: 7/15/15 at 12:36am
Hank Azaria has been cast in his original role of Lancelot!
http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/philpedia/hank-Azaria
The rest of the cast = awesome!
BT McNicholl, director
Merle Dandridge, The Lady of the Lake
Warwick Davis, Patsy / Mayor / Guard 2
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sir Robin / Guard 1
Eric Idle, the Historian
Craig Robinson, King Arthur
Christian Slater, Sir Galahad / Prince Herbert’s Father / The Black Knight
