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Posted by:	PlayWiz 06:24 pm EST 12/06/13
In reply to:	re: CAMELOT? - wmdmcree 04:36 pm EST 12/06/13

Camelot really requires very fine actors, as the book scenes can be very ponderous and boring otherwise; it's nowhere near as good as "My Fair Lady" in its writing without the help of a Shaw original. Camelot does however have songs which are relatively easy to sing. While "If Ever I Would Leave You" is probably the best known number, it doesn't go very high for a baritone. Plus, Julie Andrews herself requested of Lerner and Loewe when taking on the role that Guinevere not be too hard of a sing, after she had experienced some vocal troubles doing years of the infamously difficult Eliza in "My Fair Lady". So there really isn't very hard or bravura writing for the show, but it is a lovely score nonetheless. But I think without top-notch actors it might be hard to pull off.

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