'Der Mann von La Mancha' - Musical
“Man of La Mancha” – the musical about daring to dream the impossible – is one of the most popular musicals in the world.
Inspired by Miguel de Cervantes' 17th-century masterpiece “Don Quixote,” the original 1965 production (“Man of La Mancha”) won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
Synopsis: Spain at the end of the 16th century during the Inquisition: The poet Miguel de Cervantes is thrown into prison along with his servant. His fellow prisoners immediately pounce on all his belongings, including his latest manuscript, which they consider worthless and want to burn. To save it, Cervantes suggests staging his story as a play. Thus, the gloomy dungeon is transformed into a stage – and the play begins: Cervantes becomes Don Quixote, a dreamer and idealist who believes he is a knight errant. Together with his faithful companion Sancho Panza, he sets out into the world to fight evil, protect the weak and right all wrongs. In an inn that he mistakes for a castle, Don Quixote encounters the rough, world-weary maid Aldonza. However, in his boundless imagination, he sees her as the noble lady of his heart: Dulcinea. At first, she mocks him for his madness—but his sincere conviction and unshakeable belief in the dignity of every human being begin to change her. Don Quixote fights bravely against windmills, which he mistakes for giants, and becomes a symbol of the courage to believe in dreams—even when the world laughs at them. In the end, Don Quixote's dream is shattered in the mirrors of harsh reality.
The game within the game ends. Cervantes' fellow prisoners are deeply moved and return his manuscript to him shortly before the Inquisition takes him away. But his ideal lives on... In Aldonza, who now believes in herself – and in all those who have learned to dream the “impossible dream.”
Inspired by Miguel de Cervantes' 17th-century masterpiece “Don Quixote,” the original 1965 production (“Man of La Mancha”) won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
Synopsis: Spain at the end of the 16th century during the Inquisition: The poet Miguel de Cervantes is thrown into prison along with his servant. His fellow prisoners immediately pounce on all his belongings, including his latest manuscript, which they consider worthless and want to burn. To save it, Cervantes suggests staging his story as a play. Thus, the gloomy dungeon is transformed into a stage – and the play begins: Cervantes becomes Don Quixote, a dreamer and idealist who believes he is a knight errant. Together with his faithful companion Sancho Panza, he sets out into the world to fight evil, protect the weak and right all wrongs. In an inn that he mistakes for a castle, Don Quixote encounters the rough, world-weary maid Aldonza. However, in his boundless imagination, he sees her as the noble lady of his heart: Dulcinea. At first, she mocks him for his madness—but his sincere conviction and unshakeable belief in the dignity of every human being begin to change her. Don Quixote fights bravely against windmills, which he mistakes for giants, and becomes a symbol of the courage to believe in dreams—even when the world laughs at them. In the end, Don Quixote's dream is shattered in the mirrors of harsh reality.
The game within the game ends. Cervantes' fellow prisoners are deeply moved and return his manuscript to him shortly before the Inquisition takes him away. But his ideal lives on... In Aldonza, who now believes in herself – and in all those who have learned to dream the “impossible dream.”