Man of La Mancha [Original Cast] [Bonus Tracks]

by Original Broadway Cast

Overview

Librettist Dale Wasserman's Man of La Mancha, based on Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra's Don Quixote, with songs by Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion, was the surprise hit of the 1965-1966 Broadway theater season. A low-budget show with a whimsical theme concerning an old man who imagines himself to be a knight, it caught the '60s Zeitgeist of idealism in the face of society-rending conflict. "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)," which became a number one easy listening hit for Jack Jones and was recorded by many others, was an anthem for the times that inspired hope where no hope could possibly be justified -- indeed, that was the point. Leigh committed a deliberate anachronism by infusing his score with flamenco elements, but his dependence on acoustic guitars, along with the show's naive tone, also echoed the currently popular trend for socially conscious folk music. While "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" was an overpowering hit, the entire score was effective, from the stirring "Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote)" to the lyrical "Dulcinea" and the comic "I Really Like Him." Richard Kiley brought a powerful voice and an absolute commitment to the title role, and he was supported by strong theater veterans like Ray Middleton and Robert Rounseville. The work needed to be performed with as much conviction as possible to keep it from its real tendency toward sentimentality, and the cast managed this. The result was five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Actor, and Best Score, and what at the time was the fourth longest run for a Broadway musical in history. This gold-selling cast album remained in the charts more than three years. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	04/24/2012
Label:	Masterworks
UPC:	0886919485622

Tracks

1. Man of La Mancha~Opening  - Robert Billig  - Stephen Bogardus  - Mitch Leigh  -  Man of La Mancha pit orchestra  - Don Mayo  - Olga Merediz  - Brian Stokes Mitchell
2. Man of La Mancha~Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote)  - Robert Billig  - Mitch Leigh  -  Man of La Mancha pit orchestra  - Brian Stokes Mitchell  - Ernie Sabella
3. Man of La Mancha~It's All the Same  - Timothy J. Alex  - Robert Billig  - Bradley Dean  - Mitch Leigh  -  Man of La Mancha pit orchestra  - Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio  - Wilson Mendieta  - Gregory Mitchell  - Thom Sesma  - Dennis Stowe
4. Man of La Mancha~Dulcinea  - Timothy J. Alex  - Robert Billig  - Bradley Dean  - Mitch Leigh  -  Man of La Mancha pit orchestra  - Wilson Mendieta  - Gregory Mitchell  - Thom Sesma  - Dennis Stowe
5. Man of La Mancha~I'm Only Thinking of Him  - Robert Billig  - Natascia Diaz  - Mark Jacoby  - Mitch Leigh  -  Man of La Mancha pit orchestra  - Olga Merediz  - Brian Stokes Mitchell
6. Man of La Mancha~We're Only Thinking of Him  - Robert Billig  - Stephen Bogardus  - Natascia Diaz  - Mark Jacoby  - Mitch Leigh  -  Man of La Mancha pit orchestra  - Olga Merediz
7. Man of La Mancha~I Really Like Him  - Robert Billig  - Mitch Leigh  -  Man of La Mancha pit orchestra  - Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio  - Ernie Sabella
8. Man of La Mancha~What Does He Want of Me?  - Robert Billig  - Mitch Leigh  -  Man of La Mancha pit orchestra  - Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
9. Man of La Mancha~Little Bird, Little Bird  - Timothy J. Alex  - Robert Billig  - Bradley Dean  - Mitch Leigh  -  Man of La Mancha pit orchestra  - Wilson Mendieta  - Gregory Mitchell  - Thom Sesma  - Dennis Stowe
10. Man of La Mancha~Barber's Song  - Robert Billig  - Mitch Leigh  -  Man of La Mancha pit orchestra  - Jamie Torcellini
11. Man of La Mancha~Golden Helmet of Mambrino  - Timothy J. Alex  - Robert Billig  - Bradley Dean  - Mark Jacoby  - Mitch Leigh  -  Man of La Mancha pit orchestra  - Wilson Mendieta  - Brian Stokes Mitchell  - Gregory Mitchell  - Ernie Sabella  - Thom Sesma  - Dennis Stowe  - Jamie Torcellini
12. Man of La Mancha~To Each His Dulcinea (To Every Man His Dream)  - Robert Billig  - Stephen Bogardus  - Mark Jacoby  - Mitch Leigh  -  Man of La Mancha pit orchestra
13. Man of La Mancha~The Impossible Dream (The Quest)  - Robert Billig  - Mitch Leigh  -  Man of La Mancha pit orchestra  - Brian Stokes Mitchell
14. Man of La Mancha~Knight of the Woeful Countenance  - Robert Billig  - Mitch Leigh  -  Man of La Mancha pit orchestra  - Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio  - Don Mayo  - Brian Stokes Mitchell  - Ernie Sabella
15. Man of La Mancha~Aldonza  - Robert Billig  - Mitch Leigh  -  Man of La Mancha pit orchestra  - Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio  - Brian Stokes Mitchell
16. Man of La Mancha~The Knight of the Mirrors  - Robert Billig  - Stephen Bogardus  - Mitch Leigh  -  Man of La Mancha pit orchestra  - Brian Stokes Mitchell
17. Man of La Mancha~I'm Only Thinking of Him  - Robert Billig  - Mitch Leigh  -  Man of La Mancha pit orchestra
18. Man of La Mancha~A Little Gossip  - Robert Billig  - Mark Jacoby  - Mitch Leigh  -  Man of La Mancha pit orchestra  - Ernie Sabella
19. Man of La Mancha~Final Sequence. The Death of Alonso Quijana / Dulcinea (reprise) / The Impossible Dream (The Quest) (reprise) / Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote) (reprise) / The Psalm  - Robert Billig  - Mark Jacoby  - Mitch Leigh  -  Man of La Mancha pit orchestra  - Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio  - Brian Stokes Mitchell  - Ernie Sabella
20. Man of La Mancha  - Timothy J. Alex  - Robert Billig  - Andy Blankenbuehler  - Stephen Bogardus  - Bradley Dean  - Natascia Diaz  - John Herrera  - Mark Jacoby  - Jamie Karen  - Lorin Latarro  - Mitch Leigh  -  Man of La Mancha pit orchestra  - Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio  - Don Mayo  - Wilson Mendieta  - Olga Merediz  - Brian Stokes Mitchell  - Gregory Mitchell  - Frederick B. Owens  - Michelle Rios  - Ernie Sabella  - Thom Sesma  - Jimmy Smagula  - Dennis Stowe  - Jamie Torcellini

