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''Oh whithersoever they blow
''Whithersoever they blow,
''Onward to glory I go!
|'''Miguel De Cervantes''' as '''Don Quixote''' in the opening number.}}
A 1965 musical based on ''[[Don Quixote]]'', or more precisely, the man behind ''[[Don Quixote]]'', author Miguel De Cervantes. One day, he and his faithful manservant are arrested by [[The Spanish Inquisition]]. As they await trial, their fellow prisoners put them on trial. With all of his possessions on the line, De Cervantes decides to put on a show as his defense. Care to guess which one?
With a little imagination, the dismal dungeon is transformed to rolling hills, as Cervantes and his servant - now none other than Don Quixote and Sancho Panza - set out in search of grand adventures and other derring-do. As they play at their routine, other prisoners take up roles suggested of them. In particular, the angry Aldonza, the [[Miss Yo
Part of what makes the musical noticeable is the use of the [[Show Within a Show]] being the actual meat of the play. Watching a silly play about a crazy old man and a hooker with a heart of gold is fine in and of itself, but seeing a cell full of corrupt nobles, thieves, and murderers getting lost with themselves in character as they dance around their cell as gypsies makes for a [[Crowning Moment of Funny]] ''and'' [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]
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