Don't let it be forgot
That
once there was a spot,
For one brief, shining moment
That was known as Camelot.
How do we
explain the fascination we all have with Camelot?
Maybe
it’s the idea of a lost civilization, a castle rising
somewhere from the mist. Maybe it’s all those wizards and
nymphs. Most likely it’s the myth of King Arthur and his royal
court, all those noblemen sitting around a table deliberating
the virtues of might versus right.
Camelot focuses on the love triangle of King Arthur (Roger Foster), Queen
Guinevere (Samantha
Servais), and Sir Lancelot (Casey Claxon), one of
Arthur’s greatest and most trusted Knights of the Round Table.
The Coshocton Footlight Player’s production of Camelot tells the story
based on - The Once and
Future King by T.H. White.
As the
first Broadway musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe
after "My Fair Lady," "Camelot" was as highly anticipated as a
coronation. At the time, the advance sale was the largest in
Broadway history. The 1960 musical, which turned out to be the
last Lerner and Loewe theatrical collaboration, has grown in
stature over the years, primarily because of its superb score.
Drawing
upon themes of Excalibur, the score combined a lyrical
simplicity with a lush romanticism, beautifully captured in
numbers like "I Loved You
Once in Silence" and "If Ever I Would Leave
You." These ballads sung by Guinevere and Lancelot
are among the most memorable in the Lerner-Loewe catalogue.
King Arthur supplies the wit, with songs like "I Wonder What the King Is Doing
Tonight." Subsequently, the title song “Camelot” joined
Arthurian legend with American political mythology.
The cast
includes new faces Dave
Hostutler (King Pellinore), Steve Snyder (Mordred)
and Mel Wallace (Sir Sagramore), the familiar faces of
Shelly Lillibridge (Morgan La Fey), David Osso (Sir Dinadin)
and David
Wickham (Sir Lionel) and some familiar faces too
long absent from our stage such as Angie Porteus (Nimue).
Plus the adorable Triston
Conn as young Tom of Warwick.
2008-2009 (60th) 
