What We've Forgotten About Camelot | A Deep Dive

"Don't let it be forgot that once there was a spot for one brief shining moment..."
What we've forgotten about "Camelot"
A deep dive in to the musical, the story, and a response to the recent Lincoln Center revival

NOTE: Spoilers for the story of Camelot

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00:00:00 – Spoiler Warning
00:00:04 - Welcome
00:00:35 – Cute Cat Interruption
00:01:02 – Intro
00:02:13 – Camelot in the Public Consciousness
00:03:31 – The History of/Intro to the Story
00:08:51 – Analyzing the Musical: Intro
00:09:24 – The Beginning: Arthur and Guinevere
00:18:20 – Too Long and Too Boring?
00:20:05 – Might For Right – The Knights of the Round Table
00:21:53 – Sir Lancelot
00:24:41 – The Love Triangle
00:25:25 – The Filler in the Musical
00:26:17 – Mordred
00:27:27 – The Heart of the Story
00:32:57 – The Lincoln Center/Aaron Sorkin Revival
00:35:55 – The Larger Conversation
00:39:13 – Conclusion

[kennethwayne]

Thank you for a very astute and well-thought-out assessment of my favorite musical. I knew it well when I saw the 1980 revival with Richard Burton at the age of 14 (remember it like it was yesterday) and I was lucky to play Arthur myself in a high school production. Not since, though I've auditioned a few times. I've learned a few things from your video. Keep up the great work!

[PapaPeregrine]

SO glad you did this!! Camelot was my second favorite original Broadway score as a kid. (My first fave was Hair. My mom bought the album in '68 when it came out. I was 2, and don't get me started on how much flack my mom got from my grandparents when I broke out into song! ) But I digress...

[rayfridley]

The original actress in the Broadway production was Julie Andrews. During one of the performances, Walt Disney was part of the audience. After the show was over, Walt goes back state and meets Julie. It was this meeting that brought Julie to Disney studios and the female lead in Mary Poppins, Julie's first film role.