Plays & Players Performs CAMELOT 5/20-6/6 On The Mainstage

Plays & Players, Center City Philadelphia's longest continually operated theater at 1714 Delancey Place, will perform the classic musical Camelot, running May 20 - June 6 on its Mainstage. 48 years after it began its first Broadway run in 1960, the last of the Lerner & Loewe spectaculars still endures. Audiences will enter a world of chivalry, hope and romance, and enjoy the rich, beautiful melodies loved and remembered by all.

Camelot is directed by Lance Moore, who also designed the set and costumes, and serves on the board of Plays & Players. Previously in the current season at Plays & Players, Lance designed the set for William Shakespeare's Land of the Dead, as well as the set and costumes for Alice in Wonderland. Lance has also directed The King and I, Cabaret, Aspects of Love and Love! Valour! Compassion! for Plays & Players.

Camelot stars Ray Croce as King Arthur, a founding member of Actors Core Theater Company of Southern Jersey, Victoria Frings as Queen Guinevere, a 2008 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, who notably appeared in Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll at the Wilma Theater this past fall, and Andrew Loxley who is appearing on stage for the first time in this production and is director of research for a pharmaceutical company specializing in HIV/AIDS prevention for developing countries. The additional cast of Camelot includes Angela Carolfi, Joe Carolfi, Dean Carvin, Nathalie Dalziel, Bill Egan, Siobhan Groves, Lawrence Hicks, Patti Allis Mengars, Sara Prendergast, Brad Reiter, Seth Schmidtt-Hall, Ali Walsh, and Roy A. Wilbur

Performances are slated for May 20 - June 6, Thursdays-Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm. No performance will be held on May 23 or 24 for Memorial Day Weekend. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door for adults, $20 in advance or $25 at the door for seniors, $15 in advance or $20 at the door for students, $10 for groups of 10 or more, and $5 for groups of 50 or more. March 20 is a special preview performance, and all tickets will be $5 off. All performances will be given in Plays & Players Mainstage on the first floor at 1714 Delancey Place (between Spruce & Pine Streets). Tickets may be purchased at www.playsandplayers.org or by calling (800) 595-4TIX. For further information, call (215) 735-0630.

In celebration of the return of chivalry to Philadelphia, Plays & Players will offer a variety of events in celebration of the knights of the roundtable, including Pocket Kings Camelot Poker Nights, Monty Python Madness Night, a Songs from the American Musical Family Brunch and live performances from the cast at the 25th Annual International Children's Festival at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on May 2 and the Rittenhouse Row Festival on May 9. More information about all the events can be found at www.playsandplayers.org/camelot.php.

Plays & Players is Center City Philadelphia's longest continually operated theatre and is celebrating its 97th Season of performance. Located in the historic Plays & Players Theatre at 1714 Delancey Place, which includes two performance spaces, Plays & Players offers year-round memberships that include both social and entertainment possibilities. To learn more about memberships go to www.playsandplayers.org or call (215) 735-0630.