1776
MusicalComedyHistoryRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 06, 2022
Closing Date
Jan 08, 2023
1st Preview
Sep 16, 2022
1st Preview
Sep 16, 2022
Previews
21
Performances
105
MusicalComedyHistoryRevivalBroadway
External Links
Official Website
Open Date: Oct 06, 2022
Close Date: Jan 08, 2023
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Setting
A single setting representing the Chamber and an Anteroom of the Continental Congress, a Mall, High Street, and Thomas Jefferson's Room, in Philadelphia; and certain reaches of John Adams' mind. May, June and July, 1776.
Media
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PeopleTheatre Owned / Operated by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director/CEO; Julia C. Levy: Executive Director; Sydney Beers: Executive Producer; Steve Dow: Chief Administrative Officer)Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director/CEO; Sydney Beers: Executive Producer; Steve Dow: Chief Administrative Officer; Christopher Nave, CFRE: Chief Advancement Officer) and American Repertory Theatre (Diane Paulus, Artistic Director; Kelvin Dinkins, Jr., Executive Director)Original Broadway production produced by Stuart OstrowMusic by Sherman Edwards; Lyrics by Sherman Edwards; Book by Peter Stone; Based on a concept by Sherman Edwards; Music orchestrated by John Clancy; Vocal design by AnnMarie Milazzo; Music direction by Ryan Cantwell; Associate Musical Dir.: Alyssa Kay ThompsonDirected by Jeffrey L. Page and Diane Paulus; Choreographed by Jeffrey L. Page; Associate Director: Brisa Areli Muñoz; Assistant Choreographer: Courtney RossScenic Design by Scott Pask; Costume Design by Emilio Sosa; Lighting Design by Jennifer Schriever; Sound Design by Jonathan Deans; Projection Design by David Bengali; Hair and Wig Design by Mia Neal; Associate Scenic Design: Stephen Carmody; Associate Costume Design: Sara Decker; Associate Lighting Design: Aaron Tacy and Alex Mannix; A.R.T. & Tour Associate Sound Design: Daniel Lundberg; Associate Sound Design: Brian Walters; Associate Hair and Wig Design: Ashley Wise; Assistant Lighting Design: Anna Brevetti; Production Video: Danny Carr and Chris Kurtz; Video Programmer: Scott Leff; Moving Light Programmer: Paul Vaillancourt'1776' General Manager: Denise Cooper; Company Manager: Michael SheehanProduction Manager: Aurora Productions; Production Stage Manager: Alfredo Macias; Stage Manager: Genevieve Kersh; Assistant Stage Mgr: John MeredithMusical Supervisor: David Chase; Music Consultant: Nadia DiGiallonardo; Musical Coordinator: Dean Sharenow; Music Assistant: Ian Chan; Electronic Music Design: Billy Stein, Hiro Iida and Strange Cranium, Inc.; Music Copyist: Russell Bartmus; Conducted by Ryan Cantwell; Associate Conductor: Michael Dobson; Keyboards: Ryan Cantwell; Drums, Percussion: Michael Dobson; Cello: Thomas Barth; French Horn: Hazel Dean Davis; Trombone, Bass Trombone: Skye Dearborn; Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet: Dominic Debasse; Bass: Pete Donovan; Violin: Marissa Licata; Guitars, Dobro, Mandolin, Banjo: Matt SanGiovanni; Saxophone, Clarinets, Flutes: Zac ZingerCasting: Stephen Kopel C.S.A.; Press Representative: Polk & Co.; Fight Choreographer: Thomas Schall; Dialect Coach: Dawn-Elin Fraser; Dramaturg: Robert Duffley; Research Consultant: Emily Sneff; Additional dramaturgy: Elizabeth Amos; Director of Marketing: Elizabeth Kandel; Director of Development: Lane Hosmer, Kristen Mitchell and Erin Mooney; Adams Deputy Artistic Director: Scott Ellis; Dance Captain: Jill Marie ValleryRev. John WitherspoonDr. Lyman HallStandby: Shelby Acosta (Charles Thomson, Dr. Josiah Bartlett, Samuel Chase, Roger Sherman), Ariella Serur (Dr. Josiah Bartlett, George Read, James Wilson, Martha Jefferson, Dr. Lyman Hall), Grace Stockdale (John Dickinson, Richard Henry Lee, Col. Thomas McKean, Thomas Jefferson), Dawn