1776
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Opening Date
Sep 18, 1970
Closing Date
May 14, 1971
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Open Date: Sep 18, 1970
Close Date: May 14, 1971
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
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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.
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PeopleProduced by Stuart Ostrow; Produced in association with Theatre Now, Inc.Originally Directed by Peter HuntBook by Peter Stone; Music by Sherman Edwards; Lyrics by Sherman Edwards; Based on a conception of Sherman Edwards; Music orchestrated by Eddie Sauter; Vocal arrangements by Elise Bretton; Dance arrangements by Peter Howard; Musical Director: Glen ClugstonDirected by Gordon Hunt; Musical Numbers Staged by Onna WhiteScenic Design by Jo Mielziner; Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt; Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner; Hair Styles by Ernest AdlerCompany Manager: Oscar BerlinProduction Stage Manager: Paul Waigner; Stage Manager: Jane Squire; Assistant Stage Mgr: Bryan Young and Joneal JoplinPress Representative: Harvey B. Sabinson, Lee Solters and Robert W. Jennings; Tour Direction: Columbia Artist Theatricals, Inc.Understudies: John Almberg (Richard Henry Lee, Edward Rutledge), Dan Entriken (Caesar Rodney), Joneal Joplin (Stephen Hopkins, Thomas Jefferson, Dr. Lyman Hall, Charles Thomson), William Kiehl (John Dickinson), Sam Kressen (Benjamin Franklin), Jeanne Lehman (Abigail Adams, Martha Jefferson), Dan Merriman (John Hancock, Col. Thomas McKean), Donald Norris , Kevin O'Leary (Andrew McNair), Reg Perry (James Wilson), K. C. Wilson (John Adams) and Bryan Young (Courier)
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Produced by Stuart Ostrow; Produced in association with Theatre Now, Inc.
Originally Directed by Peter Hunt
Book by Peter Stone; Music by Sherman Edwards; Lyrics by Sherman Edwards; Based on a conception of Sherman Edwards; Music orchestrated by Eddie Sauter; Vocal arrangements by Elise Bretton; Dance arrangements by Peter Howard; Musical Director: Glen Clugston
Directed by Gordon Hunt; Musical Numbers Staged by Onna White
Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner; Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt; Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner; Hair Styles by Ernest Adler
Company Manager: Oscar Berlin
Production Stage Manager: Paul Waigner; Stage Manager: Jane Squire; Assistant Stage Mgr: Bryan Young and Joneal Joplin
Press Representative: Harvey B. Sabinson, Lee Solters and Robert W. Jennings; Tour Direction: Columbia Artist Theatricals, Inc.
Understudies:
John Almberg
(Richard Henry Lee, Edward Rutledge), Dan Entriken
(Caesar Rodney), Joneal Joplin
(Stephen Hopkins, Thomas Jefferson, Dr. Lyman Hall, Charles Thomson), William Kiehl
(John Dickinson), Sam Kressen
(Benjamin Franklin), Jeanne Lehman
(Abigail Adams, Martha Jefferson), Dan Merriman
(John Hancock, Col. Thomas McKean), Donald Norris
, Kevin O'Leary
(Andrew McNair), Reg Perry
(James Wilson), K. C. Wilson
(John Adams) and Bryan Young
(Courier)