The Mandarin version of “Man of La Mancha,” a 1964 musical adapted from Dale Wasserman’s 1959 teleplay “I, Don Quixote,” which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cervantes and his 17th-century masterpiece “Don Quixote,” will be staged in Shenzhen.

It tells the story of the “fool” knight, Don Quixote, as a play within a play performed by Cervantes and his fellow prisoners as he awaits a hearing in the Spanish Inquisition. The original Broadway production ran for 2,328 performances and won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The musical has been revived four times on Broadway, becoming one of the most enduring works of musical theater.

The principal song “The Impossible Dream” became a standard. The musical has played in many other countries around the world. A Cantonese production, entitled “The Heroic Spirit of a Warrior,” opened in 1982 in Hong Kong. Another Cantonese production with a new title, “Sleepwalking Knight of La Mancha,” opened in Hong Kong in 2004. The first Mandarin production of the musical opened in Shanghai in 2015, directed by U.S. director Joseph Graves.

Time: 8 p.m., Sept. 1-3, 6-10 (Sept. 2-3, 9-10 also at 3 p.m.)

Tickets: 100-888 yuan

Venue: Shenzhen Poly Theater, intersection of Wenxin Road 5 and Houhaibin Road, Nanshan District (南山区后海滨路与文心五路交界处深圳保利剧院)

Metro: Line 2 or 11, Houhai Station (后海站), Exit E(SD News)