Casting Complete for North Shore Music Theatre's Camelot

By Andrew Gans
August 29, 2005

Complete casting has been announced for the North Shore Music Theatre's upcoming production of Camelot. As previously reported, the classic musical will play Boston's Shubert Theatre due to the recent fire at the North Shore's home base in Beverly, MA.

Joseph Dellger will head the cast as Arthur with Nili Bassman as Guenevere, Maxime Alvarez de Toledo as Lancelot, Josh Grisetti as Mordred, David Coffee as Pellinore and Adam Wylie as Merlin and Tom of Warwick. The 22-member ensemble comprises Kym Chambers, Michelle Liu Coughlin, Kelly Crandall, Vibecke Dahle, Shawn J. Davis, Michelle Dyer, Jessica Hartman, Joseph Jackson, Sae La Chin, Jeff Metzler, Lauren Parsons, Joe Reid, Vincent Rodriguez III, Sal Sabella, Dana Steer and Jeremy Stolle.

Camelot — directed by Gabriel Barre — will begin previews at Boston's Shubert Sept. 20 with an official opening Sept. 22. The production, which contains nudity, will run through Oct. 9. The creative team for the musical also includes Bill Stanley (music director), Patricia Wilcox (choreographer), Jerome Martin (scenic designer), Jack Mehler (lighting designer), Pamela Scofield (costume designer), John A. Stone (sound designer) and Gerard Kelly (hair and wig designer).

Camelot — featuring music by Frederick Loewe and book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner — originally opened at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre in Dec. 1960, playing 873 performances before closing Jan. 5, 1963. The premiere company included Richard Burton, Julie Andrews, Robert Goulet, Robert Coote, John Cullum and Roddy McDowall. The classic Lerner and Loewe score boasts such tunes as "If Ever I Would Leave You," "I Loved You Once in Silence," "Follow Me," "I Wonder What the King Is Doing Tonight" and the title tune.

Tickets are available by calling (800) 447-7400 or by visiting the Shubert Theatre box office at 265 Tremont Street in Boston, MA. Visit www.nsmt.org for more information.