1776
This musical centers on the founding fathers and tracks their courageous fight for our nation's independence. Through the course of the show they argue over the details of the Declaration of Independence.
VIDEO CLIP OF THE MUSICAL
1969 Tony Award
Best Musical
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Best Direction of a Musical
1969 Theatre World Award
1969 Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Book
Outstanding Costume Design
BROADWAY PREMIERE
Mar 16, 1969, played 1217 performances
REVIVAL
August 14, 1997, played 34 performances
Mar 16, 1969, played 1217 performances
REVIVAL
August 14, 1997, played 34 performances
COMPOSER & LYRICIST
Sherman Edwards
LIBRETTIST
Peter Stone
Sherman Edwards
LIBRETTIST
Peter Stone
ORIGINAL CAST
William Daniels, Clifford David,
Paul Hecht, Roy Poole, Howard
Da Silva, Emory Bass, Duane
Bodin, Betty Buckley, David Ford,
Robert Gaus, Ronald Holgate, Ken
Howard, Ronald Kross, Henry Le
Clair, Edmund Lyndeck, Bruce
MacKay, Jonathan Moore, Philip
Polito, Dal Richards, Charles Rule,
B. J. Slater, Virginia Vestoff,
David Vosburgh
DIRECTOR
Peter Hunt
CHOREOGRAPHER
Onna White
William Daniels, Clifford David,
Paul Hecht, Roy Poole, Howard
Da Silva, Emory Bass, Duane
Bodin, Betty Buckley, David Ford,
Robert Gaus, Ronald Holgate, Ken
Howard, Ronald Kross, Henry Le
Clair, Edmund Lyndeck, Bruce
MacKay, Jonathan Moore, Philip
Polito, Dal Richards, Charles Rule,
B. J. Slater, Virginia Vestoff,
David Vosburgh
DIRECTOR
Peter Hunt
CHOREOGRAPHER
Onna White
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MUSICAL NUMBERS
Sit Down, John
Piddle, Twiddle and Resolve
Till Then
The Lees of Old Virginia
But Mr. Adams
Yours, Yours, Yours
He Plays The Violin
Cool, Cool Considerate Men
Momma, Look Sharp
The Egg
Molasses To Rum
Is Anybody There?
Sit Down, John
Piddle, Twiddle and Resolve
Till Then
The Lees of Old Virginia
But Mr. Adams
Yours, Yours, Yours
He Plays The Violin
Cool, Cool Considerate Men
Momma, Look Sharp
The Egg
Molasses To Rum
Is Anybody There?
1776 MERCHANDISE
Original Broadway Cast Album
1997 Broadway Cast Album
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DVD
Script
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Original Broadway Cast Album
1997 Broadway Cast Album
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Script
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