Lerner and Loewe is the partnership between lyricist and librettist Alan Jay Lerner and composer Frederick Loewe. Spanning three decades and nine musicals from 1942 to 1960 and again from 1970 to 1972
Loewe and Lerner, c. 1962
Camelot is a musical with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics and a book by Alan Jay Lerner. It is based on the legend of King Arthur as adapted from the 1958 novel The Once and Future King by T. H. W
Lerner and Loewe
…1960 and again from 1970 to 1972, the pair are known for being behind the creation of critical on stage successes such as My Fair Lady, Brigadoon, and Camelot along with the musical film Gigi. Growing up in Austria, Frederick or "Fritz" Loewe was a child prodigy concert pianist and son to a Viennese Operetta…
Original Cast Recording cover
The original Broadway cast, including, foreground, from left, Robert Goulet, Julie Andrews, and Richard Burton.
Julie Andrews as Queen Guenevere in the original 1960 Broadway production
Julie Andrews and Richard Burton as Queen Guenevere and King Arthur