Camelot

  • Book & Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
  • Music by Frederick Loewe
  • Original production directed and staged by Moss Hart
  • Based on "The Once and Future King" by T.H. White
  • New Orchestrations by Steve Orich
  • Directed by Jeffrey B. Moss
  • Choreography by Jill Gorrie
  • Musical Direction by Daniel Lincoln
  • Scenic Design by Marty Burnett
  • Costume Design by Elisa Benzoni
  • Lighting Design by Matt Novotny
  • Sound Design by Ian Scot
  • Properties Design by Audrey Casteris
  • Hair/Wig Design by Peter Herman
  • Production Stage Management by Phil Gold
Adult Language
Sexual Situations and Themes
Violence
Fun For The Whole Family

Description

Legendary music, enchantment, and romance

This summer’s hottest ticket will deliver you into a world of enchantment in Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot, brilliantly adapted for intimate theatres. The epic and legendary musical brings to life history’s famous love triangle between King Arthur, Guenevere, and Sir Lancelot. 

This stunning, Tony and Oscar-Award winning musical resounds with such memorable songs as “I Loved You Once in Silence,” “If Ever I Would Leave You,” and the title song, “Camelot.” It will transport you to a world of romance, revelry, and magic! 

Post-Show Talkback: Friday, August 2, following the 7:30 pm show

Run Time: About 2 hours, 30 minutes including one intermission

In the Press

"Director Jeffrey B. Moss has successfully refreshed an adapted version of this fantastical Tony and Oscar-winning classic ...into a sharply focused two-and-a-half hour masterpiece..." - The Show Report

"...a captivating journey into the legendary world of King Arthur, brought to life with a perfect blend of heart and humor...the talented cast of 10 pulls it off making CAMELOT a must-see show...a delightful and memorable night out in Laguna Beach" - The Joyous Living

"Highly enjoyable performances in the leads, a robust male chorus and the shimmering Frederick Loewe score...The harmony male singing is big and strong across the board...the wealth of riches in (this) superb production ends Sunday, Aug. 11." - Orange County Register

"There’s something for everyone...comedy, beautiful music, but there’s also devastating drama.” - Stu News Laguna

"...this legendary musical casts a spell of enchantment and grandeur that leaves audiences mesmerized." - Fanboy Nation

Nick Apostolina
Squire Dap, Mordred
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Nick Apostolina

Theatre: Master Harold… and the Boys [Syracuse Stage], The Solid Life of Sugar Water [Deaf West], Tiny Little Town [Theatre Movement Bazaar], The Seagull and The Cherry Orchard [SPTW]. Film/TV: “I Think You Should Leave,” “Minx,” and “Grown-Ish.” Thanks to Mom, Dad, Diane, Alan, Taylor, and Big Tex.

Jacob Caltrider
Sir Dinadan
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Jacob Caltrider

Previously for North Coast Rep: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and A Christmas Carol. Other San Diego credits include: House of Dreams, Manifest Destinitis and Violet, San Diego Rep; Rocky Horror, Spring Awakening, Assassins, Parade, Little Shop of Horrors, Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, A Christmas Carol and The History Boys, Cygnet Theatre; West Side Story, San Diego Musical Theatre; Homos or Everyone in America, Marry Me A Little, Harmony, Kansas, Twist, Yank! and The Daddy Machine, Diversionary Theatre; Alice, An American Christmas, Les Misérables, Twelfth Night, and The Festival of Christmas, Lamb’s Players; Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas and Rocky Horror, The Old Globe.

