Man of La Mancha



Man of La Mancha is a musical inspired by Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote. Designed as a play within a play, Cervantes tells the story the mad knight Don Quixote, while in prison awaiting a hearing with the Spanish Inquisition.

The musical was developed at the Goodspped Opera House in Connecticut (where over forty years later Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas would debut), and musical made its bow on Broadway in 1965, winning five Tony Awards and running for six years. It has seen numerous revivals, and has been a staple of high school and community theatre productions across the country. Its signature song, "The Impossible Dream", has become a standard in the American songbook.

The show was parodied during Season 37 of Sesame Street with "Man of La Muncha".

Connections

 * [José Ferrer]] played Cervantes (Don Quixote) during the original Broadway run
 * Raul Julia played Cervantes (Don Quixote) in the 1992 Broadway revival
 * Brian Stokes Mitchell played Cervantes (Don Quixote) in the 2002 Broadway revival
 * Peter O'Toole played Cervantes (Don Quixote) in the 1972 feature film
 * James Coco played Sancho Panza in the 1972 feature film