What a Knight You Have in Store!
Join Us for the ‘Fleeting Wisp of Glory’ That Is Camelot.

Camelot is the enchanting musical that dominated the sixties, and it’s easy to see why.

"The Lusty Month of May" is melodiously joyous and lusty fun
Brian DeCaluwe and Caitlin McEwan
photo credit: Dan Burns

The first notes of the thrilling Camelot overture wash over you. You are thoroughly enchanted. Our onstage TriArts orchestra, conducted with exciting esprit by Joshua Stone, sweeps you away. For the night, you belong to Camelot alone.

What a history this show has! Director Moss Hart suffered a heart attack. Alan J. Lerner acquired an ulcer. And Lerner and Loewe were not speaking to each other by the time the show reached Broadway. Ah, but theater magic prevailed.

Camelot is a musical that has always made memories. Our friend Karen remembers her mother and father coming home in 1960, bursting in the door and saying, “Remember how great we said My Fair Lady was? Well we’ve just seen something better.”  Nancy remembers her mother falling in love with Richard Burton. Nellie remembers her parents coming home, getting her out of bed and dancing with her.

"... Ask every person if he's heard the story
and tell it strong and clear if he has not -
That once there was a fleeting wisp of Glory
called Camelot.
... Don't let it be forgot
That once there was a spot
For one brief shining moment
That was known as Camelot."

As one of our audience members put it on opening night, “That’s the stuff goosebumps are made of.” Exactly. Camelot has everything: romantic intrigue, scheming sorcery, and even a real-world ethical dilemma.
        
And it also has some of the most beloved songs in the American musical repertoire. One reviewer wrote, “The score goes from strength to strength, with almost an embarrassment of riches.”

 "C'est Moi", the hilarious introduction to Sir Lancelot
(Michael Padgett*)
*appearing courtesy of Actor's Equity Association
photo credit: Dan Burns

“If Ever I Would Leave You” is the show’s beloved ballad that calls to mind the timelessness of a forbidden love affair that knows no season. The first notes will leave you breathless. “C’est Moi” is the ultimate ego trip, our hilarious introduction to Lancelot. Likewise, “The Seven Deadly Virtues” is Arthur’s illegitimate son Mordred’s wickedly revealing romp, and “What Do the Simple Folk Do,” sung by Arthur and Guenevere, is sophisticated, marvelously funny, and surprisingly touching, as is the witty “Simple Joys of Maidenhood.” “I Loved You Once in Silence” is simply heartbreaking, and “The Lusty Month of May” is melodiously joyous.

Come, join us. Don’t Let It Be Forgot…

photo credit: Dan Burns

Quadruple threat

Michael Baldwin, currently playing Mordred, King Arthur’s illegitimate son who sings “The Seven Deadly Sins” with wicked aplomb, is a playwright as well as a singer, dancer, actor. You can see him on stage in Camelot, or check out the play he wrote, serenDRIPity. serenDRIPity is being produced in New York City as an Actor's Equity Showcase by Improbable Fiction Theater Company.  It tells the tale of a chance meeting between a man and a woman late one night on a subway platform.

Performances run at Westside Dance Project Sundays and Mondays at 7pm, July 20, 21, 27, 28 and August 3, 4, 10, 11.

Check out www.improbablefiction.com for more details.  Or you can head to Sharon and see Michael as Mordred on the TriArts’ stage—who doesn’t love a “naughty boy”?

TriArts is gratified to offer, support and nurture talent.  Look out for our Young Playwright’s Festival on August 5th!