Joe Darion News

Yes, it features perhaps the greatest song in musical theatre history, but does Don Quixote's quest here lack zest?

Last night, the London Coliseum was evacuated due to a 'device activation,' according to the English National Opera's Twitter account.

See newly released photos of first West End production of the multi-Tony award-winning Broadway musical Man of La Mancha in 50 years!

STAGES St. Louis is thrilled to announce casting for its 33rd Season: THE BOY FROM OZ, GREASE, MAN OF LA MANCHA, and its Emerson Family Theatre Series production of Disney's 101 DALMATIANS. 'The tagline at STAGES is 'Experience The Story' and our 2019 Season stays true to these words offering something special for everyone,' expresses Associate Producer Andrew Kuhlman.

Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP), the premier professional summer theatre of northwest Illinois, opens its 58th consecutive summer season for 2019 on May 11 with the ABBA Tribute Band, Dancing Queen. Artistic Director Paul Stancato and Executive Director Dan Danielowski are busily making preparations for the opening.

Man of La Mancha stars Kelsey Grammer and Danielle De Niese recently appeared on BBC's The One Show, where they talked about the West End musical. At the end of their appearance they performed 'The Impossible Dream.'

Fountain Hills Theater publicly announced their 2019-20 Season on Feb. 16th at Broadway in the Hills. There are a total of 15 knockout titles, including 10 musicals and 5 plays for its Mainstage, Mainstage Too! and Youth Theaters. For tickets, and Season Tickets, please call the Box Office at 480-837-9661 x3 or email play@fhtaz.org.

Bay City Players will present Man Of LaMancha May 2 - 5 &May 9 - 12, 2019 at the Bay City Players, 1214 Columbus Avenue, in Bay City. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 3:00 p.m. on Sunday.  Man Of LaMancha is directed by Debbie Lake, with assistant director by Anne Kukla and produced by Greg Burke with musical direction by Jim Pawloski and choreography by Holly Haga and Leeds Bird as creative consultant. Written by Dale Wasserman, Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion. 

New York Mandarin Musical Club presents a special musical, Mandarin version Man of La Mancha, which will be on stage on May 18 and 19 at 7:30pm at Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Peter Norton Symphony Space.

You can feel the energy at the Hampton Theatre Company (HTC) as they mount their first musical. In their inspired thirty-four-year history, they have presented plays strictly. However, recent technical upgrades have provided them with the opportunity to present musicals. In a brave decision, they have wisely chosen to offer iconic Tony winner Man Of La Mancha. You're probably thinking, doesn't the Long Island venue have a rather intimate stage? They do. Do they deliver superbly? That is a resounding yes.

Following on from successful Adelaide and Edinburgh Fringe Festival seasons, THE CHOIR OF MAN invites Sydney audiences to join them in a quintessential English Pub for a night of merriment, music and healthy modern masculinity.

"Man of La Mancha," the first fully-staged musical in the 34-year history of the Hampton Theatre Company, will be the third play of the HTC's 2018-2019 season, opening on March 21 at the Quogue Community Hall and running through April 7.

It was announced today (Friday 15 March 2019) that renowned stage, film and TV performer Peter Polycarpou will play Don Quixote's squire, Sancho Panza in Man of the Mancha at the London Coliseum; the first West End production of this multi-Tony award-winning Broadway musical for 50 years.

"Man of La Mancha," the first fully-staged musical in the 34-year history of the Hampton Theatre Company, will be the third play of the HTC's 2018-2019 season, opening on March 21 at the Quogue Community Hall and running through April 7.

It was announced today that the BAFTA award-winning actor Nicholas Lyndhurst and West End star Cassidy Janson have joined Kelsey Grammer and Danielle de Niese in the acclaimed musical Man of La Mancha which opens at the London Coliseum on 26 April 2019.

The 2019 season opens with THE GAME'S AFOOT by Ken Ludwig. It is December 1936 and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. It is then up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears. The danger and hilarity are non-stop. - March 22 - April 7

SLT presents 'Man of La Mancha,' by Dale Wasserman, January 18-20, 2019. Performances are Today and Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 2 PM.

SLT presents 'Man of La Mancha,' by Dale Wasserman, January 18-20, 2019. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 2 PM.

On Friday December 7, TheatreWorks New Milford will open the classic musical, Man of La Mancha, by Dale Wasserman, Joe Darion and Mitch Leigh. Man of La Mancha is based on Miguel de Cervantes' tale, Don Quixote.