Music by Frank Wildhorn
Book and Lyrics by Nan Knighton

About the Show

Camille Claudel was a woman who broke all the rules. She was a sculptor in the late 1800's-early 1900's. This was a time when women did not sculpt. If they did, it was merely a hobby preceding marriage. No woman sculptor of this period achieved fame - except for Camille. One critic described her as "a revolt against nature - a woman of genius!" Camille had the courage and drive of ten men. She was feisty, funny, beautiful, and the musical reflects her humor and zest. Her life revolved around two things: her work and her stormy love affair with Auguste Rodin, arguably the most important sculptor of the modern era. Camille first met Rodin as his pupil. She quickly became his assistant, then his model, mistress, muse, and ultimately the one great passion of his life. As these two sculptors worked and competed side by side, their affair was obsessive, wild and unpredictable, all of which lends itself beautifully to music. Although the backbone of the musical is biographical, the story is anchored in 1913 at a most unusual turning point in Camille's life.

Latest News

Camille Claudel had a very well-received world premiere run at Goodspeed Musicals' Norma Terris Theater in August and September of 2003. More details on the world premiere have been posted on the production details page. The show then had a workshop at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre's 16th Annual Festival of New Musicals in October 2004. No plans have been announced for another production of the show, and Nan gave her latest status update on the show in a September 2007 Q&A. Any new production plans will be posted here as soon as they are confirmed.

There is no full-length recording of the show at this time. The song "Gold" has been recorded by Linda Eder, and was performed at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics. For details on this song see the recordings page.

A scene and song list from the Goodspeed production has been added to the site.

There are numerous Camille photos in the Scrapbook section of this site. These include backstage and opening night photos and production photos from the Goodspeed run, as well as photos from the demo recording session.

You can join other fans to discuss the show in the CamilleFans Yahoo Group. More information can be found on the related items page and through the links page.