Man of La Mancha

Written by Dale Wasserman; music by Mitch Leigh; lyrics by Joe Darion; original production staged by Albert Marre. Originally produced by Albert W. Seldon and Hal James.

Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM: March 9 (includes Opening Night reception), March 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, and 31, 2001.

Sunday Matinees at 2:30 PM: March 18 and 25, 2001.

The March 18 performance will be sign interpreted for the deaf and hearing impaired.

Single ticket prices: $13 (Saturdays), $11 (adults, Fridays and Sundays), $9 (senior citizens and students, Fridays and Sundays).

The aging Miguel de Cervantes, poet and playwright, awaits his trial by the Spanish Inquisition for crimes against the Church. His fellow prisoners, thieves and cutthroats, try to confiscate his most prized possession, an uncompleted manuscript of a novel called “Don Quixote.” Before their eyes, Cervantes is transformed into this romantic hero, tilting at windmills, passionately confronting his darkest foe, the Enchanter, and loving his dream-ideal as he sings to the beautiful Dulcinea. Join us for this dramatic conquest of American musical theater and be inspired by “The Impossible Dream” and the stirring “Man of La Mancha.”

Directed by Sue Pinkman.

Produced by arrangement with and the music and dialogue material furnished by Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc., 560 Lexington Avenue, New York.

You can learn about the scholarly Cervantes Project 2001; take a tour of the region of La Mancha; or read Dale Wasserman’s article on Cervantes as theater.Click on any thumbnail above to see a larger image.