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When Man of La Mancha opened in 1965, it differed from the contemporary light fare. For one thing, the show is based on Cervantes' 1605 epic novel, Don Quixote. The 1992 Broadway-bound revival, on the other hand, is determined to do it 90s style, with a star-studded cast and expensive production...
...Mancha begins with Cervantes (Raul Julia), imprisoned during the Spanish Inquisition, on "trial" before his cellmates. The soon-to-be-major-Spanish-novelist sets out to dramatize the tale of Don Quixote and his romantic quest for the "Impossible Dream...
...Mancha--through March 29.Colonial Theatre, 106 Bolyston St., Boston.426-9366...
...awards purposes but is in fact a reworking of the theme and score of the Gershwins' 1930 Girl Crazy, Broadway was graced by a straightforward revival of 1956's The Most Happy Fella. By the end of April, those shows are to be joined by Man of La Mancha (1965) and Guys and Dolls (1950), and a belated transfer of the off-Broadway hits March of the Falsettos (1981) and Falsettoland (1990), now paired in a single evening. In addition are three "new" musicals recycling songs by black composers: Five Guys Named Moe, produced by London impresario Cameron Mackintosh...
...like Almodovar can serve as both court jester and king. He was so proclaimed last week when the Spanish newsmagazine Cambio 16 named him Man of the Year: "Our best representative in a world in which Spain is in fashion." And now the 37-year-old man from La Mancha is world cinema's flavor of the month. His latest film, the relatively benign Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, is a solid international hit. The comedy has earned $2.5 million in just ten weeks of limited U.S. release, and threatens to become a breakout foreign hit like...