Richard Kiley & The Cast Of Man Of La Mancha "The Impossible Dream" on The Ed Sullivan Show

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@TomElvisSmith 11 ай бұрын

One of the most legendary performances from the Sullivan show! The musical "Man of La Mancha", the story of Don Quixote, was struggling to find an audience when Sullivan went to see it. He loved it and devoted 11 minutes to the musical on this episode and featured three songs. This exposure caused the show to take off. The performances left a big impression on audiences when first aired, and my grandfather mentioned it many times while I was growing up. I will tell him about this post (which, actually, I do about most of the posts anyway :)). This is where the song "The Impossible Dream" originated. Another part of this performance was posted over a year ago here and can be found by looking for "Man Of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote)". Thank you for this great performance!

@exenx2995 11 ай бұрын

Yawn.........

@jasonplatt2228 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for your wonderful comments. My late mother was a huge fan of Richard Kiley and I think it was mostly because of this performance. Some people only know Richard Kiley from his guest-starring role on Columbo as a villain so I'm so glad that this performance is posted.

@TomElvisSmith 11 ай бұрын

@@jasonplatt2228 You're welcome, and thank you for your kind response! I don't think there are too many videos of Kiley posted, and this is one reason why the Sullivan archive is so important. It holds a lot of rare footage of seldom-seen performers. It's wonderful that this video is available now to show his talents!

@obscureshowtunes 11 ай бұрын

Wrong.@@exenx2995

@MikeBauer-c3v 2 ай бұрын

Cool facts. Thx. Sancho ! 😉

@lonestarfriend 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic singing voice from Mr. Kiley.

@ardiffley-zipkin9539 11 ай бұрын

My Dad and I saw The Man of La Mancha with Richard Kiley on Broadway. He was magnificent. Spending time with my Dad was wonderful.

@gregbiancone7422 8 ай бұрын

He's still with you.....

@ardiffley-zipkin9539 Ай бұрын

@@gregbiancone7422Than you

@tomheinle1049 9 ай бұрын

Richard Kiley's performance is the standard to which I hold all other versions of this song, and no matter how good they may be they will never top this one.

@MikeBauer-c3v 2 ай бұрын

Correct. U saw this too, obviously. On stage, like me ? Think I sat behind ya. Never forgot a word, have U ? No, WE never do. 😉

@Lava1964 11 ай бұрын

I've watched this clip a dozen times. It's magnificent.

@MikeBauer-c3v 2 ай бұрын

Still will be at 100 times. That's his magic. This story's charm. 💖 Spread the word ! Oh, right. U did. Good job. 😉

@jadezee6316 11 ай бұрын

the original versions of musical numbers are rarely surpassed by other artists...here is the perfect example of why this is true

@canalcksofficial1745 11 ай бұрын

Só vi 2 versões desta música que pra mim são dignas de emoção, é a versão do Elvis e a do Andy Williams.

@carloschavarria3027 4 ай бұрын

Um... this is the original actor. The one who originated the role on Broadway in 1965.

@MikeBauer-c3v 2 ай бұрын

Your right, of coarse. People should read twice, think, then comment. Ugly americans we are, these days. Ask around. Luv this music. 💘 Listen to it ALL. Great stuff. 🎼 Saw him, this show. Gold standard. He was & still is. Keep trying folks. He was the SR - 71 ( RS ) of his time. No other has ever come close. All haven taken their shot. 🎯 A swing & a miss. Next batter ! Please... sing Dulcinea forme... again. Dare ya ! 😉

@Kw1161 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for brightening up my day! Mr Kiley had a superb voice, accompanied by an excellent cast! Have a great day!

@lonestarfriend 11 ай бұрын

What a production. Well done.

@robgrune3284 28 минут бұрын

one of the greatest songs, timeless, performed greatly.

@canalcksofficial1745 11 ай бұрын

What a pearl, that's why I still believe in the power of music to return to the past, this is a masterpiece, what a beautiful interpretation

@davidbowden796 4 ай бұрын

For as long as Ed's show was on, people across the country were able to get a glimpse of the best that Broadway had to offer. He gave the public an introduction to culture and true entertainment that only NYC could offer. A great host and a great promoter as well.

@Tif91522 11 ай бұрын

Thanks For Sharing This ❤ I Love The Production ❤

@lesleymcshanemitchell9651 6 ай бұрын

Reduces me to tears every time I hear it

@joygiawebb5202 11 ай бұрын

Exquisite❤

@carolemalezija1816 22 күн бұрын

I saw this on BROADWAY when I was 16. What a bday gift 💖

@canalcksofficial1745 11 ай бұрын

Que pérola, é por isso que ainda acredito no poder da música de retornarmos ao passado, isso é uma obra prima que bela interpretação

@dulceasawhill5448 4 ай бұрын

I saw this play with Richard Kiley in London in 1969!! Made a huge impression on me!!!

@aresee8208 7 ай бұрын

It's always nice to see audio and visual recordings of numbers from Broadway shows with their original casts.

@BrothaReef 11 ай бұрын

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@sarahostrinsky4595 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Fantastic!

@maryw4609 11 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@jonsampiro 4 ай бұрын

"Bony, hollow faced, eyes that burn with the fire of inner vision."

@nheng6913 6 ай бұрын

Excellent performance and voice, just discovered him as Bohanan, a faith healer, in a Gunsmoke episode

@bh5606 11 ай бұрын

Chilling….

