1776
New York City Center
Encores!
Opening Night: March 30, 2016
Closing Night: April 3, 2016
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
Michael McCormick John Hancock
Terence Archie Dr. Josiah Bartlett
Santino Fontana John Adams
André De Shields Stephen Hopkins
Wayne Pretlow Roger Sherman
John Hillner Lewis Morris
Jacob Keith Watson Robert Livingston
Tom Alan Robbins Rev. Jonathan Witherspoon
John Larroquette Benjamin Franklin
Bryce Pinkham John Dickinson
Laird Mackintosh Judge James Wilson
Michael Medeiros Caesar Rodney
Larry Bull Col. Thomas McKean
Tom Ligon George Read
Ric Stoneback Samuel Chase
Jubilant Sykes Richard Henry Lee
John Behlmann Thomas Jefferson
Nicholas Ward Joseph Hewes
Alexander Gemignani Edward Rutledge
John Hickok Dr. Lyman Hall
Robert Sella Charles Thomson
MacIntyre Dixon Andrew McNair
Christiane Noll Abigail Adams
Nikki Renée Daniels Martha Jefferson
Vishal Vaidya A Leather Apron
John-Michael Lyles A Courier
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