In Aaron Sorkin’s revised script for Lincoln Center Theater’s new Broadway production of “Camelot,” the magic is missing — in more ways than one. The declared aim of the sta…
) and Sir Lancelot — all tied up in emotional knots yet strangely aloof, the production’s creative team also deprives the show of much of its heart, joy and romance.
A Tony Award winner for “The Inheritance,” Burnap creates an inherently likable and boyish Arthur, tossing off asides with natural ease and nicely tapping into his commoner-to-king insecurities. This Arthur is unmoored following the death of Merlin , here presented as wizened advisor rather than advising wizard.
Guinevere is presented here as a woman who is much more than a pawn in a peace accord. Soo personifies beauty, brains and defiance, and shows off an elegant soprano that shines in songs “The Simple Joys of Maidenhood,””The Lusty Month of May” and “Take Me to the Fair.” But her Guinevere is also chilly and distant, and when she professes in the end that she loved Arthur all along, one has to pause and wonder if she was talking about the film version.
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