1776
| Staff | |
| Director | Colleen Chipman |
| Producer | Kathy Tom |
| Nikki Tom | |
| Choreography | April Ouellette |
| Costumes | Terri Miles |
| Vocal Director | Terry Sodergren |
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| Cast | |
| John Adams | Peter Mandel |
| Abigail Adams | Tami Piper |
| Benjamin Franklin | Charles Krahenbuhl |
| Thomas Jefferson | Michael Lund |
| Martha Jefferson | Ariane Borgia |
| John Dickinson | Paul Melville |
| John Hancock | Jon Reed |
| Edward Rutledge | James Chipman |
| Richard Henry Lee | Bill Heiser |
| Charles Thomson | Rob Christopher |
| Stephen Hopkins | Larry Tom |
| Roger Livingston | Will Kellett |
| Roger Sherman | Bruce Boman |
| Thomas McKean | John Brewer |
| Samuel Chase | Manuel Silva |
| Dr. Lyman Hall | Alan Chipman |
| Caesar Rodney | Wayne Dewey |
| James Wilson | Jason Cooper |
| George Read | Randy Eves |
| Lewis Morris | Ken Sherfy |
| Josiah Bartlett | Rich Kaiser |
| Mr. Hewes | Alissa Eves |
| Rev. Witherspoon | Scott Borgia |
| Military Courier | Antonio Silva |
| Mr. McNair | Jonathan Bass |
| Leather Apron | Jonathan Borgia / John Kellett |
The seminal event in American history blazes to vivid life in this most unconventional of Broadway hits. It’s the summer of 1776, and the nation is ready to declare independence… if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! 1776 follows John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, and Richard Henry Lee and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia as they attempt to convince the members of the second Continental Congress to vote for independence from the shackles of the British monarchy by signing the Declaration of Independence.
1776 puts a human face on the pages of history as we see the men behind the national icons: proud, frightened, uncertain, irritable, charming, often petty and ultimately noble figures determined to do the right thing for a fledgling nation.
Photos by Elizabeth Mandel