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6 unusual facts about Man of La Mancha


Marilyn McCoo

She has appeared on stage in productions of Anything Goes, A...My Name is Alice, Man of La Mancha, and the Broadway production of Show Boat in 1995 through 1996.

Opera Cleveland

In addition to operas and operettas, Cleveland Opera presented several musical theatre favorites, such as West Side Story, Man of La Mancha and My Fair Lady.

Paloma San Basilio

She also starred in highly acclaimed Madrid productions of Man of La Mancha, My Fair Lady and Victor/Victoria.

Thank You, Fog

The book also includes two of the lyrics that Auden wrote for the musical comedy Man of La Mancha, which were rejected by the original librettist of that play.

The Rapscallions

Oxley had sung lead roles in campus productions of Man of La Mancha and The Marriage of Figaro and was studying for an operatic career.

Tim Schoch

He has also appeared in musical comedies such as Little Mary Sunshine, Mame, Once Upon a Mattress, Plaza Suite, 1776, Godspell, Man of La Mancha, Dames at Sea, The Fantasticks, and others.


Beggar's Holiday

In 2004, Dale Wasserman, one of the musical's producers and the author of Man of La Mancha, teamed with the Marin Theatre Company in Mill Valley, California to create a revamped, updated, and radically rewritten version that toned down much of the original's social criticism and political humor.

Paul Schoeffler

He has also acted on stages such as Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theatre, portraying characters such as Don Quixote from Man of La Mancha, Javert from Les Mis, and Captain Hook from Peter Pan; and Sweet Charity among others.

Tams-Witmark

Among the many notable properties handled by the company are Kiss Me, Kate; My Fair Lady; Gypsy; Bye Bye Birdie; Hello, Dolly!; Oliver!; Cabaret; Man of La Mancha and A Chorus Line.


see also

I, Don Quixote

The title of the 1959 teleplay was originally Man of La Mancha, but sponsor DuPont Corp. objected and producer David Susskind changed it to the more specific I, Don Quixote, fearing that the TV audience would not know who Wasserman was referring to if the original title was used.

Pullo Center

, Tracy Lawrence, Mary Ann Winkowski "The Ghost Whisperer", Man of La Mancha, Jason Aldean, Barbie Live in Fairytopia, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Bob Saget, 42nd Street, Secondhand Serenade, Parachute, and The Rust.