I thought this show was brilliant. Camelot has always been a favorite of mine, but I felt uneasy about the character of Guenevere who embodied all sorts of awful misogynist stereotypes--she was silly, flighty, and brought down a noble experiment by sleeping with someone. Aaron Sorkin's rewrite as well as Philippa Soo's excellent, spirited portrayal made this character work and brought the whole play into the 21st century. This is now an ideas play--with some excellent discussions of rule of law, limited government, and the birth of democracy. To be fair, I am already an Aaron Sorkin fan, so I am inclined to like that sort of thing. But I thought he hit the right balance between intellect and idealism. The costumes were beautiful, the music was lush, the acting was excellent (especially Andrew Burnap as a young, brainy Arthur.) If you are on the fence, give this play a shot. It's my favorite I have seen in a long time (and I see a lot of theatre).

I’ve seen the show twice during previews, and I’m going again! For Sorkin fans, his update to the old tale is brilliant and unmistakably Sorkin; the magical, mystical element of the original script are gone - replaced by a grounded, intelligent, and witty King Arthur who sees the future of Camelot much as one would expect a young Jeb Bartlett saw this country when West Wing began. Add a soaring musical score with a very impressive orchestra and 3 leads whose voices give you the chills, and you leave the theater wanting to return. Perfectly rewritten and directed… a must see!

Loved the show. Had all my favorite bits of Broadway — great performances, funny, romantic, pulled at the heart strings and gave me that heart soaring feeling where for a moment I think “yes! Yes the world can be better!”. Sorkin does wonders with the book. I liked his not so magical take on the story, since after all the story of King Arthur is always morphed and influenced by the writer. And the relevance of the same law applying to everyone and the difficulty of keeping true to ones ideals rather than give in to cynicism could not have been more timely.

Sher’s Camelot is extraordinary. The staging, book, costumes, and cast are perfection. Anyone who enjoys musical theater must see this show!

Wonderful refresh of script and reset for contemporary values around capable woman and sometimes clueless men. Second act was stronger than the first. Main criticism: Relationship between Arthur and Guenevere should be more nuanced with more space for the audience to suspect they might truly love one another. It was wonderful to hear all the songs strongly performed with the orginal lyrics but cast in a contemporary light. Of all the the songs I would have liked "I wonder what the king is thinking tonight" to have been bolder. A huge crowd pleaser, standing ovationi on my night. I'm hopeful with a few tweaks it will be a great success.

I loved the show. i planned a NYC TRIP to see play preview opening night while some people didn’t like the staging i going it interesting it was wonderful hearing the music and phillips Soo was fantastic. agree that lead for Arthur could have been stronger been stronger He just seemed so young and Lancelot seemed much older This is the first time I’ve been to Lincoln Center for a show and it was wonderful. i don’t think that there is a bad seat in the house