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46th Street Theatre
March 16, 1969 - December 27, 1970
St. James Theatre
December 28, 1970 - April 24, 1971
Majestic Theatre
April 27, 1971 - February 13, 1972
Previews Began: -
Opening Night: March 16, 1969
Closing Night: February 13, 1972
Music: Sherman Edwards
Lyrics: Sherman Edwards
Book: Peter Stone
They knew they would make history, but not what history would make of them. Fed up with living under the tyranny of British rule, John Adams attempts to persuade his fellow members of the Continental Congress to vote in favor of American Independence and sign the Declaration. But how much is he willing to compromise in the pursuit of freedom? And who does that freedom belong to?
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT ONE
Sit Down, John……………………John Adams, Congress
Piddle, Twiddle and Resolve………………..John Adams
Till Then…………………….John Adams, Abigail Adams
The Lees of Old Virginia…………….Richard Henry Lee,
Benjamin Franklin,
John Adams
But, Mr. Adams………John Adams, Benjamin Franklin,
Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman,
Robert Livingston
Yours, Yours, Yours………..John Adams, Abigail Adams
He Plays the Violin……Martha Jefferson, John Adams,
Benjamin Franklin
Cool, Cool, Considerate Men…………..John Dickinson,
The Conservatives
Momma Look Sharp……………Courier, Andrew McNair,
Leather Apron
ACT TWO
The Egg………………..Benjamin Franklin, John Adams,
Thomas Jefferson
Molasses to Rum………………………..Edward Rutledge
Compliments……………………………….Abigail Adams
Is Anybody There?……………………………John Adams
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
William Daniels John Adams
Clifford David Edward Rutledge
Paul Hecht John Dickinson
Roy Poole Stephen Hopkins
Howard Da Silva Benjamin Franklin
Emory Bass James Wilson
Duane Bodin George Read
Betty Buckley Martha Jefferson
William Duell Andrew McNair
Congressional Custodian
David Ford John Hancock
Robert Gaus Caesar Rodney
Ralston Hill Charles Thomson
Congressional Secretary
Ronald Holgate Richard Henry Lee
Ken Howard Thomas Jefferson
Scott Jarvis Courier
Ronald Kross Lewis Morris
Henry Le Clair Robert Livingston
Edmund Lyndeck Rev. John Witherspoon
Bruce MacKay Col. Thomas McKean
Jonathan Moore Dr. Lyman Hall
Philip Polito Samuel Chase
Dal Richards Dr. Josiah Bartlett
Charles Rule Joseph Hewes
B. J. Slater Leather Apron
Virginia Vestoff Abigail Adams
David Vosburgh Roger Sherman
Swing: Hal Norman
Standby: Rex Everhart (Benjamin Franklin)
Understudies: Gretchen Cryer (Abigail Adams, Martha Jefferson), Paul-David Richards (Edward Rutledge)
REPLACEMENTS
David Cryer Edward Rutledge
May 30, 1969 – ?
Arthur Anderson
Rev. John Witherspoon
Betty Buckley
Martha Jefferson
Oct 05, 1970 – Apr 11, 1971
Charles Cioffi
John Hancock
Roy Cooper
John Hancock
David Cryer
Thomas Jefferson
John Cullum
Edward Rutledge
John Cunningham
John Adams
Jon Cypher
Thomas Jefferson
Sep 16, 1969 – ?
Rex Everhart
During Howard DaSilva’s illness
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
John Fink
Thomas Jefferson
May 30, 1969 – ?
Edward Rutledge
Brian Foley
Thomas Jefferson
David Ford
John Dickinson
Ellen Hanley
Abigail Adams
Dec 1969 – ?
George Hearn
John Dickinson
Ronald Kross
Dr. Lyman Hall
Peter Lombard
Thomas Jefferson
Edmund Lyndeck
Stephen Hopkins
Dr. Lyman Hall
James Noble
John Hancock
Gary Oakes
Richard Henry Lee
Mary Bracken Phillips
Martha Jefferson
Aug 28, 1969 – Oct 03, 1970
Philip Polito
Rev. John Witherspoon
Paul-David Richards
Dr. Josiah Bartlett
Charles Rule
Rev. John Witherspoon
Samuel Chase
Stanley Simmonds
Lewis Morris
William Stenson
Joseph Hewes
John Cullum Edward Rutledge
5/19/1970 – ?
John Ferrante Lewis Morris
Pamela Hall Martha Jefferson
4/13/1971 – 7/2/1971
Edmund Lyndeck Stephen Hopkins
Jan 1970 – ?
Gary Beach Edward Rutledge
Dr. Josiah Bartlett
Christopher Callen Martha Jefferson
7/4/1971 – 2/13/1972
John Cunningham John Adams
5/4/1971 – ?
Dan Entriken Roger Sherman
Jack Fletcher Charles Thomson
Congressional Secretary
Truman Gaige Stephen Hopkins
9/6/1971 – ?
Rita Gardner Abigail Adams
10/20/1971 – 2/13/1972
Jay Garner Benjamin Franklin
Stuart Germain Andrew McNair
Congressional Custodian
Haskell Gordon Samuel Chase
George Hearn John Dickinson
8/30/1971 – ?
Ronald Holgate Richard Henry Lee
5/11/1971 – ?
Allin Leslie Leather Apron
Doyle Newberry Rev. John Witherspoon
Jon Peck Richard Henry Lee
Philip Polito James Wilson
Paul-David Richards Edward Rutledge
Edward Roll George Read
Marvin Silbersher John Hancock
Larry Small Courier
Karl Thomas Joseph Hewes
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