Man of La Mancha
CREATIVE TEAM
Music: Mitch Leigh
Lyrics: Joe Darion
Book: Dale Wasserman
Artistic Director: Michael Donald Edwards
Director: Peter Rothstein
Choreographer: Cat Brindisi
Music Director & Additional Arranger: Jenny Kim-Godfrey
CAST
Miguel de Cervantes/Don Quixote: Mauricio Martínez
Sancho: Aaron De Jesus
Aldonza: Janely Rodriguez
Anselmo/The Barber: Reese Britts
Antonia/Fermina: Sydney Chow
Pedro: Javier Ignacio
The Governor/The Innkeeper: C. Mingo Long
Paco/The Padre: Brian Kim McCormick
Maria/The Housekeeper: Cathy Newman
The Duke/Jose/Dr. Carrasco: Rodolfo Nieto
The Captain/Tenorio: Edward Staudenmayer
The Custodian/Juan: Peter S. Raimondo
Summoned Person: Sydney Story
The Guard: Jerald Wheat
Understudies: Bevin Bell-Hall, Christian Douglass, Pedro Ka’Awaloa, Celena Vera Morgan, and Robert Quiles
Photos by Cliff Roles
Asolo Repertory Theatre
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Regional - 2023
Production Photos
City Pages
"Rothstein brings the themes of human dignity and desperate imagination into sharp relief."
Playbill
"Man of La Mancha [at Asolo] is a celebration of the transformative power of storytelling and the transformative power of theater."
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
"Rediscovering 'The Impossible Dream' … in modern take on Man of La Mancha, Don Quixote works to right wrongs. He sees the world for what it could be more than how it is."
BroadwayWorld
"This cast was up for their roles and had the chops to perform the songs that beheld their storyline. Kudos to the splendid ensemble cast mates."
Observer
"Rodriguez is also a standout. Her nuanced portrayal of Aldonza avoids cliché and evokes a tough, working-class woman who’s been kicked around by life, but refuses to be broken."
Sarasota Magazine
"[The] stellar cast have the production firmly in hand. Martínez is an energetic, charismatic Cervantes/Quixote/Alonso Quijana with a fine singing voice (his “Impossible Dream” is truly a virtuoso performance)."
