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Mitch Leigh (born January 30, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York) is a Jewish-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.

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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