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ensemble   Primary Artist
Muleteers   Primary Artist
Eleanore Knapp   Primary Artist
Gino Conforti   Primary Artist
Harry Theyard   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Entire Cast   Primary Artist
Antony DeVechi   Primary Artist
Robert Rounseville   Primary Artist,Vocals
Mimi Turque   Primary Artist,Vocals
Eddie Roll   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Man of La Mancha pit orchestra   Primary Artist,Orchestra
Ray Middleton   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Orchestra   Primary Artist
George Marcy   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Neil Warner   Primary Artist,Conductor,Musical Director,Musical Direction
Man of La Mancha cast ensemble   Primary Artist
Shev Rodgers   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
John Aristides   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Irving Jacobson   Primary Artist,Vocals
Joan Diener   Primary Artist,Vocals
Richard Kiley   Primary Artist,Vocals
Original Broadway Cast   Primary Artist
Jon Cypher   Vocals
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio   Vocals
Gerrianne Raphael   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Natascia Diaz   Vocals
Don Mayo   Vocals
Jimmy Smagula   Vocals
Jamie Torcellini   Vocals
Bradley Dean   Vocals
Bruce Mackay   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Brian Stokes Mitchell   Vocals
Gregory Mitchell   Vocals
Timothy J. Alex   Vocals
Lorin Latarro   Vocals
Olga Merediz   Vocals
Renato Cibelli   Vocals
Robert Billig   Conductor
John Herrera   Vocals
Jamie Karen   Vocals
Ernie Sabella   Vocals
Mark Jacoby   Vocals
Wilson Mendieta   Vocals
Frederick B. Owens   Vocals
Thom Sesma   Vocals
Dennis Stowe   Vocals
Stephen Bogardus   Vocals
Andy Blankenbuehler   Vocals
Michelle Rios   Vocals

Technical Credits

Joe Darion   Lyricist,Composer
Mitch Leigh   Composer
Albert Marre   Musical Staging
Joe Walsh   Composer
Robert Rounseville   Performer
Ray Colcord   Composer
Denny Martin Flinn   Liner Notes
Greg Calbi   Mastering
Michael "Mickey" Kapp   Producer
Brian Drutman   Reissue Producer
Penny Bennett   Art Direction,Reissue Art Director