Mitch Leigh, the Tony-winning composer of Man of La Mancha died in Manhatan on March 16, according to The New York Times. The former commercial jingle writer, who penned the iconic song, "The Impossible Dream,” was 86. Born Irwin Michnick in Brooklyn on January 30, 1928, Leigh graduated from Yale University in 1951 with a B.A. in music. He went on to get a Master’s degree, and then began his caree…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:47AM on March 17, 2014