truth,” says Cervantes-Don Quixote. And that is precisely what I felt and meant.
If there was a guiding precept for the whole endeavor it lay in a quotation I found long ago in Unamuno: “Only he who attempts the absurd is capable of achieving the impossible.” But on the simplest level, and philosophies aside, the play is my way of paying tribute to the tough and tender spirit of Miguel de Cervantes.
Dale Wasserman
MUSICAL NUMBERS
“Man of La Mancha”
(
“I, Don Quixote”
)
DON QUIXOTE, SANCHO AND HORSES
“It’s All the Same”
ALDONZA AND MULETEERS
“Dulcinea”
DON QUIXOTE
“I’m Only Thinking of Him”
THE PADRE, ANTONIA, HOUSEKEEPER, AND DR. CARRASCO
“I Really Like Him”
SANCHO
“Little Bird, Little Bird”
ANSELMO AND MULETEERS
“Barber’s Song”
THE BARBER
“Golden Helmet of Mambrino”
DON QUIXOTE, SANCHO, BARBER AND MULETEERS
“To Each His Dulcinea”
THE PADRE
“The Quest” (
“The Impossible Dream”
)
DON QUIXOTE
“The Combat”
DON QUIXOTE, ALDONZA, SANCHO AND MULETEERS
“The Dubbing”
INNKEEPER, ALDONZA, SANCHO
“The Abduction”
ALDONZA AND MULETEERS
“Moorish Dance”
ENSEMBLE
“Aldonza”
ALDONZA
“The Knight of the Mirrors”
ENSEMBLE
“A Little Gossip”
SANCHO
“Dulcinea” (
reprise
)
ALDONZA
“The Quest” (
reprise
)
ALDONZA AND DON QUIXOTE
“Man of La Mancha” (
reprise
)
DON QUIXOTE, ALDONZA AND SANCHO
“The Psalm”
THE PADRE
“The Quest” (
reprise
)
COMPANY
MAN OF LA MANCHA
Opened on December 5, 2002, at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York City, with the following cast:
( IN ORDER OF SPEAKING )
CERVANTES/DON QUIXOTE
Brian Stokes Mitchell
CAPTAIN OF THE INQUISITION
Frederick B. Owens
SANCHO
Ernie Sabella
GOVERNOR/INNKEEPER
Don Mayo
DUKE/CARRASCO
Stephen Bogardus
ALDONZA
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
QUITO
Andy Blankenbuehler
TENORIO
Timothy J. Alex
JUAN
Thom Sesma
PACO
Dennis Stowe
ANSELMO
Bradley Dean
PEDRO
Gregory Mitchell
JOSE
Wilson Mendieta
MARIA
Michelle Rios
FERMINA
Lorin Latarro
ANTONIA
Natascia Diaz
PADRE
Mark Jacoby
HOUSEKEEPER
Olga Merediz
BARBER
Jamie Torcellini
GUARD
John Herrera
GUARD
Jimmy Smagula
GYPSY DANCER
Lorin Latarro
GYPSY DANCER
Andy Blankenbuehler
PRISONER
Allyson Tucker
ONSTAGE GUITARIST
Robin Polseno
Written by
Dale Wasserman
Music by
Mitch Leigh
Lyrics by
Joe Darion
Directed by
Jonathan Kent
Choreography by
Luis Perez
Scenic and Costume Design by
Paul Brown
Lighting Design by
Paul Gallo
Sound Design by
Tony Meola
Music Director:
Robert Billig
Original Dance Music by
Neil Warner
Original Orchestrations by
Music Makers, Inc.
Music Coordinator:
Michael Keller
New Dance Music by
David Krane
New Dance Orchestrations by
Brian Besterman
Casting by
Bernard Telsey Casting
Associate Director:
Peter Lawrence
Production Stage Manager:
Mahlon Kruse
MAN OF LA MANCHA
Locale: Spain at the end of the sixteenth century. A prison in the city of Seville and various places in the imagination of
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES .
Setting: The common room of a stone prison vault whose furthest reaches are lost in shadow. It has niches and crannies where the prisoners make their nests. It is below ground, reached by a stairway which may be raised and lowered, drawbridge-style, and is lighted by scant cold rays sifting through a grille overhead. A trap in the floor may be raised to permit access to a level still lower. Stage right there is a fire covered by a grille, and stage left an open well. Other scenic elements are placed and removed by the prisoners as indicated.
The prison vault is actually a single basic setting within whose architecture the
DON QUIXOTE
scenes devised by
CERVANTES
play. In nature it is an abstract platform whose elements are fluid and adaptable. The primary effect is that of improvisation; it must seem as though all scenic, prop and costume items are adapted from materials already on stage, augmented by effects from
CERVANTES’
theatrical trunk.