Jason Heil
Merlyn, Sir Gareth
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Jason Heil

Regional: School for Lies, Dracula (North Coast Rep). Off-Broadway: Sea of Souls. Bhangin’ It, Zhivago (La Jolla Playhouse), Plaid Tidings, Twelfth Night (Old Globe), Cabaret (Arkansas Rep), The Taming of the Shrew, Dracula (Tennessee Rep), Maple & Vine (Capital Stage), The Winter’s Tale, The Learned Ladies (A Noise Within), & nine seasons with the Utah, Lake Tahoe, Marin, & Texas Shakespeare Festivals (roles included Christian, Orlando, Bassanio, Bolingbroke, Thomas Jefferson, Freddy Hill). Other San Diego Theatre: Mother Road, Sweat, Beachtown, Hand to God, Violet, Clybourne Park, A Christmas Carol (SD Rep), The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, Babette’s Feast, Into the Woods, Wit, The Glass Menagerie (Lamb’s Players), Noises Off, Cabaret (Cygnet), Passion, Angels in America (ion theatre company), Art (Intrepid), The Lion in Winter (Moonlight), Slowgirl (Onstage). MFA: UC Irvine.
www.jasonheil.com

Scott Hurst, Jr.
Sir Lionel
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Scott Hurst, Jr.

Scott is a classically trained crossover Baritone who hails from Los Angeles. He has performed music theatre and operatic repertoire on stages across the western region of the United States, and currently calls Colorado his home. Denver theatre audiences have seen him in more than 20 productions at The Candlelight, also at The Lincoln Center, Vintage Theatre, Opera Fort Collins, The Spark, and The
Aurora Fox. Favorite regional credits include: Jekyll & Hyde (Jekyll/Hyde), The Scarlet Pimpernel (Chauvelin), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Phoebus), Kiss Me Kate (Fred/Petruchio), Sweeney Todd (Sweeney), Les Misérables (Javert), Brigadoon (Tommy), Big Fish (Edward Bloom), The Sound of Music (Captain von Trapp), Curtains! (Aaron Fox), Little Women (Prof. Bhaer), Shrek: The Musical (Shrek), Camelot (Lancelot), and Anastasia (Gleb). He wishes to thank you for supporting live theatre and for keeping the arts alive!
scotthurstjr.com

Brian Krinsky
Lancelot
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Brian Krinsky

National Tours: Anything Goes (Billy Crocker), Beauty and the Beast (Beast/Gaston) recently Brian finished a run of Titanic (Jim Farrell) at Milwaukee Rep. Prior to that he has acted all over the country in both regional and developmental theater, along with writing and producing films, “Meet Mom and “Mister Dharma.” Thanks to Lohne/Graham Management, Adriana, my family and Tater tot. @BKrinsk

Jered McLenigan
Arthur
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Jered McLenigan

Jered is a Philadelphia-based performing artist and founding member of the Wilma Theater’s internationally acclaimed Hothouse Company. His Wilma appearances include Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern are Dead (Guildenstern), Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play (Sam/Mr. Burns), Twelfth Night (Sir Andrew Aguecheek), Blood Wedding (The Groom), Constellations (Roland, Barrymore Award, Outstanding Leading Actor/Play) and the digital Heroes of the Fourth Turning (Justin, Drama
League Award nominee and The Wall Street Journal’s Best of the Year 2020). Other recent/favorite roles include Tartuffe (Tartuffe) with Lantern Theater, The Little Prince, The Musical (The Aviator), The Winter’s Tale (Autolycus) and The Alchemist (Subtle) with Quintessence Theatre, Dublin by Lamplight (Willy) with Inis Nua Theatre/59E59 (First Irish Award) and Waiting for Godot (Estragon) with the Colonial Theater in Westerly, RI, among others. Jered is a 3-time Barrymore Award recipient and most recently appeared in the ensemble of Brecht’s Good Person of Setzuan with the Wilma

Eben Rosenzweig
Tom of Warwick (at certain performances)
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Eben Rosenzweig

Eben’s recent credits include Peter in Peter and The Starcatcher (Moonlight Youth Theatre), Bert in All My Sons (CSUSM Theatre), Bobby Nelson in gUnTOPIA (The Roustabouts Theatre) and reading of Bodo Muller in Watch on the Rhine (The Roustabouts Theatre). He has also performed in multiple productions with TS@NCRT. Eben is 11 years old and lives in Carlsbad with his parents, two older siblings and his beloved dog Louie.

