MusicalDramaRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Sep 15, 1977
Closing Date
Dec 31, 1977
1st Preview
Sep 13, 1977
1st Preview
Sep 13, 1977
Previews
3
Performances
124
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Palace Theatre
(Sep 15, 1977 - Dec 31, 1977)
Description
Suggested by the life and works of Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra.
Setting
A dungeon in Seville, at the end of the 16th century and various places in the imagination of Miguel de Cervantes.
Media
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Theatre Owned / Operated by The Messrs. Nederlander
Produced by Eugene V. Wolsk
Written by Dale Wasserman; Music by Mitch Leigh; Lyrics by Joe Darion; Based on the novel by Miguel de Cervantes; Musical Director: Robert Brandzel; Music arranged by Carlyle W. Hall, Sr.
Directed by Albert Marre; Musical Staging by Albert Marre
Scenic Design by Howard Bay; Costume Design by Patton Campbell and Howard Bay; Lighting Design by Howard Bay
Company Manager: Chuck Eisler
Production Stage Manager: Patrick Horrigan; Stage Manager: Gregory Allen Hirsch; Assistant Stage Mgr: Kay Vance
Guitarist: Robin Polseno; Musical Coordinator: Earl Shendell
Assistant to the Director: Gregory Allen Hirsch; National Press Representative: John A. Prescott; Casting Assistant: Kay Vance; National Advertising: The Blaine Thompson Company
Richard Kiley
Don Quixote (Cervantes)
Tony Martinez
Sancho Panza
Emily Yancy
Aldonza (Dulcinea)
Renato Cibelli
Captain of the Inquisition
Margret Coleman
The Housekeeper
Harriett Conrad
Antonia
Ted Forlow
The Barber
Taylor Reed
The Padre
Ian Sullivan
Dr. Carrasco
Bob Wright
The Innkeeper
Anthony De Vecchi
Paco
a Muleteer
Marceline Decker
Maria
the Innkeeper's Wife
Ted Forlow
Anselmo
a Muleteer
Mark Holliday
Juan
a Muleteer
Héctor Mercado
The Mule
 
Jose
a Muleteer
Chev Rodgers
Pedro
the Head Muleteer
Michael St. Paul
Guard
Joan Susswein
Fermina
a Slave and a Moorish Dancer
 
Moorish Dancer
Ben Vargas
The Horse
 
Tenorio
a Muleteer
Edmond Varrato
Jorge
a Muleteer
David Wasson
Fernando
a Muleteer
 
Guard
Standby: Edmond Varrato (Sancho Panza)
Understudies: Renato Cibelli (The Innkeeper), Anthony De Vecchi (Pedro, The Horse, The Mule), Marceline Decker (The Housekeeper), Mark Holliday (Anselmo, The Padre), Michael St. Paul (Captain of the Inquisition), Joan Susswein (Aldonza (Dulcinea), Antonia), Kay Vance (Maria, Fermina, Moorish Dancer), Edmond Varrato (The Barber) and David Wasson (The Padre, Dr. Carrasco)
music by Mitch Leigh; lyrics by Joe Darion
Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote)
Don Quixote (Cervantes), Sancho Panza and Horses
It's All the Same
Aldonza (Dulcinea) and Muleteers
Dulcinea
Don Quixote (Cervantes)
I'm Only Thinking of Him
The Padre, Antonia, The Housekeeper and Dr. Carrasco
I Really Like Him
Sancho Panza
What Does He Want of Me?
Aldonza (Dulcinea)
Little Bird, Little Bird
Anselmo and Muleteers
Barber's Song
The Barber
Golden Helmet of Mambrino
Don Quixote (Cervantes), Sancho Panza, The Barber and Muleteers
To Each His Dulcinea (To Every Man His Dream)
The Padre
The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
Don Quixote (Cervantes)
The Combat
Don Quixote (Cervantes), Aldonza (Dulcinea), Sancho Panza and Muleteers
The Dubbing/Knight of the Woeful Countenance
The Innkeeper, Aldonza (Dulcinea) and Sancho Panza
The Abduction
Aldonza (Dulcinea) and Muleteers
Moorish Dance
Ensemble
Aldonza
Aldonza (Dulcinea)
The Knight of the Mirrors
Ensemble
A Little Gossip
Sancho Panza
Dulcinea (Reprise)
Aldonza (Dulcinea)
Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote) (Reprise)
Don Quixote (Cervantes)
The Psalm
The Padre
The Impossible Dream (The Quest) (Reprise)
Entire Company

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

1978 Nominee
Richard Kiley
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