Only in the inner play—as devised by
CERVANTES —
is there musical style
If there was a guiding precept for the whole endeavor it lay in a quotation I found long ago in Unamuno: “Only he who attempts the absurd is capable of achieving the impossible.” But on the simplest level, and philosophies aside, the play is my way of paying tribute to the tough and tender spirit of Miguel de Cervantes.
Dale Wasserman
MUSICAL NUMBERS
“Man of La Mancha”
(
“I, Don Quixote”
)
DON QUIXOTE, SANCHO AND HORSES
“It’s All the Same”
ALDONZA AND MULETEERS
“Dulcinea”
DON QUIXOTE
“I’m Only Thinking of Him”
THE PADRE, ANTONIA, HOUSEKEEPER, AND DR. CARRASCO
“I Really Like Him”
SANCHO
“Little Bird, Little Bird”
ANSELMO AND MULETEERS
“Barber’s Song”
THE BARBER
“Golden Helmet of Mambrino”
DON QUIXOTE, SANCHO, BARBER AND MULETEERS
“To Each His Dulcinea”
THE PADRE
“The Quest” (
“The Impossible Dream”
)
DON QUIXOTE
“The Combat”
DON QUIXOTE, ALDONZA, SANCHO AND MULETEERS
“The Dubbing”
INNKEEPER, ALDONZA, SANCHO
“The Abduction”
ALDONZA AND MULETEERS
“Moorish Dance”
ENSEMBLE
“Aldonza”
ALDONZA
“The Knight of the Mirrors”
ENSEMBLE
“A Little Gossip”
SANCHO
“Dulcinea” (
reprise
)
ALDONZA
“The Quest” (
reprise
)
ALDONZA AND DON QUIXOTE
“Man of La Mancha” (
reprise
)
DON QUIXOTE, ALDONZA AND SANCHO
“The Psalm”
THE PADRE
“The Quest” (
reprise
)
COMPANY
MAN OF LA MANCHA
Opened on December 5, 2002, at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York City, with the following cast:
( IN ORDER OF SPEAKING )
CERVANTES/DON QUIXOTE
Brian Stokes Mitchell
CAPTAIN OF THE INQUISITION
Frederick B. Owens
SANCHO
Ernie Sabella
GOVERNOR/INNKEEPER
Don Mayo
DUKE/CARRASCO
Stephen Bogardus
ALDONZA
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
QUITO
Andy Blankenbuehler
TENORIO
Timothy J. Alex
JUAN
Thom Sesma
PACO
Dennis Stowe
ANSELMO
Bradley Dean
PEDRO
Gregory Mitchell
JOSE
Wilson Mendieta
MARIA
Michelle Rios
FERMINA
Lorin Latarro
ANTONIA
Natascia Diaz
PADRE
Mark Jacoby
HOUSEKEEPER
Olga Merediz
BARBER
Jamie Torcellini
GUARD
John Herrera
GUARD
Jimmy Smagula
GYPSY DANCER
Lorin Latarro
GYPSY DANCER
Andy Blankenbuehler
PRISONER
Allyson Tucker
ONSTAGE GUITARIST
Robin Polseno
Written by
Dale Wasserman
Music by
Mitch Leigh
Lyrics by
Joe Darion
Directed by
Jonathan Kent
Choreography by
Luis Perez
Scenic and Costume Design by
Paul Brown
Lighting Design by
Paul Gallo
Sound Design by
Tony Meola
Music Director:
Robert Billig
Original Dance Music by
Neil Warner
Original Orchestrations by
Music Makers, Inc.
Music Coordinator:
Michael Keller
New Dance Music by
David Krane
New Dance Orchestrations by
Brian Besterman
Casting by
Bernard Telsey Casting
Associate Director:
Peter Lawrence
Production Stage Manager:
Mahlon Kruse
MAN OF LA MANCHA
Locale: Spain at the end of the sixteenth century. A prison in the city of Seville and various places in the imagination of
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES .
Setting: The common room of a stone prison vault whose furthest reaches are lost in shadow. It has niches and crannies where the prisoners make their nests. It is below ground, reached by a stairway which may be raised and lowered, drawbridge-style, and is lighted by scant cold rays sifting through a grille overhead. A trap in the floor may be raised to permit access to a level still lower. Stage right there is a fire covered by a grille, and stage left an open well. Other scenic elements are placed and removed by the prisoners as indicated.
The prison vault is actually a single basic setting within whose architecture the
DON QUIXOTE
scenes devised by
CERVANTES
play. In nature it is an abstract platform whose elements are fluid and adaptable. The primary effect is that of improvisation; it must seem as though all scenic, prop and costume items are adapted from materials already on stage, augmented by effects from
CERVANTES’
theatrical trunk.
Only in the inner play—as devised by
CERVANTES —
is there musical style
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