Man of La Mancha
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Dec 5, 2002
Closed Aug 31, 2003

Playing at
Al Hirschfeld Theatre

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Running Time:
2hr. 0min.

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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Marin Mazzie, and Ernie Sabella star in Man of La Mancha, directed by Jonathan Kent. The musical features a book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, and lyrics by Joe Darion. The timeless tale of Don Quixote and his sidekick features such well-known theatrical standards as "Man Of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote)," "Dulcinea," and "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)."

The show ends its run with an added performance on Sunday, August 31 AT 7:30 PM.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:

Al Hirschfeld Theatre
302 W 45th St
New York, NY 10036

Renamed the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in 2003, this Byzantine-styled theater was built by vaudeville impresario Martin Beck in order to house large musicals with huge casts. It housed the productions of Bye Bye Birdie and Sweet Bird of Youth. The best [...] Read More

WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

When was the last time you saw a Broadway performer stand alone, center stage, and sing a song that stopped a show? These days, a big production number can stop a show -- but a solo?

An impossible dream, you say? Exactly. When Brian Stokes Mitchell as Don Quixote hits the last, long note of "The Impossible Dream" in the revival of Man of La Mancha that opened last night at the Martin Beck Theatre, the audience can no longer contain itself; spontaneous applause erupts and becomes a cacophony as Mitchell brings the song to its triumphant end. Afterwards, the applause goes on and on. Welcome to musical theater heaven.

If your only experience of Man of La Mancha was the Raul Julia/Sheena Eas[...]

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Reviewed by Barbara and Scott Siegel on Dec 6, 2002