Noah Weibel
Tom of Warwick (at certain performances)
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Noah Weibel
NOAH WEIBEL (Tom of Warwick, at certain performances) is proud to be making his Laguna Playhouse debut, after a successful run at North Coast Rep in Solana Beach. Other credits include: Prince Dauntless in Once Upon A Mattress and Ensemble in Matilda at the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts, as well as Thomas Cobb in Grace For President, Sardine / Security Guard in The Spongebob Musical, and Archie in The Snowy Day and Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats at San Diego Junior Theatre. Noah is an award-winning singer/songwriter and plays guitar. @noah.k.weibel
Lauren Weinberg
Guenevere
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Lauren Weinberg

National Tour: Guys & Dolls (Adelaide). Regional favorites: Guys & Dolls (Adelaide) at Olney Theatre Center- Helen Hayes Nomination, Beauty and the Beast (Belle) at Theatre By The Sea, Brigadoon (Fiona) & Damn Yankees (Lola) at The Wick Theatre, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Christine) at Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, I Love You, You’re Perfect… (Woman 1) at the John W. Engeman Theater. New York: International Fringe Festival, The Jewish Museum, NYTF winner. Episodic: “Hustling, The Series.” Lauren appears in national and regional commercial & voiceover spots for brands such as BudLight, Zicam, & JBL. BFA Penn State, New York based. Huge thank you to Jeff, as always, and love to Dru & the THPs!
www.laurenweinbergofficial.com. Insta: @ellemdoubleu

Elias Wygodny
Sir Sagramore
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Elias Wygodny

Theatre credits include Sunday in The Park with George (CCAE Theatricals), Assassins (Studio Theatre Tierra Del Sol), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theatricum Botanicum), Les Misérables, Shrek (Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre), In A Sea of Faces (Cloud City/Barn Arts Collective), 2076 (Columbia University), Les Misérables (The Encore Music Theatre Company), Oliver (Marriott Theatre). Web-series: “Open To It,” “Heartstrings Kids.” Short Film: “The Call.” Elias is on faculty at the Stella Adler Academy
of Acting & Theatre in Los Angeles. Training: BFA Musical Theatre (University of Michigan), Movement and Acting (Michael Chekhov Acting Studio), a Certified Lucid Body Physical Acting Instructor (Lucid Body Institute). He is thankful for the students and teachers, for family, and Toni.

Cole Fletcher
Male Swing
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Cole Fletcher

COLE FLETCHER (Male Swing) is grateful to return to Laguna Playhouse after making his professional debut here in 2016 as Dean in All Shook Up! International: Lead Soloist in Addicted to Love, Let’s Get Loud, Stars (AIDA Cruises). California: Princeton/Rod in Avenue Q (Costa Mesa Playhouse), Tony in West Side Story (North Star Theatre), Georg in Spring Awakening (Hudson Theatres), Robin in Something Rotten! & LeFou u/s in Beauty & the Beast (Moonlight), Emmett u/s in Legally Blonde (SDMT), Lucas u/s in The Addams Family (5-Star), Enoch u/s in Carousel (Opera SLO). New York: Stanley in Holes the Musical (Clarion Theatre), Frankie in Parade & Cosmo in Singin’ in the Rain (NYU). NYU & OCSA alum! Many thanks to his agents at DDO Artists and endless love to his family & friends!! @thecolefletcher 

Media

Press Coverage

  • Camelot Directors Note

    By Director Jeffrey B. Moss

    For sure, Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot sits proudly on all the lists of “GOLDEN AGE MUSICALS.” Along with many others, including their My Fair Lady and Brigadoon, these works hold an esteemed place in the history of the American musical.

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