Who wrote Man of La Mancha?

Who wrote Man of La Mancha?

• A. Cervantes
• B. Shakespeare
• C. Lope de Vega
• D. Federico García Lorca

Answer: (A)

Man of La Mancha is a musical inspired by Miguel de Cervantes and his novel Don Quixote. The story and characters the show draws on come from Cervantes’s classic work, so he is the author most closely connected to this material. The other writers listed—Shakespeare, Lope de Vega, and Federico García Lorca—are prominent figures in different literary traditions, but they are not the source of the Don Quixote-inspired material at the heart of this musical. Cervantes is the correct association because he wrote the foundational text that Man of La Mancha reimagines.

Man of La Mancha is a musical inspired by Miguel de Cervantes and his novel Don Quixote. The story and characters the show draws on come from Cervantes’s classic work, so he is the author most closely connected to this material. The other writers listed—Shakespeare, Lope de Vega, and Federico García Lorca—are prominent figures in different literary traditions, but they are not the source of the Don Quixote-inspired material at the heart of this musical. Cervantes is the correct association because he wrote the foundational text that Man of La Mancha reimagines.