1776 (stage musical)

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1776 is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical that dramatizes the debates and events leading up to the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

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1776 (musical) 1
1776 (stage musical) canonical 1
Broadway musical 1776 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway musical
stage musical
adaptedInto 1776 (film)
surface form: 1776 (1972 film)
bookBy Peter Stone
broadwayOpeningDate 1969-03-16
broadwayRunEnd 1972-02-13
broadwayRunStart 1969-03-16
broadwayTheatre Chanin’s 46th Street Theatre
surface form: 46th Street Theatre
composer Sherman Edwards
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
filmAdaptationDirector Peter H. Hunt
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 1972
focusesOn Second Continental Congress
genre historical musical
political musical
language English
lyricist Sherman Edwards
mainCharacter Abigail Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Edward Rutledge
John Adams
John Hancock
Richard Henry Lee
Thomas Jefferson
notableSong But, Mr. Adams
He Plays the Violin
Is Anybody There?
Molasses to Rum
Momma Look Sharp
Sit Down, John
The Lees of Old Virginia
numberOfPerformances 1217
orchestrator Eddie Sauter
originalBroadwayStar Betty Buckley
Howard Da Silva
Ken Howard
William Daniels
originalChoreographer Onna White
originalDirector Peter Hunt
premiereCity New York City
premiereDate 1969-03-16
premiereLocation Chanin’s 46th Street Theatre
surface form: 46th Street Theatre
producedBy Stuart Ostrow
revival 1997 Broadway revival of 1776
2022 Broadway revival of 1776
settingPlace Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
settingTime 1776
subject American Declaration of Independence
surface form: United States Declaration of Independence
wonAward Drama Desk Award
surface form: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Tony Award for Best Musical

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Howard Da Silva notableWork 1776 (stage musical)
1776 (film) basedOn 1776 (stage musical)
this entity surface form: 1776 (musical)
1776 (film) basedOn 1776 (stage musical)
this entity surface form: Broadway musical 1776
William Daniels portrayed 1776 (stage musical)
this entity surface form: John Adams in 1776 (stage musical)