@zyrians 11 ай бұрын

Linda eder

@CountofBeretania 18 күн бұрын

Somebody messed up BIG TIME for not putting Richard Kiley in the movie version.

@bartpeeters380 11 ай бұрын

Could you please post Connie Francis ' breathtaking performance of this song on this channel? A lot of us have been waiting for that upload for a long time, Thank you.

@StephanieJeanne 11 ай бұрын

Excellent! That song always brings tears to my eyes! 🥲😍 The woman who spoke at the beginning looked familiar. Anyone recognize her?

@TomElvisSmith 11 ай бұрын

Joan Diener, who played Dulcinea.

@StephanieJeanne 11 ай бұрын

@@TomElvisSmith Thank you!☺️

@TomElvisSmith 11 ай бұрын

@@StephanieJeanne You're welcome! 😀

@obscureshowtunes 11 ай бұрын

I question if that is Joan Diener; the original Aldonza/Dulcenea. She looks too young. Diener was on Broadway in the early 50s. Plus the voice at the end doesn't sound anything like the OBC recording. @@TomElvisSmith

@TomElvisSmith 11 ай бұрын

@@obscureshowtunes In the one part of this segment that has not been uploaded yet, Joan sings "What Do you Want From Me?" from the musical. Several sources state her appearance on this episode, so I'm guessing if that part is uploaded, you will see that it is her. From my research, I have found this Sullivan performance is one of the only videos of the original cast.

@TheCSTERN 11 ай бұрын

Saw this on Broadway, loved every second of it and Kiley was excellent.

@timothysmith7888 3 ай бұрын

Ok, SOMEONE has to bring this up! This was LIVE television, and, this company of Broadway professionals, brilliantly averted what might have been a massive train wreck during the Reprise/Finale of The Impossible Dream (The Quest)! As staged in the actual production (which was performed without an Intermission), Don Quixote sings of his Quest: The Impossible Dream (in the middle of the show). Then, an hour and eleven numbers later, all the prisoners (the majority of the company), begin to sing the Quest as their fellow prisoner, Miguel de Cervantes y Sevedra, the author of Don Quixote de La Mancha, is led to face Inquisition (true story!), where he may or may not be burned at the stake). For the Ed Sullivan Show, the Creatives (happily) decided to jump right from Don Q's solo (where the song is introduced), to the end of the story, in order to include the powerful finale. Normally, the show's female star, Joan Diener (Female Prisoner/Aldonza/Dulcinea), would clearly hear the intro of the solo guitar, strumming out of total silence. On the Ed Sullivan Show, we can hear that the guitar comes in DURING the tail end of the applause, and, as a result, it is nearly IMPOSSIBLE to hear! Consequently, Ms. Diener, unclear WHERE the guitar is in the score, commits to an entrance, but, unfortunately, she has already missed her cue and begins singing three bars (3 counts of 3), LATE! Evidently, Ms. Diener cannot hear the guitar, and the guitarist cannot hear HER! The two never do find each other, but, very quickly, it becomes clear to those familiar with the score, that the guitar and Ms, Diener are in two different places in the music. This reprise builds, adding one voice at a time, and the second, third and possibly fourth solo voices to join in, know there is something off, but, like the pros that they are, they take their cues from the star of the show, Ms. Diener! To the keen observer, It is obvious by the expressions on their faces, that they know they are not with the music, but NOT ONE OF THEM BREAKS CHARACTER! And, just when it seems like the whole thing is going to crash, the balance of the ensemble - who have not yet joined in and who have had a minute to listen and figure out where the instrumentalists are in the score - JUMP IN ON THEIR CORRECT CUE, WITH THE ORCHESTRA, helped along by Providence as there is a VERY obvious and up-lifting KEY CHANGE that gets everyone on the same downbeat of the same measure! And, with a great rush of relief, their powerful voices soar through the last glorious phrase and the company saves the day! It was soooooooo close to ending very, VERY Badly! So, the last minute SAVE makes it all the more POWERFUL!

@leslielearnorth 4 ай бұрын

This is our song we patriots

@mike-jx8jc 6 ай бұрын

This was written for him and you tell when you hear anyone else attempt to sign it. Perhaps James Morris might to do it as well but it is for a bass and any further up the register just doesn't work..

@sarahostrinsky4595 Ай бұрын

Joan Diener was exquisite also

@Martin-es8mb 2 ай бұрын

Peter O'Toole and Sophia L in the movie version of the musical.

@IfearGod. 10 ай бұрын

Heard this song on britains got talent

@hemming57 4 ай бұрын

This is the end of the show, where Don Quixote and Sancho are arrested to face the Spanish Inquisition.

@dreadfulspiller8766 11 ай бұрын

He should have been in the movie instead of Peter O'Toole.

@joshburdick2464 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, they tend to do that. Go with the more bankable star in their view they did the same thing with Hello, Dolly! and Carol Channing.

@jameslamendola7843 11 ай бұрын

Kiley was supposed to be in the movie. I believe he was already signed up. Then the production changed directors, producers, and I believe shooting location. And Kiley was dropped. In an interview years later he said he was so angry, he went to his Connecticut home and chopped wood for hours.

@hnc52 11 ай бұрын

@@joshburdick2464 Lucille Ball in Mame instead of Angela Lansbury!

@k.v.c.c.7619 11 ай бұрын

Gwen Verdon in Sweet Charity instead of Shirley MacLaine too.

@k.v.c.c.7619 11 ай бұрын

And Julie Andrews in My Fair Lady instead of Audrey Hepburn.