Man of La Mancha
| Author: Dale Wasserman | Author: Miguel de Cervantes |
| Premiered: 1965 | Work Type: Musical |
| Composer: Mitch Leigh | |
| Lyricist: Joe Darion | |
| Description: The heartbreaking and inspirational Tony Award-winning musical, based on Cervantes' Don Quixote, about one man’s refusal to give up his impossible dream. Man of La Mancha is one of the world’s most popular musicals. Inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ 17th-century masterwork Don Quixote and set during the Spanish Inquisition, the original 1965 production won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Cervantes is in prison awaiting trial during the Spanish Inquisition. He and his fellow prisoners perform a play-within-a-play, telling the story of the elderly Alonso Quijana, who renames himself “Don Quixote” and goes on a quest to right all wrongs in the world. The rousing, Spanish-inflected score includes the classic numbers “The Impossible Dream,” “I, Don Quixote,” “Dulcinea,” “I Really Like Him” and “Little Bird.” | |
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| Musical Theatre West | 2/13/2026 - 3/1/2026 |