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 Actor in a Musical
surface form: Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
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 of America
surface form: United States
featuresCharacter Dulcinea del Toboso
surface form: Aldonza

Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes
Sancho Panza
filmAdaptationDirector Arthur Hiller
genre musical theatre
hasFilmAdaptation Man of La Mancha self-linksurface differs
surface form: Man of La Mancha (1972 film)
hasSong Dulcinea del Toboso
surface form: Aldonza

Dulcinea del Toboso
surface form: Dulcinea

I Really Like Him
I'm Only Thinking of Him
It's All the Same
Little Bird
Man of La Mancha self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 song "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)"
surface form: The Impossible Dream is widely regarded as an inspirational anthem
orchestrator Neil Warner
originalBroadwayOpeningDate 1965-11-22
originalBroadwayRunLength 2328 performances
originalBroadwayTheatre Circle in the Square Theatre
surface form: Anta Washington Square Theatre
originalBroadwayTransferTheatre Eden Theatre
Mark Hellinger Theatre
Martin Beck Theatre
originalLeadActor Richard Kiley
originalLeadRole Don Quixote
surface form: Don Quixote / Miguel de Cervantes
premiereCity New York City
premiereDate 1965-11-22
premiereLocation Circle in the Square Theatre
surface form: Anta Washington Square Theatre
producer Albert W. Selden
Hal James
setting Spanish prison during the Spanish Inquisition

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Martin Beck Theatre notableProduction Man of La Mancha
Sancho Panza portrayedIn Man of La Mancha
this entity surface form: musical Man of La Mancha
Man of La Mancha hasSong Man of La Mancha self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote)
Man of La Mancha hasFilmAdaptation Man of La Mancha self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Man of La Mancha (1972 film)
Al Hirschfeld Theatre notableProduction Man of La Mancha
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio notableWork Man of La Mancha
this entity surface form: Man of La Mancha (stage production)
song "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" partOf Man of La Mancha
subject surface form: The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
song "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" partOf Man of La Mancha
subject surface form: The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
this entity surface form: 1965 Broadway musical Man of La Mancha
song "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" associatedWith Man of La Mancha
subject surface form: The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
this entity surface form: Man of La Mancha (musical)
Joe Darion notableWork Man of La Mancha
Joe Darion wroteLyricsFor Man of La Mancha
The Barber's Song partOf Man of La Mancha
The Barber's Song musicalFrom Man of La Mancha
The Barber's Song associatedWork Man of La Mancha
The Barber's Song fictionalUniverse Man of La Mancha
Neil Warner notableWork Man of La Mancha
Neil Warner contributedTo Man of La Mancha
this entity surface form: Man of La Mancha (stage musical)
Albert W. Selden notableWork Man of La Mancha
It's All the Same firstPerformanceIn Man of La Mancha
subject surface form: "It's All the Same"
this entity surface form: "Man of La Mancha" original production
To Each His Dulcinea originalProduction Man of La Mancha
this entity surface form: Man of La Mancha (1965 Broadway production)