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1776

Criterion Center Stage Right, (8/14/1997 - 11/16/1997)
George Gershwin Theatre, (12/3/1997 - 6/14/1998)
Preview:Jul 16, 1997 Total Previews:34
Opening:Aug 14, 1997   
Closing: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.






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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.


Opening Night 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), Ben Sheaffer (Courier, George Read, Leather Apron, Thomas Jefferson).