Man of La Mancha

Man of La Mancha is a 1965 Broadway musical which tells the story of the classic novel Don Quixote as a play within a play, performed by Miguel Cervantes and his fellow prisoners as he awaits a hearing with the Spanish Inquisition. The book was by Dale Wasserman, lyrics by Joe Darion, and music by Mitch Leigh: one song, "The Impossible Dream", was particularly popular.

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1965 - Broadway - Musical - Don Quixote - Miguel Cervantes - Spanish Inquisition - Dale Wasserman - Joe Darion - Mitch Leigh

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Richard Kiley won a Tony Award for his performance as Cervantes/Quixote on Broadway, but the role went to Peter O'Toole in the less-successful 1972 film.

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Richard Kiley - Tony Award - Peter O'Toole - 1972 - Film

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The play has been run on Broadway five times:

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• 1965 - 1971 original production, opened November 22, 1965 with Richard Kiley as Quixote and ran for 2,328 performances . John Cullum and José Ferrer also played the role during this run.
• 1972 - revival, Richard Kiley as Quixote.
• 1977 - revival, Richard Kiley as Quixote.
• 1992 - revival, Raúl Juliá as Quixote, Sheena Easton as Dulcinea.
• 2002 - revival, Brian Stokes Mitchell as Quixote, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Dulcinea, Ernie Sabella as Sancho Panza.

A French adaptation, which feautured the Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel in the lead rôle, was recorded and issued in 1968 as the album L'Homme de la Mancha.

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Jacques Brel - 1968 - L'Homme de la Mancha

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Tenor Placido Domingo has also played Quixote on a stage set and made a recording together with Julia Migenes as Dulcinea and Mandy Patinkin as Sancho.

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Placido Domingo - Julia Migenes - Mandy Patinkin

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