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Born Irwin Michnik and educated at Yale under Paul Hindemith, he began as a jazz musician and writing commercials for radio and television. In 1965 he teamed up with lyricist Joe Darion to write a musical based on Don Quixote. The resulting show, Man Of La Mancha opened on Broadway and ran for 2328 shows. Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see Yale (disambiguation). ... Jump to: navigation, search Paul Hindemith (November 16, 1895 – December 28, 1963) was a German composer, violist, teacher, theorist and conductor. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1999-The Bomb 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... This article is about the street in New York City. ...

Work on Broadway

• Too True to Be Good (1963) - composer of incidental music for a play revival
• Never Live Over a Pretzel Factory (1964) - composer of incidental music for a play
• Man Of La Mancha (1965) - composer - Tony Award for Best Musical, Tony Award for Best Composer and Lyricist
• Cry For Us All (1970) - composer and producer
• Odyssey (1974)
• Home Sweet Homer (1976) - composer
• Sarava (1978) - composer and producer
• Mame (1983 revival) - producer
• The King and I (1985 revival) - director and producer - Tony Nomination for Best Direction of a Musical
• Chu Chem (1989) - composer and producer
• Ain't Broadway Grand (1993) - composer
• The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm (1999) - co-producer

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Links

Mitch Leigh at the Internet Broadway Database