I take a musical theater production and do a deep dive to find a richer understanding about the lessons the show has for theater and life. And, I’ll never miss an opportunity to pursue any mystery, bizarre coincidence, improbable event, or supernatural suggestion along the way because, in the words of Dirk Gentley, it is all connected.
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The Man From La Mancha -- part 3 of 3. The musical.
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In the early 1970s and a writer for plays, movies, and television is holed up in Palm Springs at one of the most unusual restaurants in operation. There was a sole proprietor, the menu has one dish, and there is no advertising or tourists because there are only 4 tables. The topic of conversation is whether to turn a stage play into a musical, and …
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The Man From La Mancha -- Episode 2 (part 2 of 3)
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This is the story of how one of the greatest books ever written, Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, became one of the most successful musicals in broadway history, which of course was The Man from La Mancha by Dale Wasserman. The year is 1579, and a solider being held in an Algerian prison, and he’s about to make his 4th, and failed, attempt to es…
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The Man From La Mancha -- Episode 1 (part 1 of 3)
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This is the story of how one of the greatest books ever written, Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, became one of the most successful musicals in broadway history, which of course was The Man from La Mancha by Dale Wasserman. The year is 1579, and a solider being held in an Algerian prison is about to make his 4th escape attempt. It will fail, and…
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