Is Man of La Mancha Heading Back to Broadway for its 50th Anniversary?

Could the Man of La Mancha live the impossible dream once more on the Great White Way? It’s possible, and just in time for the 50th anniversary. According to The Washington Post, rights holder Martha Nelly Wasserman announced Broadway plans for the show following a performance at D.C.’s Shakespeare Theatre Company.

Wasserman, who is the widow of the Tony-winning musicals’ book writer Dale Wasserman, addressed the cast and creative team of the regional production and confirmed that she was “looking for stars” for a potential Broadway bow.

Man of La Mancha is inspired by Wasserman’s teleplay I, Don Quixote, which is of course based on the 17th-century classic by Miguel de Cervantes. The musical follows the author as he awaits trial by reenacting his manuscript with his fellow prisoners.

The show premiered on Broadway in 1965 and went on to win five Tony Awards including Best Musical. It has been revived on Broadway four times since—most recently in 2002 (with Brian Stokes Mitchell in the title role).