Man of La Mancha: thoughts?

What is the general consensus on this show? I just saw it done at a theater this weekend. The music's really good, the story...meh. I thought it could be better. I was bored before intermission. Although the song "I, Don Quixote" and "Impossible Dream" were worth the price of admission. I know it's a "classic". More so for the score?

About this. I believe that it actually is a pretty good. The "see what I want to see" attitude of Don Quixote makes for a very interesting story, but some of the songs just don't speak to me as well as other stuff.

"The Impossible Dream" however is incredible. I'd like to sing this sometime myself.

Maybe if the woman were a really good high belter, it would sound okay, but in my mind "The Impossible Dream" is always sung by a baritone.

Anyway, all I can judge by is the revival recording, but most of the score seems overly repetitive, with similar-sounding kinda-Spanish themes running through over and over and over and...yeah. Boring. And I really like the Cervantes novel, too.

I saw the revival a couple of weeks before it closed, and I really enjoyed it. The theme of embracing idealism in a hostile environment is one that seems pretty timeless to me, and I thought the music was beautiful.

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Fantastic score...boring show.

Love the show. Love the film for Ms Loren's Aldonza hated the revival. You have to have amazing actor's in those roles.

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I agree Bubby. The show is amazing when in the proper hands. I fell in love with it when I saw the original cast, Kiley and Diener back in the day. I became instanly one of my favorites.
The recent revival missed the mark in many ways. It was miscast,the set was too grand, the costumes way off mark (Don Quixote shouldn't have worn a Conquistadore helmet, they were still in use at the time the play takes place, they are still in use today at the Vatican!) Brian Stokes Mitchell's take on Quixote was too much of a caraciture, I could never stop seeing him as a young make playing an old man (though he did hit The Impossible Dream out of the theatre!). Done properly with the right amount of grit and passion the show is a gem.

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I am the minority. I enjoyed Marin and Brian, I thought they were fab. I also loved Jacoby and Don Mayo.