Camelot Reviews

Alene Hill from St. Louis, Missouri

BRING THE FAMILY AND DO NOT MISS "CAMELOT" AT THE MUNY

You may have seen the musical, the movie or read "The Once and Future King." This year's Muny production offers the classic tale and beautiful music with a fresh update. You will leave humming the tunes and convinced of the timelessness of its message. With season tickets, I have seen "Camelot" since my parents took me in 1965. This is a show for the entire family. I would recommend a picnic dinner to be enjoyed listening to pre-show entertainment on the grounds of the country's oldest outdoor theater!

Richard from St. Louis, Missouri

PRODUCTION PROVES THE STRENGTH OF THE MATERIAL

I never saw the original Broadway production of Camelot. That said, I really did not need to. As a child of music and Musical loving parents, I spent untold hours listening to the Cast recording. This started within days of the album's release. I "knew" the story of Camelot through the songs. Unlike many modern musicals hung upon one or two strong numbers, and bolstered by the mediocre, Camelot has virtually zero weak material. The story is told through the songs, and for me, they are enough. Further, I found the sound excellent. Too many current directors and sound engineers go for the "Wham Bam" sound, burying the vocals in the pounding orchestrations. Not so here. While many found the set design and costuming distracting, to me they simply proved that if the music is strong, the musical shines. The cast of Camelot performed several of the songs on "The Ed Sullivan Show" back in the day. Despite sparse costuming and sets, these performances secured Camelot's success.

from Chesterfield, MO

2022 CAMELOT

The acting, dancing and singing were awesome! But there was no scenery really and the costumes were strange except for the 3 main characters. Seems the story line was changed....it was a little odd.

M Burns from St. Louis, Missouri

CAMELOT MEETS THE FANTASTICS

With a minimal set and confused costumes, this version is less stunning and more bewildering. The diversity casting jars the viewer from13th century England to hip hop. Arthur is the most complete performer. Guinevere and Lancelot had zero chemistry and were not believable or inspiring. Not worth the time.

Doris Bennett from St. Charles, Mo

CAMELOT

Disappointed in Camelot left at intermission tonight There were five of us and we are season ticket holders This production misses the charm of previous productions by modernizing it No Castles, armor, beautiful costumes, and beautiful scenery Seems like cast was picked for diversity which is good but overdone The setting was not good worst production I’ve seen This was one of my husbands favorite musical Been season ticket holders for over 40 years second production we left at Half time

F.P. Johnson from St. Louis, Missouri

CAMELOT IS A DUD

If I had a chance I would give it zero stars.....not the actors....but who ever re imagined this classic......I think it is time for a change at artistic director because this is another recent example of totally missing the mark. Just like Paint your Wagon......

from St. Louis, Missouri

TOO MUCH EDITING OF THE STORY. TOO MUCH POLITICAL CORRECTNESS.

No overture? It was one of my favorite overtures. It sounded more like a concert band than a symphony orchestra. I saw the 1965 show, and was elated with it. I could deal with the totally woke presentation, but the music was mediocre, and they left out the most beautiful song, "Follow Me", and Merlin himself, except for a few mentions. The joust tournament was laughable. This was not up to Muny standards. Chicago was a very good show. The singers were all talented.

Julie Finley from St. Louis, Missouri

NO BUENO

I literally said out loud to my husband at the show, “this is so boring”. No charm, no chemistry between the characters. The costumes were not characteristic of the time period of the play.

Rebecca Galambos from St. Louis, Missouri

ONE OF THE WORST MUNY SHOWS IN RECENT YEARS

This is one of my favorite shows, but not this production. The sound quality was poor, the set bland with too much digital dependence, costumes a mess, cut down sound that was thin and underwhelming, a lot of the humor, favorite characters, songs and lines missing - I couldn't tell what the concept was supposed to be on costumes or set, it was like Medieval meets 80s meets...something I couldn't ID. This is NOT the quality of production I expect from the MUNY. I expected a beautiful, period (or at least a unified concept) costumes and sets, with those over the top details that make the MUNY the MUNY - there was no magic on that stage tonight - I have seen better put together productions at our local junior high. Please stop messing with the classics and give us the beautiful productions we have known you for in the past. PLEASE! Thank you at least for not messing with the songs you kept, even if they were underwhelmingly performed.

Catherine from St. Louis, Missouri

NOT WORTH YOUR TIME

It was very boring, costumes were boring, set was boring and actors were not believable with the story they were given.

Disgruntled from St. Louis, Missouri

CAMELOT

I’ve been going to the Muny for 50 years and this show ranks as one of the worst. This diversity stuff is getting out of hand- it’s shoved down our throats 24/7 , so entertainment should be a chance to get away and not ge on edge about constantly being politically correct. The costumes looked like they came from Goodwill! You are not recognizing your top customers- we don’t want classics told in a fresh, contemporary way- save that stuff for when the 20 year olds are older and paying your bills. 4 of us from your expensive 3rd row seats left at intermission. I heard you also ruined Chicago, so I don’t plan on attending anymore shows this year with that type of track record.

