{"id":380,"date":"2007-01-16T08:14:30","date_gmt":"2007-01-16T08:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/2007\/01\/16\/tony-award-winning-man-of-la-mancha-set-to-inspire-audiences-at-the-bologna-performing-arts\/"},"modified":"2013-09-03T12:56:21","modified_gmt":"2013-09-03T12:56:21","slug":"tony-award-winning-man-of-la-mancha-set-to-inspire-audiences-at-the-bologna-performing-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/2007\/01\/tony-award-winning-man-of-la-mancha-set-to-inspire-audiences-at-the-bologna-performing-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony\u00ae Award-Winning Man of La Mancha Set to Inspire Audiences at the Bologna Performing Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P align=\"center\"><IMG height=\"288\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/images\/univ_relations\/mancha1.jpg\" width=\"432\" border=\"0\"><IMG height=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/images\/univ_relations\/LaMancha.jpg\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/P><P>Bringing in the New Year are multiple performances of <I>Man of La Mancha, <\/I>showing <B>January 21, 2007<\/B><B> @ 2:00 pm, January 21, 2007 @ 7:30 pm, and January 22, 2007 @ 7:30pm.<SPAN>&nbsp; <\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P>This five-time Tony Award winner is the epic story of knight-errant Don Quixote, his servant Sancho, and the woman of his dreams, the lovely Dulcinea.<SPAN>&nbsp; <\/SPAN>The tale is set during the Spanish Inquisition and tells the romantic and noble journey of a man who sets out to right all wrongs and win the heart of a good woman as he duels windmills along the way.<SPAN>&nbsp; <\/SPAN>The impeccable score includes <I>The Impossible Dream, Dulcinea<\/I>, and the title song, also known as <I>I, Don Quixote<\/I>.<\/P><P><SPAN>This all-new touring production of <B>Man of La Mancha<\/B> has been deemed &#8220;a powerful production that is as relevant today as when it first hit Broadway&#8221; by the <I>Anchorage Daily News<\/I>, with &#8220;an outstanding cast&#8221; in &#8220;a profoundly affecting performance.&#8221;<SPAN>&nbsp; <\/SPAN><\/P><P>Michael McFadden, Artistic Producer for Phoenix Entertainment, offers this insight:<SPAN>&nbsp; <\/SPAN>&#8220;We really focused on the heart-touching story of Don Quixote, the ultimate maverick hero.<SPAN>&nbsp; <\/SPAN>He is a man who was able to face corruption with courage and dared to dream the impossible.<SPAN>&nbsp; <\/SPAN>His quest is humorous, joyous and is surrounded with amazing musical moments like <I>The Impossible Dream<\/I>.<SPAN>&nbsp; <\/SPAN>There&#8217;s a connection the audience makes with the characters on stage, and that connection has been enhanced in this production to create a memorable evening all around.&#8221;<\/P><P>A powerful blend of tragedy, romance, comedy, and adventure, <I>Man of La Mancha<\/I> is an inspiring musical tribute to Don Quixote\u2019s romantic idealism. The New York Times on <I>Man of La Mancha<\/I> writes,<SPAN> <\/SPAN>\u201cOne of the modern classics of the American Theatre.<SPAN>&nbsp; <\/SPAN>Fresh and timeless, Mitch Leigh\u2019s irrepressibly melodious and charming music is as vibrant as ever.<SPAN>&nbsp; <\/SPAN>A brilliant stroke of theatre.\u201d<SPAN>&nbsp; <\/SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/SPAN><\/P><P>Tickets are $30.00 for Adults and $20.00 for Children 12 and under and for Senior Citizen 60 years and older. <SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/SPAN>To order tickets visit us <SPAN>online at <A href=\"http:\/\/www.bolognapac.com\/\"><SPAN>www.bolognapac.com<\/SPAN><\/A> or<\/SPAN> contact the <B>BPAC Box Office at 662-846-4626<\/B>.<\/P><\/SPAN><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bringing in the New Year are multiple performances of Man of La Mancha, showing January 21, 2007 @ 2:00 pm, January 21, 2007 @ 7:30 pm, and January 22, 2007&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":4197,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-general"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=380"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40221,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380\/revisions\/40221"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}