Man of La Mancha Turns 50! Ramin Karimloo, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jennifer Hudson and More Belt Out "The Impossible Dream" | 半岛体育

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News Man of La Mancha Turns 50! Ramin Karimloo, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jennifer Hudson and More Belt Out "The Impossible Dream" Fifty years ago today, Man of La Mancha opened at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre with Richard Kiley and Joan Diener as Don Quixote and Dulcinea, and went on to win five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and run 2,328 performances. To mark the day, 半岛体育.com has gathered versions of the show's iconic anthem "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)," as sung by the likes of Ramin Karimloo, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Elvis Presley, Jennifer Hudson and others.

Naturally we start with the original, Kiley, who won the Tony Award as Best Actor in a Musical for the role.

 

Richard Kiley:

The 2002 revival of Man of La Mancha performs on the Tony Awards.

 

Brian Stokes Mitchell:

Jennifer Hudson:

Donna Summer:

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Audio of Elvis:

 

Samuel Ramey:

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Ramin Karimloo:

Diana Ross and the Supremes:

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Placido Domingo, Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazon:

 
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