Man of La Mancha
Fifty years after its breakout Broadway success, musical theatre company Squabbalogic will rejuvenate Tony Award-winning musical Man of La Mancha for Sydney audiences.
Playing for four weeks, the comically crafted play-within-a-play boasts Broadway icon Tony Sheldon as political prisoner Miguel de Cervantes, who along with his manservant must persuade fellow convicts of their innocence during the Spanish inquisition.
Starring alongside him, as an inmate, is Clovelly based actor Laurence Coy. Admiring Tony Sheldon since a child, Coy feels privileged to be working with the Broadway and West End acclaimed Australian talent.
“Tony is just a gorgeous person to work with” the actor gushes, “It’s just been an absolute joy to work with him.”
Although the production preserves the much-revered musical’s original script and music, director Jay James-Moody’s artistic choices are vowed to set it apart.
“The script is the script” Coy explains, “But he’s got a very interesting angle on it, in that we all had to be able to sing, act and play musical instruments and so the actors are the orchestra and I think that’s a very interesting development in musical theatre. It’s a fresh look at the play.” (CW)
Until 21st March, Reginald Theatre, Seymour Centre, Tickets $30 – $49, https://boxoffice.seymourcentre.com or (02) 9351 7940
