No actor who can't sing should take a role where he has to be dubbed. This role belonged to "the Original," Richard Kiley. Period. He was promised the role and the producers went back on their word. They deserved an embarrassment and they got it. If they had used the original Broadway cast they could have immortalized the film but they went for "movie stars," an all too common and fatal flaw. Reference The success of Robert Preston in "The Music Man" where the author, James Meredith stood firm and insisted on Preston who originated the role and the result was magic. It could have been the same with the brilliant, wonderful "Man of La Mancha." What an incredibly waster opportunity.
Review of Man of La Mancha
