Broadway’s Original Camelot Streams Free in Celebration of New Revival

The musical was filmed in New York's Winter Garden Theatre as the channel's first major foray into theater programming in the early 80s.

Aaron Sorkin and Bartlett Sher's reimagined revival of the musical opens at Lincoln Center Theatre this weekend, with Andrew Burnap as Arthur, Phillipa Soo as Guenevere, and Jordan Donica as Lancelot.

Camelot features a romantic triangle between Arthur, Guenevere, and Lancelot, a quest to establish democracy and justice over chaos, and the bittersweet wish for the world to be as it once was. The 1982 production stars Richard Harris as Arthur, Meg Bussert as Guenevere, Muenz as Lancelot, and Thor Fields as Tom of Warwick. 

The original production of Camelot is now streaming globally for free through Broadway at Home. The musical can now be streamed here worldwide.

Camelot's cast includes Barrie Ingham as King Pelinore, James Valentine as Merlyn, Richard Backus as Mordred, William Parry as Sir Dinidan, Andy McAvin as Sir Sagramore, Jeanne Caryl as Nimne, Robert Molnar as Dap.

In his New York Times review from 1981, Frank Rich said: "Its often gorgeous score notwithstanding, that appeal has little to do with the musical's actual text. Now, as ever, ''Camelot'' is a sweet but vastly imperfect echo of the previous Lerner-Loewe triumph ''My Fair Lady.'' Yet ''Camelot'' endures for a very simple and potent reason. As historical circumstance would have it, this 1960 show is forever tied to our most idealized and sentimental memories of John F. Kennedy's fallen Presidency. Whether by accident or design, Mr. Burton heightened this emotional link by creating a King Arthur who exemplified the witty, youthful and sexy Kennedy style."