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 to whom does that freedom belong?
Direct from the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University, visionary director Diane Paulus reexamines a pivotal moment in American history in a reimagining of the Tony Award-winning musical.
As artists, we are embracing our American history as a human predicament and are committed to the process of learning from the past in order to move forward together.”
— Diane Paulus
1776 Cast
- George Read
- Nancy Anderson
- Col. Thomas McKean
- Becca Ayers
- Custodian Andrew McNair
- Tiffani Barbour
- Robert Livingston
- Allison Blackwell
- Judge James Wilson
- Hannah Cruz
- Abigail Adams / Rev. Jonathan Witherspoon
- Allyson Kaye Daniel
- Thomas Jefferson
- Elizabeth A. Davis
- Charles Thomson
- Mehry Eslaminia
- Stephen Hopkins
- Joanna Glushak
- Richard Henry Lee
- Shawna Hamic
- Martha Jefferson / Dr. Lyman Hall
- Eryn LeCroy
- John Adams
- Crystal Lucas-Perry
- John Hancock
- Liz Mikel
- Benjamin Franklin
- Patrena Murray
- John Dickinson
- Kerry O’Malley
- Joseph Hewes
- Oneika Phillips
- Samuel Chase
- Lulu Picart
- Edward Rutledge
- Sara Porkalob
- Roger Sherman
- Brooke Simpson
- The Courier
- Salome Smith
- Dr. Josiah Bartlett
- Sav Souza
- Standby
- Grace Stockdale
- Caesar Rodney
- Jill Vallery
- Standby
- Imani Pearl Williams
1776 Creative
- Music and Lyrics
- Sherman Edwards
- Book
- Peter Stone
- Based on a Concept by
- Sherman Edwards
- Director
- Jeffrey L. Page and Diane Paulus
- Choreography
- Jeffrey L. Page
- Scenic Design
- Scott Pask
- Costume Design
- Emilio Sosa
- Lighting Design
- Jennifer Schriever
- Sound Design
- Jonathan Deans
- Projection Design
- David Bengali
- Music Supervision
- David Chase
- Orchestrations
- John Clancy
- Vocal Design
- AnnMarie Milazzo
- Music Consultant
- Nadia DiGiallonardo
- Co- Music Direction
- Ryan Cantwell
Underwriting support for 1776 is provided by Roundabout’s Musical Production Fund partner Elizabeth Armstrong.
1776 benefits from Roundabout’s Musical Production Fund with lead gifts from The Howard Gilman Foundation, the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Michael Kors and Lance Le Pere, Diane and Tom Tuft, and Cynthia C. Wainwright and Stephen Berger.
Presented at
American Airlines Theatre℠
227 West 42nd Street
between 7th and 8th Avenues