Man of La Mancha

A company known for working with composers, librettists, and musicians to compose new musicals and operas, Nautilus Music-Theater is trying its hand at an old standard. Man of La Mancha, a 1960s Broadway musical in which an imprisoned Cervantes enlists his fellow inmates to perform Don Quixote, is best known for a catchy reprise called “The Impossible Dream”; many will recall the 1972 film adaptation starring Sophia Loren and Peter O’Toole. Superstars such as Jacques Brel and Placido Domingo also have stepped into the Cervantes role; now a glamorous all-star troupe of local crooners chimes in, including Bradley Greenwald, Ann Michaels, and Brian Sostek. 1420 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-340-1725; www.southerntheater.org