Man of La Mancha
Man of La Mancha
Written by Dale Wasserman
Music by Mitch Leigh
Lyrics by Joe Darion
Original Production Staged by Albert Marre / Originally Produced by Albert W. Selden and Hal James
ISBN: DIGLIB0000068
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Overview
Man of La Mancha is one of the world’s most popular musicals. Inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ seventeenth-century masterwork Don Quixote and set during the Spanish Inquisition, the original 1965 production won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Cervantes is in prison awaiting trial during the Spanish Inquisition. He and his fellow prisoners perform a play-within-a-play, telling the story of the elderly Alonso Quijana, who renames himself "Don Quixote" and goes on a quest to right all wrongs in the world. The rousing, Spanish-inflected score includes the classic numbers “The Impossible Dream,” “I, Don Quixote,” “Dulcinea,” “I Really Like Him” and “Little Bird.”
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Cautions
- Mild Adult Themes
Details
- Genre: Adaptation (Literature), Period, Docudrama/History
- Time Period: 17th Century
- Cast Attributes: Ensemble Cast, Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible), Expandable Casting, Multicultural Casting, Room for Extras, Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Role(s) for Senior Actor(s)
- Target Audience: Appropriate for All Audiences
Authors
Mitch Leigh
Mitch Leigh (1928-2014) was a composer, producer, director, and businessman from Brooklyn.
Pianist Arthur Rubenstein said of Leigh, “He’s the most brilliant composer writing for the musical theater today.” He is best known as the Tony Award-winning composer of Man of La Manch ...
Dale Wasserman
Dale Wasserman (1914-2008) wrote for theater, television and film for more than 50 years and is best known for the musical Man of La Mancha, a multiple Tony Award winner.
He also wrote the stage play One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, based on Ken Kesey’s novel, which has won s ...
Joe Darion
Joe Darion (1917-2001) worked in every field in which words are put to music, from popular songs to works for the concert stage. His opera based on Don Marquis' immortal characters Archy and Mehitabel was turned into the Broadway musical Shinbone Alley, for which Mr. Darion s ...