By Andrew Gans
Fran Drescher will play Morgan le Fey in the semi-staged performances of
Lerner & Loewe's Camelot in May.
Directed by Lonny Price (A Class Act, 110 in the Shade), the musical
will play Avery Fisher Hall May 7-8 at 7:30 PM, May 9 at 8 PM and May 10
at 2 and 8 PM.
Thomas Z. Shepard will produce the limited engagement, and Paul
Gemignani will conduct the famed New York Philharmonic orchestra.
Drescher joins a cast that includes the previously announced Gabriel
Byrne as King Arthur, Marin Mazzie as Guenevere, Christopher Lloyd as
Pellinore, Marc Kudisch as Lionel, Christopher Sieber as Dinadan, Will
Swenson as Sagramore, Nathan Gunn as Lancelot and Bobby Steggert as
Mordred.
PBS' Live from Lincoln Center series will broadcast the May 8
performance, which is scheduled to begin at 8 PM ET.
Camelot =97 featuring music by Frederick Loewe and book and lyrics by
Alan Jay Lerner =97 originally opened at Broadway's Majestic Theatre in
Dec. 1960, playing 873 performances before closing Jan. 5, 1963. The
premiere company included Richard Burton, Julie Andrews, Robert Goulet,
Robert Coote, John Cullum and Roddy McDowall.
Tickets for Camelot, priced $65-$225, are available by visiting
www.nyphil.org or by calling (212) 875-5656. The Avery Fisher Hall box
office is located within Lincoln Center at Broadway at 65th Street.
The May 7 performance, the New York Philharmonic's Spring Gala, includes
a black-tie, pre-concert reception, the concert and a post-concert
dinner with the artists. For information contact Eve Helfstein at
helfsteine@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
or (212) 875-5757.
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