The Musical Sancho Panza

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The Musical Sancho Panza
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Music José Luis Narom (José Luis Morán – Composer)
Lyrics Inma González and José Luis Narom
Book Miguel de Cervantes
Basis Don Quixote (Don Quixote of la Mancha)
Productions2005 Madrid, Spain
2006-2007-2008 Spanish tour [1]

The Musical Sancho Panza (originally titled Sancho Panza el Musical in Spanish) is a two-act musical that premiered in Madrid in 2005, coinciding with the 400th anniversary of the publication of Don Quixote . [2] [3] by Miguel de Cervantes. The play is humorous take on the social landscape of the 16th and 17th centuries, including the era's customs, beliefs, professions, and trades, that updates the original story by displaying it in the looks and forms of the 21st century.

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The play debuted at the Teatro Nuevo Apolo with music and original lyrics created by José Luis Narom. Narom collaborated with his wife, lyricist and costume designer Inma González [4] (image designer and production manager on "The Blackout" [5] ). Narom created the play's music in the style of Broadway musicals, with full orchestrations.

2005 production

The starring roles included:

The premiere was attended by entertainers such as Chenoa, [8] Nuria Fergó, and Natalia.

The Musical Sancho Panza received awards in the category of Best Music in a Spanish Musical, [9] for José Luis Narom [10] in the X Review Awards Musical Theatre in Spain.

Cast album

The producer recorded a live album of the musical with the original cast.

The musical was included in the book Don Quixote literary theoretical thinking, [4] as well as in the Guide to Musical Theater in Spain (1955–2012). [11] edited by Xavier Martínez and Íñigo Santamaría.

Musical numbers

Cast and crew

Madrid original cast [12]

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Original Cast – Madrid

Crew [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Produccion de Espectaculos y Musica". ARTE&OCIO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  2. ↑ "La mirada de Sancho". ELMUNDO.ES/METROPOLI (in Spanish). 2005-04-08. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  3. ↑ "SALA DE PRENSA". RTVE (in Spanish). 2014-05-26. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  4. 1 2 Gallardo, Miguel Ángel Garrido; Alburquerque, Luis (2008). El Quijote y el pensamiento teórico-literario (in Spanish). Editorial CSIC – CSIC Press. p. 445. ISBN   978-84-00-08622-0.
  5. ↑ "Obras: El Apagón". Nebrija Escena (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  6. ↑ "Esteban Oliver to Join Broadway's THE LION KING as 'Zazu' Tomorrow". Broadway World. 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  7. ↑ "Esteban Oliver debutará en Broadway interpretando a Zazu en THE LION KING". todoMUSICALES (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  8. ↑ Chenoa Interviews TVMA on YouTube
  9. ↑ Joaquín R., Fernández (2014-08-18). "Los ganadores de los X Premios de la Crítica Musical Teatral". arte&ocio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  10. ↑ José Luis Morán at IMDb
  11. ↑ "Sancho Panza el Musical" [The Musical Sancho Panza]. Guia Teatro Musical en Espana (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  12. 1 2 "ARTE&OCIO - Produccion de Espectaculos y Musica". www.arteocio.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  13. ↑ Tren, Carlos. "Esteban Oliver". Red Teatral (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 31, 2009. Retrieved 2019-09-21.

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