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INDIANAPOLIS – Destined to be performed on the Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre stage, the five time Tony Award winning musical Man of La Mancha finally fulfills that promise, opening Oct. 11. Beef & Boards welcomes Broadway performer and Disney voiceover artist Richard White in the title role of its much-anticipated production, which is on stage through Nov. 18.
Man of La Mancha is based on the Miguel de Cervantes 17th Century novel Don Quixote. Set in a dungeon during the Spanish Inquisition, this musical play-within-a-play harkens back to a time of chivalry, adventure, romance, and a noble knight in a poignant and passionate quest for the impossible dream.
It also confronts the vague line between sanity and lunacy, asking “When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?”
White is best known as the voice of Gaston in Disney’s 1991 animated film “Beauty and the Beast.” On Broadway, he has performed in The Most Happy Fella, Jekyll and Hyde, and Gigi. He has also performed in the touring productions of Jekyll and Hyde, Urinetown, Camelot, and The King and I, in addition to decades of regional performances.
Erica Hanrahan-Ball returns to Beef & Boards in the role of Aldonza, having been seen on its stage in Cabaret in 2006. Eddie Curry plays the sidekick Sancho Panza.
The celebrated score includes the powerful and inspiring “The Impossible Dream,” plus “I, Don Quixote,” “Dulcinea,” “I Really Like Him” and “Little Bird,” to name a few. Man of La Mancha won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
Man of La Mancha is on stage for 40 performances through Nov. 18. Tickets range from $44 to $69, and include Chef Odell Ward’s dinner buffet, fruit & salad bar, unlimited coffee, tea and lemonade.
For reservations, call the box office at 317.872.9664 anytime between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays.
For complete show schedule, visit beefandboards.com.
Man of La Mancha is rated PG-13 for some adult content.
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Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, Indiana’s only year-round professional dinner theatre,
is celebrating 45 years of serving up exceptional entertainment in 2018.
Fact Sheet
WHAT: Man of La Mancha
Book by Dale Wasserman
Music by Mitch Leigh and Lyrics by Joe Darion
WHEN: October 11 through November 18, 2018
Weekday/Saturday Evenings
Doors open at 6 p.m.; Buffet from 6¬:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Show at 8 p.m.
October: 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25, 26, 27, 30
November: 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Weekday Matinees
Doors open at 11 a.m.; Buffet from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Show at 1 p.m.
October: 17, 24, 31
November: 7, 8, 14
Sunday Evenings
Doors open at 5 p.m.; Buffet from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.; Show at 7 p.m.
October: 14, 21, 28
November: 4, 11
Saturday/Sunday Matinees
Doors open at noon; Buffet from 12:15 to 1 p.m.; Show at 1:30 p.m.
October: 14, 21, 28
November: 4, 11, 18
WHO: Director Douglas E. Stark Choreographer Ron Morgan
Musical Director Terry Woods Costume Design Jill Kelly Howe
Lighting Design Ryan Koharchik Sound Design Daniel Hesselbrock
Set Design Michael Layton Stage Manager Ed Stockman
Starring
Richard White as Don Quixote Erica Hanrahan-Ball as Aldonza
Eddie Curry as Sancho Panza Nick Fitzer as Captain
Chuck Caruso as Governor/Innkeeper Logan Moore as Duke/Dr. Carrasco
Roxy York as Maria/Housekeeper Amanda Downey as Antonia
Jacob Buttler as The Padre Anna L. Baker as Fermina
Christine Zavakos as Moorish Girl Jon Rose as Jose
Leonard Harris as Tenorio David Buergler as Paco
Joshua L.K. Patterson as Juan Ike Wellhausen as Anselmo
Ben Cullen as Pedro
WHERE: Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre 9301 Michigan Rd., Indianapolis, 46268
TICKETS: Available by calling the box office at 317.872.9664 between 10 a.m. & 7 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, or 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays. Tickets range from $44 to $69 and include Chef Odell Ward’s dinner buffet, fruit & salad bar, and select beverages.
WEB SITE: For more information or show schedule, visit beefandboards.com
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