1776.000000
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Mar 12, 2003
Closed Jun 8, 2003
Opened Mar 12, 2003
Closed Jun 8, 2003
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
1776 is an insightful yet humorous retelling of the signing of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. The action begins during the hot summer of 1776 as the Second Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia to debate the fate of the nation. John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and other of our nation's Founding Fathers take center stage at Independence Hall, where they create one of the country's most enduring documents and change the course of history.
There is no performance on Tuesday, March 18. There are no Saturday matinees prior to April 19, and no Thursday matinees prior to March 27. There are Wednesday matinees at 12:00pm on March 26, April 2, and April 9.
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One might approach Ford's Theatre's staging of the musical 1776 with a bit of cynicism. After all, the show is being produced and marketed -- right down to its study guides -- with the intention of drawing in buses full of high schoolers making the annual spring pilgrimages to the nation's capital. Also, this 1969 opus about the creation and adoption of the Declaration of Independence is an area theater staple; it seems to have been produced at least once or twice each season, so local audiences have not been denied its considerable charms.
Not to worry: Director David H. Bell has mounted a lively and engaging show that celebrates American values in a capital city queasy with the approac[...]