Aaron Sorkin and Bartlett Sher to reunite for “Camelot” revival on Broadway –

Aaron Sorkin has found his Broadway Killing a Mockingbird: West Wing The creator will write a new book for the musical classic Lerner & Loewe Camelot.

1960 Lincoln Center Revival for Sorkin’s Musical Theater e a mocking bird Directed by Bartlett Sherry, the screening will kick off at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater on Thursday November 3 and Thursday December 8 on opening night. The casting and design team will be announced at a later date.

In announcing the project today, the Lincoln Center Theater described the “new version of the classic fairy tale” and said the musical would be “recreated for the 21st century”. Sorkin’s new book will be based on the original by Alan Jay Lerner.

CamelotBased on TH White’s 1958 novel Once and for all the future king, Contains the original soundtrack by Lerner and Frederick Lowe, including the now classic songs “If Ever I Would Leave You”, “What Do Simple People Do?” And the title track.

The musical tells the story of mythical characters such as King Arthur, Queen Guinevere and Sir Lancelot. Lincoln Center describes the story as “the story of a tragic struggle between love and democracy, between the pursuit of democracy, the pursuit of justice, passion and aspiration”.

First released in 1960 as a sequel to Lerner & Loewe My lovely ladyOriginal Camelot With Richard Burton as Arthur, Julie Andrews as Genevaire and Robert Gowlett as Lancelot. The show won four tons of awards, including Best Actor for Barton. The subsequent Broadway revival included 1980s productions.
With Burton, Christine Ebersol and Richard Mwenz, and the 1981 Revival with Richard Harry, Meg Bussert and Mwenz. In 1993, Camelot He returned to Broadway with Goethe as Arthur.

With Harris Arthur in the 1967 film version, Vanessa Redgrave as Ginevra and Franco Nero Lancelot.

After Jacqueline Kennedy said the 1960s music and acting album was her late husband’s favorite, the musical became associated with the Kennedy administration and JFK’s years in office became known as the Camelot era.

Sorkin in the news recently for his Oscar nomination to be in RiccardoFinally on stage with Cher in Harper Lee’s 2018 adaptation Kill a Mockingbird. The product garnered nine Tony Award nominations, winning Celia Keenan-Bolger for the role of Scout Finch. Sherry was nominated for her directing, but Sorkin and the show itself were famous.

broadway production Kill a Mockingbird There is currently a hiatus, with plans to return on an undisclosed date with Greg Kinnear as Atticus, who originated with Jeff Daniels and was later played by Ed Harris. The tour stars Richard Thomas and Mary Badham (Scout in the 1962 film version) as the racist neighbor Dubois.