Man of La Mancha

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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

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