[ATTENDED: May 3, 2015] Camelot
I have been raving about every show that I’ve seen lately, so it’s really about time that I wasn’t head over heels by something, right?
Sarah and her mom love Camelot, the musical–Sarah grew up listening to it. When I saw that it was being staged at The State Theater, it seemed like a great Mother’s Day present for both of them. Well, a last minute change of plans meant that Sarah’s mom couldn’t go. So we took Tabitha, who enjoyed Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
I don’t know the Camelot story at all, in fact, despite my (what I assumed was good) knowledge of King Arthur, I was not aware of the love triangle with him Guinevere and Lancelot (I guess I just liked the fighting). I also had no idea that Arthur was trying to set up a law by court rather than a law by might. Which is pretty interesting. Sarah said I should read The Once and Future King which the musical is mostly based on.
The set was fascinating. Gigantic metal “waves” on the right side that represented a forest and/or a tree and/or other things dominated the scene. The left side of the stage had various set that dropped from the rafters–a kingly backdrop, a bed, and other items. (more…)
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