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Camelot US Tour in 1980 - Camelot Based on <i>The Once and Future King</i> by T. H. White<p>This irresistible musical takes you inside the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Arthur's dream of creating a utopian kingdom is complicated by love for his new Queen, Guenevere, and friendship with his favorite knight, Lancelot. A ravishing story of passion, chivalry, and betrayal has a gorgeous score that includes 'If Ever I Would Leave You,' 'What Do the Simple Folk Do?,' and, of course, 'Camelot.'

Those questions of leadership amid a pandemic prompted Rosenthal to push for a new production of the musical, which begins Wednesday on the outdoor Terrace Stage at Sarasota’s Asolo Repertory Theatre. “There’s a line in one of the adaptations that says, ‘When his people need him most, an Arthur will come to redeem them.’ I love that,” Rosenthal said. The musical itself has been reinvented in recent years and for this new Asolo Rep production. Television writer David Lee, a co-creator of the hit series “Wings” and “Frasier,” has said he was a big fan of the music but found ...