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.

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.

The play has been run on Broadway five times:

• 1965 - 1971 original production, Richard Kiley as Quixote. 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.

Songs

• Overture
• Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote)
• It's All the Same
• Dulcinea
• I'm Only Thinking of Him
• I Really Like Him
• What Do You Want of Me?
• The Barber's Song
• Golden Helmet of Mambrino
• To Each His Dulcinea (To Every Man His Dream)
• The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
• The Combat
• Little Bird, Little Bird
• The Dubbing (Knight of the Woeful Countenance)
• The Abduction
• Moorish Dance
• Aldonza
• The Knight of the Mirrors
• A Little Gossip
• Dulcinea (Reprise)
• The Impossible Dream (Reprise)
• Man of La Mancha (Reprise)
• The Psalm
• Finale (The Impossible Dream)

External Links

• A Tribute To Don Quixote De La Mancha
• Man of La Mancha at Internet Broadway Database