Man of La Mancha

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Broadway musical stage musical

Man of La Mancha is a celebrated musical inspired by Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote, known for its imaginative storytelling and the iconic song "The Impossible Dream."

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Broadway musical → stage musical →
awardReceived	Tony Award for Best Musical → Tony Award for Best Original Score → Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical NERFINISHED →
basedOn	Don Quixote →
bookBy	Dale Wasserman →
broadwayRevival	1972 Broadway revival → 1977 Broadway revival → 1992 Broadway revival → 2002 Broadway revival →
composer	Mitch Leigh →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
featuresCharacter	Aldonza → Don Quixote → Miguel de Cervantes → Sancho Panza →
filmAdaptationDirector	Arthur Hiller →
genre	musical theatre →
hasFilmAdaptation	Man of La Mancha (1972 film) →
hasSong	Aldonza → Dulcinea → I Really Like Him → I'm Only Thinking of Him → It's All the Same → Little Bird → Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote) → The Barber's Song → The Dubbing → The Impossible Dream (The Quest) → The Quest → To Each His Dulcinea → What Does He Want of Me? →
inspiredBy	Miguel de Cervantes →
language	English →
lyricist	Joe Darion →
narrativeDevice	play within a play →
notableSongDescription	The Impossible Dream is widely regarded as an inspirational anthem →
orchestrator	Neil Warner →
originalBroadwayOpeningDate	1965-11-22 →
originalBroadwayRunLength	2328 performances →
originalBroadwayTheatre	Anta Washington Square Theatre →
originalBroadwayTransferTheatre	Eden Theatre → Mark Hellinger Theatre → Martin Beck Theatre →
originalLeadActor	Richard Kiley →
originalLeadRole	Don Quixote / Miguel de Cervantes →
premiereCity	New York City NERFINISHED →
premiereDate	1965-11-22 →
premiereLocation	Anta Washington Square Theatre →
producer	Albert W. Selden → Hal James →
setting	Spanish prison during the Spanish Inquisition →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Al Hirschfeld Theatre → Martin Beck Theatre →	notableProduction
Man of La Mancha ("Man of La Mancha (1972 film)") →	hasFilmAdaptation
Man of La Mancha ("Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote)") →	hasSong
Sancho Panza ("musical Man of La Mancha") →	portrayedIn