Artus-Excalibur facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Artus - Excalibur
Music	Frank Wildhorn
Lyrics	Robin Lerner
Book	Ivan Menchell
Basis	Legends of King Arthur
Productions	2014 Theater St. Gallen 2016 Staatz 2016 Tecklenburg 2019 Seoul 2021 Seoul 2023 Tokyo

Artus - Excalibur is a musical loosely based on the legends of the 5th/6th-century British monarch King Arthur and his fabled sword, Excalibur. The score is by Frank Wildhorn, with lyrics by Robin Lerner, book by Ivan Menchell, and arrangements and orchestrations by Koen Schoots. The musical had its world premiere at the Theater St. Gallen in St. Gallen, Switzerland on March 15, 2014.

Productions

The musical premiered on March 15, 2014 at the Theater St. Gallen in St. Gallen, Switzerland, starring Patrick Stanke as Arthur, Annemieke van Dam as Guinevere, Mark Seibert as Lancelot, Thomas Borchert as Merlin, and Sabrina Weckerlin as Morgana. The technical team included Francesca Zambelloon as Director, Peter Davison on sets, Mark McCullough on Lighting, Susan Willmington on costume design, and Katy Tucker on projections. The choreography is by Eric Sean Fogel and the fight scenes are by Rick Sordelet. The German translation was by Nina Schneider. A concept album of this production was released on April 3, 2014 and entered the No. 1 slot on Amazon and iTunes in Germany.

South Korea debuted a production of the musical in 2019.

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