Don Quixote Captivates Audience

By Chung Ah-young

Staff Reporter

There is neither flamboyant choreography nor impressive stage sets and dramatic extravaganza in the musical, ``Man of La Mancha.''

However, it has immediately captivated audiences' hearts with its classical story and actors' excellent performance, coupled with ``The Impossible Dream,'' an all-time favorite musical number written by Mitch Leigh.

The musical was written by Dale Wasserman in 1965.

The Korean version musical was first staged in Seoul in 2005, with actors Kim Sung-gi and Ryu Jung-han in the lead.

This time, the musical has a new line-up starring top musical star Cho Seung-woo and comedian-turned-actor Chung Sung-hwa, who both play the main role of Don Quixote.

Since first being staged in 1965 in New York, it has steadily grown into one of Broadway's representative musicals.