'Camelot' coming to PPAC
By: Randy Rice
Rachel de Benedet and Matt Bogart will join Lou Diamond Phillips in the cast of Lerner and Loewe's Camelot, as the national tour comes to Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), March 4 - 9, 2008.
With a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, the score includes the Broadway classics "If Ever I Would Leave You," and the title song, "Camelot."Lou Diamond Phillips, who played the King of Siam in The King and I, will play Arthur, with Rachel de Benedet, who was recently on Broadway in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, stepping into the role of Guenevere. Matt Bogart, whose Broadway credits include Miss Saigon, The Civil War and Aida will be in the role of Lancelot.Performance times for Camelot, playing March 4 - 9, 2008, are as follows: Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m., and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Tickets range from $43.00 - $65.00 and can be purchased at the PPAC Box Office, located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence, RI; online at ppacri.org; and by calling (401) 421-ARTS.
Main Page Photo: Lou Diamond Phillips as Arthur, courtesy of Providence Performing Arts Center
Photo Credit: Craig Schwartz
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