L. Troupe (Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Hancock, Andrew McNair) and Imani Pearl Williams (Andrew McNair, Caesar Rodney, Caesar Rodney, Joseph Hewes, Courier)Understudies: Gisela Adisa (John Adams, Abigail Adams, Rev. John Witherspoon, Courier), Nancy Anderson (Thomas Jefferson, John Dickinson, Stephen Hopkins), Becca Ayers (Richard Henry Lee, Stephen Hopkins), Tiffani Barbour (Robert Livingston, Joseph Hewes), Mehry Eslaminia (Martha Jefferson, Dr. Lyman Hall, Edward Rutledge, Samuel Chase), Joanna Glushak (John Dickinson), Liz Mikel (Benjamin Franklin), Oneika Phillips (John Hancock, Robert Livingston, Caesar Rodney), Lulu Picart (Edward Rutledge, Roger Sherman), Sushma Saha (Benjamin Franklin, Edward Rutledge, Col. Thomas McKean), Brooke Simpson (Abigail Adams, Rev. John Witherspoon, Courier), Salome B. Smith (Abigail Adams, Rev. John Witherspoon) and Sav Souza (Charles Thomson, James Wilson, George Read)
American Airlines Theatre (Oct 06, 2022 - Jan 08, 2023)
Production Stage Manager: Genevieve Kersh (Dec 20, 2022 - Jan 08, 2023); Stage Manager: Devin Day (Dec 20, 2022 - Jan 08, 2023); Assistant Stage Mgr: Sage Lumsden (Dec 20, 2022 - Jan 08, 2023)Cast
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Songsmusic by Sherman Edwards; lyrics by Sherman EdwardsAct 1Sung BySit Down, JohnJohn Adams and CompanyPiddle, Twiddle and ResolveJohn Adams and CompanyTill ThenJohn Adams and Abigail AdamsThe Lees of Old VirginiaRichard Henry Lee, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Historical LeesBut Mr. AdamsJohn Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman and Robert LivingstonYours, Yours, YoursJohn Adams and Abigail AdamsHe Plays the ViolinMartha Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas JeffersonAct 2Sung ByCool, Cool, Considerate MenJohn Dickinson, Dr. Lyman Hall, John Hancock, Joseph Hewes, George Read, Edward Rutledge, Charles Thomson and James WilsonMomma Look SharpCourier, Andrew McNair and CompanyThe EggBenjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and CompanyMolasses To RumEdward Rutledge and CompanyYours, Yours, Yours (Reprise)Abigail AdamsIs Anybody There?John Adams
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Statistics
Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf. Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director/CEO; Julia C. Levy: Executive Director; Sydney Beers: Executive Producer; Steve Dow: Chief Administrative Officer)
Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director/CEO; Sydney Beers: Executive Producer; Steve Dow: Chief Administrative Officer; Christopher Nave, CFRE: Chief Advancement Officer) and American Repertory Theatre (Diane Paulus, Artistic Director; Kelvin Dinkins, Jr., Executive Director)
Original Broadway production produced by Stuart Ostrow
Music by Sherman Edwards; Lyrics by Sherman Edwards; Book by Peter Stone; Based on a concept by Sherman Edwards; Music orchestrated by John Clancy; Vocal design by AnnMarie Milazzo; Music direction by Ryan Cantwell; Associate Musical Dir.: Alyssa Kay Thompson
Directed by Jeffrey L. Page and Diane Paulus; Choreographed by Jeffrey L. Page; Associate Director: Brisa Areli Muñoz; Assistant Choreographer: Courtney Ross
Scenic Design by Scott Pask; Costume Design by Emilio Sosa; Lighting Design by Jennifer Schriever; Sound Design by Jonathan Deans; Projection Design by David Bengali; Hair and Wig Design by Mia Neal; Associate Scenic Design: Stephen Carmody; Associate Costume Design: Sara Decker; Associate Lighting Design: Aaron Tacy and Alex Mannix; A.R.T. & Tour Associate Sound Design: Daniel Lundberg; Associate Sound Design: Brian Walters; Associate Hair and Wig Design: Ashley Wise; Assistant Lighting Design: Anna Brevetti; Production Video: Danny Carr and Chris Kurtz; Video Programmer: Scott Leff; Moving Light Programmer: Paul Vaillancourt
