Cover art for Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote) by Irving Jacobson & Richard Kiley

Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote)

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AllTheTropes quotes Bob Fosse as saying most songs (presumably in musicals) fall into the category of “I Want” or “I Am.” The title song for Man of La Mancha, a song also called “I, Don Quixote,” presents a quintessential “I am” song, apart from its spoken intro, which frames the story of Don Quixote within the musical’s frame of a story about Cervantes. AllTheTropes notes, “The ‘I Am’ Song is, simply put, a song which establishes a character’s personality, role in the plot, and/or motivations right away. It can be more effective than setting up a character by dialogue, and it’s almost always more fun.”

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1965
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