Mitch Leigh
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Mitch Leigh (born January 30, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American writer of musical theatre and theatrical producer best known for the show Man Of La Mancha.
Born Irwin Michnick 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.
[edit] Work on Broadway and Additional Out-of-Town Productions
- 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
- Chu Chem (1966) - closed during pre-Broadway tryout in Philadelphia PA
- Cry for Us All (1970) - composer and producer
- Halloween (1972) - closed in New Hope PA during a stock tryout
- Home Sweet Homer (1976) - composer
- Sarava (1978) - composer and producer
- April Song (1980) - summer stock tryout in East Hampton, New York
- 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