Deborah A. Walde from St. Louis, Missouri

CAMELOT

Terrible. Stick to the original story line. Enough of this effort to be inclusive when producing a traditional show. If you want an artistic show reflecting the social issues of today, then choose a production that is new on Broadway or write a show reflective of today’s social issues. Don’t mess with our classics & modernize them!! You are on a pattern here & this is not why we are season ticket holders for over 30 years! Hated what you did to MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, CINDERELLA, 7 BRIDES FOR 7 BROTHERS & now CAMELOT! You’re loosing me……

Long time and supporter of the Muny from St. Louis, Missouri

CAMELOT

I've been a Muny fan for over 60 years. When Mike Isaacson came to town you could immediately see and feel the Muny improving with exceptional performance after performance...OMG what happened with Camelot? Was Mike on a temporary leave ? The diversity in casting, the costumes, the stage setting were all so distracting that I had to continue to tell myself "it's Ok, it's going to get better" Unfortunately it only got worse...Sorry to say this was unquestionably the most disappointing performance at the Muny I've ever seen...Maybe my age is no longer the market to which you are aiming to please...hopefully there are people who enjoyed this Camelot and future productions at the Muny...

from St. Louis, Missouri

HORRIBLE COSTUMES AND SCENERY

We are season ticket holders and this is by far the worst I have ever seen! The scenery looks like a $150 budget and was absolutely pathetic. The costumes made zero sense and was so distracting I could not focus on the songs. The two lead singers were strong, but lacked chemistry. Unfortunately Lancelot really did not work.

D. Staudte from St. Louis, Missouri

A TRUE DISAPPOINTMENT

While I appreciated hearing the beautiful songs of Camelot, I was truly disappointed with this “modern” version. Digital backgrounds and a rusty-looking set of stairs that looked like it belonged elsewhere made up most of the set. The total lack of costuming (except for King Arthur’s few accessories) was really distracting and disappointing. Period costumes help portray the place and time and would have really added to the show. Most of the actors looked like they were wearing sweatpants - there was not a hint of Medieval in anything they wore. And Guenevere’s outfits looked totally out of place - especially the pink lingerie-gown with pink fluff. I’m sorry - doesn’t work for me! Even the neon “Camelot” sign was distracting - it just looked like it was trying to take up space in the stage. I would not recommend this show to anyone who loves the original classic. This production destroys that with a hyped-up “fresh and modern” cheap imitation of the original.

Rosemary from St. Louis, Missouri

CAMELOT?? NOT!

This was nothing close to what one expects from the Muny. The adaptation was horrible, they changed too much and removed the charm of the entire show. We love the theater, but we’re so disappointed we left right after intermission

C. A. Stockton from St. Louis, Missouri

I HATE TO SAY IT...

I have to agree with all the one-star reviewers"....this was a huge, huge disappointment. We also left at intermission. I had very much looked forward to it, but all the "good stuff" was missing. Yes, there were great voices, but that doesn't make up for all the other issues. So surprised to say all this --- cause, after all, it is THE MUNY!

Mary from St. Louis, Missouri

CAMELOT

I’m a season ticket holder who has enjoyed Muny productions for 20 years. Camelot was terrible . So disappointing. The classic was destroyed.

Hunter from St. Louis, Missouri

WORST SHOW EVER

I don’t know if it was Mike or the new CEO, but this was terrible. The set, costumes, chemistry, story, disappointing soundtrack changes, and a small orchestra just made it worst.

Alicia Alsmeyer from St. Louis, Missouri

CAMELOT -9TH TIME FOR ME AND CLEARLY THE WORST PRODUCTION OF THE 9

Good singers but that's where it stopped. The acting, dialogue, scenery or lack thereof, lack of some classic songs...left me not caring at all about the characters and dramatic tension ..just wishing intermission was the end of the boredom. But there was another dull act to endure. Poor costuming, none of the allure of the kingdom's magic in scenery, I guess attempts at being farcical with women cast as Medieval nights, Arthur in a business suit, and Lancelot looking like an escapee from light weight wrestling...not the greatest knight in the realm...terrible casting ..this is theatre..not radio.the ambiance of every aspect of the creation counts not just the singing voice. . people all around us were missing after intermission ..I guess because a quality performance was missing. Two strikeouts in a row Muny. Epic fail.

Long time season ticket holders from St. Louis, Missouri

WASTE OF TIME

We left at intermission. This “reimagined” stage production was not suitable for the Muny stage. Boring, strange and miscast.

Carolyn D from St. Louis, Missouri

CAMELOT

I was TRULY disappointed in this modernized version. It looked like a cheap production at a high school. I’m beginning to question artistic director choices in the same vein of change I’ve seen at The Rep. Sweeney Todd looked like same set with less greenery. Season Tickets, as at The Rep, are in jeopardy for me.

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