Deadline: The Lincoln Center Theater revival of the 1960 musical will reunite Sorkin and Mockingbird director Bartlett Sher, with previews set to begin at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater on Thursday, November 3, with an opening night of Thursday, December 8. Casting and design team will be announced later.
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I'm actually quite surprised by this article. I wasn't aware that re-writing someone else's book was something a writer could do? I looked it up, and it's not like Camelot didn't have a book originally, either. The book was originally written by Alan Jay Lerner. I hope that Sorkin got permission from Lerner for it, and overall I'm just confused as to why they felt that this was necessary. I've never seen Camelot, but from what I gather, it's about medieval England. Also from what I gather, the show will be performed for an American audience. At best, a new adaptation of Camelot could be really poignant by going after the British monarchy, which has recently been falling further and further out of fashion. But telling truths about democracy through a story about a king? I'm not convinced it'll work, and I'm not exactly sure why it'd be superior to the original book. I also have a feeling that, like To Kill a Mockingbird, Aaron Sorkin may not find a lot of critical praise for it (such as the Tony's).
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