Camelot

Camelot is a musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe which opened on Broadway in 1960. Based on the King Arthur legend as adapted from the T. H. White novel The Once and Future King, The Muppets have featured songs, spoofed, and referenced the musical on numerous occassions. An unfished script outline was produced for Muppets in Camelot, but the project never went into full development.

Selections Used in Muppet Productions

• "What Do the Simple Folk Do?"

-Preformed by Zero Mostel in episdoe 202 of The Muppet Show.

References

• Episode 305 of The Muppet Show featured the jousting scene from Camelot. But after discovering they can't afford the rights to the music, substitute songs from West Side Story, My Fair Lady, Guys and Dolls (musical), and Hello, Dolly! are used.

Connections

• Julie Andrews originated the role of Queen Guenevere on Broadway

• Mary Sue Berry was in the original Broadway production.