KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
SHOW SYNOPSIS
What will it take to get two dozen powerfully passionate, exceedingly complicated, and all-too-human individuals to settle their differences, while they hold the very future of a nation in their hands? The Tony Award-winning Best Musical 1776 catapults to blazing new life in a thrillingly new production from directors Jeffrey L. Page (Violet) and Diane Paulus (Waitress). New York Magazine/Vulture says, “it’s an absolute blast!” Suddenly, the songs, humor, and passion of this musical masterpiece soar as never before. A glorious cast, featuring 17 Broadway revival cast members who reflect multiple representations of race, gender, and ethnicity, portrays the fiery founders of this country, putting history in the hands of the humans who were left out the first time around—and the result is an epic show of passion, debate, and roof-raising musical fireworks. Experience “a 1776 worth celebrating!” (Variety) “It pulsates with energy and snaps with attitude.” You may never think about our country—who we are and why—the same way again.
WHY YOU SHOULD SEE IT
- Revival production of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical 1776
- Show reexamines a pivotal moment in American history
- Directed by Tony Award-winning director Diane Paulus (Jagged Little Pill, Waitress, Pippin) and MTV Music Video Award-winning choreographer Jeffrey L. Page (Beyoncé’s “Run the World (Girls)” video, Memphis in Tokyo; Violet starring Sutton Foster at Roundabout Theatre Company)
- Features music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards and a book by Peter Stone
AUDIENCE GUIDANCE
This production of 1776 contains stylized representations of racialized violence, particularly related to enslavement. Additionally, this production contains haze, a brief strobe effect, a non-firing replica firearm and a gunshot sound effect.
RUN TIME
1776 is 2 hours 38 minutes with a 15-minute intermission.
DOORS OPEN
30 minutes before the show
PATRON ENTRY POLICY
Masks are strongly recommended for patrons in the venue and TPAC public areas.
PERFORMANCE PROGRAM
You may access a digital version of the performance program for 1776 here.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES BEFORE YOUR EXPERIENCE
- 1776 Musical Brings Vibrant Nontraditional Casting of Founding Fathers to Stage at DCPA
- Review: Broadway’s 1776 Musical Revival is Almost Too Much of a Good Thing
- 1776: A New Way of Seeing Birth of a Flawed Nation
- A Revamped 1776 Musical Makes its Way to Des Moines with History-Bending Storyline
- 1776 Offers Modern Take on Timeless Story
- LISTEN: Tony-winning musical ‘1776’ in Charlotte this week (WFAE)
