Abbey Theater of Dublin's '1776' to celebrate founding of America

The Abbey Theater of Dublin will perform "1776,'"a musical about the nation's fight for independence, as part of the America ...
TheWrap

‘1776’ Broadway Review: Even Male Drag Can’t Rescue This Musical Clunker

Elizabeth A. Davis, Patrena Murray in Crystal Lucas-Perry in "1776" (Photo by Joan Marcus) Whenever Charles Busch or John Epperson puts on a dress, wig and uncomfortable shoes, you can bet they are ...
Chicago Sun-Times

In Marriott Theatre's '1776,' hope and change never sounded so good

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An unlikely opera for America's birthday summons dissonance and harmony

When John Cage composed an opera commemorating the American bicentennial audiences walked out. Now, it's being reinterpreted ...
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July 4th, 1776: The Day America Declared Independence

The Declaration of Independence was formally announced on July 4, 1776, proclaiming the independence of the American colonies from Great Britain. This historic document established the United States ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In January 1776, Virginia’s Port City of Norfolk Was Set Ablaze, Galvanizing the Revolution. But Who Really Lit the Match?

Blaming the British for the destruction helped persuade some wavering colonists to back the fight for independence. But the source of the inferno was not what it seemed A 1976 postcard features an ...
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‘1776’ comes home to Philly for the launch of the Broadway musical tour

The cast of ''1776'' (from left) Sushma Saha, Sara Porkalob, Mehry Eslaminia, Gisela Adisa, Crystal Lucas-Perry, Elizabeth A. Davis, Becca Ayers, Brooke Simpson, and Oneika Phillips. (Evan Zimmerman ...
The American Spectator

What Really Happened in 1776?

The nation is in the debt of Encounter Books for rescuing from the memory hole the presidential commission report on the nation’s founding in 1776, prepared for the 250th anniversary of the ...
The Hill

Why the 1776 Commission is a bad idea

On the day before the election, President Trump signed an executive order creating a “1776 Commission,” whose purpose is to promote “patriotic education.” The Trump administration appears to be ...
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1776’s Declaration of Independence inspired Washington’s troops to fight against the odds – and also helped bring in powerful allies

A crowd gathered along the waterfront in New York City in the summer of 1776. The scene they witnessed was terrifying. The largest expeditionary force in British history sailed into the American ...
The New York Times

Stage Revolutions, Four Decades Apart

How "1776" and "Hamilton" make history musical — and musical history. Related Article When in the course of human events — and musical-theater history, too — an idea gets repeated, it can still be ...