Man of La Mancha

Summary

Man of La Mancha is a dramatico-musical work^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of dramatico_musical_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,272 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Man of La Mancha received the Tony Award for Best Musical^[3].
• Man of La Mancha received the Tony Award for Best Original Score^[4].
• Man of La Mancha received the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical^[5].
• Man of La Mancha received the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical^[6].
• Man of La Mancha received the Tony Award for Best Scenic Design^[7].
• Man of La Mancha's instance of is recorded as dramatico-musical work^[8].
• Dale Wasserman wrote the screenplay for Man of La Mancha^[9].
• Man of La Mancha's composer is recorded as Mitch Leigh^[10].
• Man of La Mancha's librettist is recorded as Dale Wasserman^[11].
• Man of La Mancha's based on is recorded as I, Don Quixote^[12].
• Man of La Mancha's Commons category is recorded as Man of La Mancha^[13].
• Man of La Mancha's lyricist is recorded as Joe Darion^[14].
• Don Quixote inspired Man of La Mancha^[15].
• Man of La Mancha's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Man of La Mancha'}^[16].
• Man of La Mancha's derivative work is recorded as Man of La Mancha^[17].
• Man of La Mancha's form of creative work is recorded as musical^[18].

Product Details

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• Release type: Musical^[19]

• MusicBrainz ID: 98e63d45-0e65-41c8-83b4-48622f27a718^[20]

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Recognition

Awards received include Tony Award for Best Musical^[3], a theatre award^[21], in United States^[22]; Tony Award for Best Original Score^[4], a theatre award^[23], in United States^[24], founded in 1947^[25]; Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical^[5], a theatre award^[26], in United States^[27], founded in 1948^[28]; Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical^[6], a theatre award^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1960^[31]; and Tony Award for Best Scenic Design^[7], a Tony Awards^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1947^[34].

Why It Matters

Man of La Mancha ranks in the top 3% of dramatico_musical_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,272 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

What awards did Man of La Mancha receive?

Honors received include Tony Award for Best Musical^[3], Tony Award for Best Original Score^[4], Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical^[5], and Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical^[6].