Man of La Mancha
Vivian Beaumont Theatre
Previews Began: -
Opening Night: June 22, 1972
Closing Night: October 23, 1972
Music: Mitch Leigh
Lyrics: Joe Darion
Book: Dale Wasserman
While awaiting a hearing with the Inquisition, Cervantes presents a play as his defense in a mock trial for the prisoners. In it, he plays Alhonso Quiana, a man who has set his own reality aside and become Don Quixote De La Mancha. Assisted by his “squirem” Sancho Panza, Quixote attempts to avoid his mortal enemy, the Enchanter, and woo the serving wench and prostitute, Aldonza, who he takes to be the lady Dulcinea.
Musical Numbers
Man of La Mancha (I, Don
Quixote)……………………..Don Quixote (Cervantes),
Sancho Panza, Horses
It’s All the Same……Aldonza (Dulcinea), Muleteers
Dulcinea……Don Quixote (Cervantes), Muleteers
I’m Only Thinking of Him……..The Padre, Antonia,
The Housekeeper,
Dr. Carrasco
I Really Like Him…………………………..Sancho Panza
What Does He Want of Me?….Aldonza (Dulcinea)
Little Bird, Little Bird………….Anselmo, Muleteers
Barber’s Song…………………………………..The Barber
Golden Helmet of
Mambrino…………………..Don Quixote (Cervantes),
Sancho Panza, The Barber,
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, Muleteers
The Dubbing/Knight of the Woeful
Countenance……….The Innkeeper, Sancho Panza,
Aldonza (Dulcinea)
The Abduction…….Aldonza (Dulcinea), Muleteers
Moorish Dance…………………………………..Ensemble
Aldonza…………………………………Aldonza (Dulcinea)
The Knight of the
Mirrors………….Don Quixote (Cervantes), Knights,
Attendants
A Little Gossip……………………………..Sancho Panza
Dulcinea (Reprise)…………………Aldonza (Dulcinea)
Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote)
(Reprise)……………………..Don Quixote (Cervantes),
Aldonza (Dulcinea),
Sancho Panza
The Psalm…………………………………………The Padre
The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
(Reprise)……………………………………………..Company
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