'1776' General Manager: Denise Cooper; Company Manager: Michael Sheehan
Production Manager: Aurora Productions; Production Stage Manager: Alfredo Macias; Stage Manager: Genevieve Kersh; Assistant Stage Mgr: John Meredith
Musical Supervisor: David Chase; Music Consultant: Nadia DiGiallonardo; Musical Coordinator: Dean Sharenow; Music Assistant: Ian Chan; Electronic Music Design: Billy Stein, Hiro Iida and Strange Cranium, Inc.; Music Copyist: Russell Bartmus; Conducted by Ryan Cantwell; Associate Conductor: Michael Dobson; Keyboards: Ryan Cantwell; Drums, Percussion: Michael Dobson; Cello: Thomas Barth; French Horn: Hazel Dean Davis; Trombone, Bass Trombone: Skye Dearborn; Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet: Dominic Debasse; Bass: Pete Donovan; Violin: Marissa Licata; Guitars, Dobro, Mandolin, Banjo: Matt SanGiovanni; Saxophone, Clarinets, Flutes: Zac Zinger
Casting: Stephen Kopel C.S.A.; Press Representative: Polk & Co.; Fight Choreographer: Thomas Schall; Dialect Coach: Dawn-Elin Fraser; Dramaturg: Robert Duffley; Research Consultant: Emily Sneff; Additional dramaturgy: Elizabeth Amos; Director of Marketing: Elizabeth Kandel; Director of Development: Lane Hosmer, Kristen Mitchell and Erin Mooney; Adams Deputy Artistic Director: Scott Ellis; Dance Captain: Jill Marie Vallery
Rev. John Witherspoon
Dr. Lyman Hall
Standby:
Shelby Acosta
(Charles Thomson, Dr. Josiah Bartlett, Samuel Chase, Roger Sherman), Ariella Serur
(Dr. Josiah Bartlett, George Read, James Wilson, Martha Jefferson, Dr. Lyman Hall), Grace Stockdale
(John Dickinson, Richard Henry Lee, Col. Thomas McKean, Thomas Jefferson), Dawn L. Troupe
(Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Hancock, Andrew McNair) and Imani Pearl Williams
(Andrew McNair, Caesar Rodney, Caesar Rodney, Joseph Hewes, Courier)
Understudies:
Gisela Adisa
(John Adams, Abigail Adams, Rev. John Witherspoon, Courier), Nancy Anderson
(Thomas Jefferson, John Dickinson, Stephen Hopkins), Becca Ayers
(Richard Henry Lee, Stephen Hopkins), Tiffani Barbour
(Robert Livingston, Joseph Hewes), Mehry Eslaminia
(Martha Jefferson, Dr. Lyman Hall, Edward Rutledge, Samuel Chase), Joanna Glushak
(John Dickinson), Liz Mikel
(Benjamin Franklin), Oneika Phillips
(John Hancock, Robert Livingston, Caesar Rodney), Lulu Picart
(Edward Rutledge, Roger Sherman), Sushma Saha
(Benjamin Franklin, Edward Rutledge, Col. Thomas McKean), Brooke Simpson
(Abigail Adams, Rev. John Witherspoon, Courier), Salome B. Smith
(Abigail Adams, Rev. John Witherspoon) and Sav Souza
(Charles Thomson, James Wilson, George Read)
American Airlines Theatre (Oct 06, 2022 - Jan 08, 2023)
Production Stage Manager: Genevieve Kersh (Dec 20, 2022 - Jan 08, 2023); Stage Manager: Devin Day (Dec 20, 2022 - Jan 08, 2023); Assistant Stage Mgr: Sage Lumsden (Dec 20, 2022 - Jan 08, 2023)
Cast
music by Sherman Edwards; lyrics by Sherman Edwards
Act 1
Sung By
Sit Down, John
John Adams and Company
Piddle, Twiddle and Resolve
John Adams and Company
Till Then
John Adams and Abigail Adams
The Lees of Old Virginia
Richard Henry Lee, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Historical Lees
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, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
Act 2
Sung By
Cool, Cool, Considerate Men
John Dickinson, Dr. Lyman Hall, John Hancock, Joseph Hewes, George Read, Edward Rutledge, Charles Thomson and James Wilson
Momma Look Sharp
Courier, Andrew McNair and Company
The Egg
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Company
Molasses To Rum
Edward Rutledge and Company
Yours, Yours, Yours
(Reprise)
Abigail Adams
Is Anybody There?
John Adams
| Week Ending | Gross | % Gross Pot. | Attendance | % Capacity | # Previews | # Perf. |
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Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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