1776

Criterion Center Stage Right, (8/14/1997 - 11/16/1997)

Gershwin Theatre, (12/03/1997 - 6/14/1998)

First Preview:	Jul 16, 1997	Total Previews:	34
Opening Date:	Aug 14, 1997
Closing Date:	Jun 14, 1998	Total Performances:	333

Category: Musical, Comedy, History, Revival, Broadway

Setting: Philadelphia, 1776

Comments: When this production transferred from its non-profit run to its commercial run, producers, managers, and others associated with the transfer received new production credits. These individuals are included on the replacement/transfer page.

Grosses

Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by B. S. Moss Enterprises (Charles B. Moss, Jr., Executive Director)
Produced by The Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Ellen Richard: General Manager; Gene Feist: Founding Director)
Music by Sherman Edwards; Lyrics by Sherman Edwards; Book by Peter Stone; From a concept by Sherman Edwards; Music orchestrated by Brian Besterman; Dance arrangements by Peter Howard; Musical Director: Paul Gemignani
Directed by Scott Ellis; Choreographed by Kathleen Marshall; Assistant Director: Chris Kahler
Scenic Design by Tony Walton; Costume Design by William Ivey Long; Lighting Design by Brian Nason; Sound Design by Brian Ronan; Hair and Wig Design by David Brian Brown
Company Manager: Denys Baker
Production Stage Manager: Lori M. Doyle; Production Manager: Glenn Merwede; Production Supervisor: Michael Curry; Stage Manager: David Sugarman
Conducted by Mark Mitchell; Associate Conductor: Thad Wheeler; Percussion: Thad Wheeler and Louis Oddo; Concert Master: Suzanne Ornstein; Violin: Suzanne Ornstein, Ronald Oakland, Robert Zubrycki and Brenda Vincent; Viola: Louis Day; Cello: Roger Shell and Tatyana Vartapetyan-Margulis; Woodwinds: Eric Weidman, Martha Hyde and Henry Schuman; French Horn: Ronald Sell and Peter Schoettler; Trumpet: Dominic Derasse and David Brown; Trombone: Kenneth Finn, David Read and Randall Andos; Keyboard: Maggie Torre; Harp: Jennifer Hoult; Bass: Anthony Morris; Music Contractor: Ronald Sell; Music Copyist: Peggy Serra
Roundabout Artistic Associate / Casting: Jim Carnahan; Dialect Coach: K.C. Ligon; Roundabout Director of Development: Julia C. Levy; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Roundabout Director of Marketing: David Steffen; Advertising: Nappi / Eliran / Murphy, Ltd.

Cast

Tom Aldredge	Stephen Hopkins
Joseph Cassidy	Leather Apron
Michael Cumpsty	John Dickinson
MacIntyre Dixon	Andrew McNair Congressional Custodian
Dashiell Eaves	Courier
Gregg Edelman	Edward Rutledge
Linda Emond	Abigail Adams
Tom Riis Farrell	Lewis Morris
Merwin Foard	Richard Henry Lee
John Herrera	Roger Sherman
Pat Hingle	Benjamin Franklin
Jerry Lanning	Rev. John Witherspoon
Kevin Ligon	George Read
David Lowenstein	Joseph Hewes
Daniel Marcus	Robert Livingston
Michael X. Martin	Dr. Josiah Bartlett
Michael McCormick	Caesar Rodney
Bill Nolte	Col. Thomas McKean
Guy Paul	Charles Thomson Congressional Secretary
Richard Poe	John Hancock
Ben Sheaffer	Painter
Brent Spiner	John Adams
Ric Stoneback	Samuel Chase
Paul Michael Valley	Thomas Jefferson
Lauren Ward	Martha Jefferson
Robert Westenberg	Dr. Lyman Hall
Michael Winther	James Wilson

Understudies: Joseph Cassidy (Edward Rutledge, Richard Henry Lee, Roger Sherman), Rob Donohoe (Andrew McNair, Caesar Rodney, Dr. Josiah Bartlett, Stephen Hopkins), Rebecca Eichenberger (Abigail Adams, Martha Jefferson), Tim Fauvell (Joseph Hewes, Lewis Morris, Robert Livingston, Samuel Chase), John Herrera (John Adams), James Hindman (Charles Thomson, Col. Thomas McKean, Dr. Lyman Hall, Rev. John Witherspoon), David Lowenstein (James Wilson), Michael X. Martin (John Dickinson), Michael McCormick (John Hancock), Bill Nolte (Benjamin Franklin), Tom Roland (Benjamin Franklin) and Ben Sheaffer (Courier, George Read, Leather Apron, Thomas Jefferson)

Tony Award^®
1998 Best Revival of a Musical [nominee]
Produced by The Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Ellen Richard: General Manager; Gene Feist: Founding Director), James M. Nederlander, Stewart F. Lane, Rodger Hess, Bill Haber, Robert Halmi, Jr., Dodger Endemol Theatricals and Hallmark Entertainment
1998 Best Featured Actor in a Musical [nominee]
Gregg Edelman
1998 Best Direction of a Musical [nominee]
Scott Ellis
Drama Desk Award
1998 Outstanding Revival of a Musical [nominee]
Produced by The Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Ellen Richard: General Manager; Gene Feist: Founding Director)
1998 Outstanding Actor in a Musical [nominee]
Brent Spiner
1998 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical [winner]
Gregg Edelman
1998 Outstanding Direction of a Musical [nominee]
Scott Ellis

music by Sherman Edwards; lyrics by Sherman Edwards

ACT 1	Sung By
Sit Down, John	John Adams and The Congress
Piddle, Twiddle and Resolve	John Adams
Till Then	John Adams and Abigail Adams
The Lees of Old Virginia	Richard Henry Lee, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams
But Mr. Adams	John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston
Yours, Yours, Yours	John Adams and Abigail Adams
He Plays the Violin	Martha Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams
Cool, Cool, Considerate Men	John Dickinson and The Conservatives
Momma Look Sharp	Courier, Andrew McNair and Leather Apron
ACT 2	Sung By
The Egg	Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
Molasses To Rum	Edward Rutledge
Compliments	Abigail Adams
Is Anybody There?	John Adams