Co-presented by Roundabout Theatre Company, the Broadway-bound revival of 1776 will begin performances at Cambridge's American Repertory Theater May 17. The show will subsequently head to Broadway, playing Roundabout's American Airlines Theatre in September.
Diane Paulus and Jeffrey L. Page co-direct the musical about the founding fathers. Page also serves as choreographer. The production will also have scenic design by Scott Pask, costume design by Emilio Sosa, lighting design by Jennifer Schriever, sound design by Jonathan Deans, projection design by David Bengali, and hair, wig, and makeup design by Mia Neal.
Take a first look at the designs below:
Emilio Sosa
Mia Neal and Company of 1776
Sara Porkalob
Emilio Sosa and Jeffrey L. Page
Scott Pask and Diane Paulus
Eryn LeCroy
Scott Pask
Costume designs by Emilio Sosa
Scott Pask
Scott Pask, Diane Paulus, Jeffrey L. Page and Company of 1776
Comprised fully of performers who identify as female, non-binary, and trans, the cast includes Gisela Adisa as Robert Livingston, Nancy Anderson as George Read, Becca Ayers as Col. Thomas McKean, Tiffani Barbour as Andrew McNair, Allison Briner Dardenne as Stephen Hopkins, Allyson Kaye Daniel as Abigail Adams/Rev. Jonathan Witherspoon, Elizabeth A. Davis as Thomas Jefferson, Mehry Eslaminia as Charles Thomson, Joanna Glushak as John Dickinson, Shawna Hamic as Richard Henry Lee, Eryn LeCroy as Martha Jefferson/Dr. Lyman Hall, Crystal Lucas-Perry as John Adams, Liz Mikel as John Hancock, Patrena Murray as Benjamin Franklin, Oneika Philliips as Joseph Hewes, Lulu Picart as Samuel Chase, Sara Porkalob as Edward Rutledge, Sushma Saha as Judge James Wilson, Brooke Simpson as Roger Sherman, Salome Smith as the Courier, Sav Souza as Dr. Josiah Bartlett, Jill Vallery as Caesar Rodney, and Grace Stockdale and Imani Pearl Williams serving as standbys.
David Chase will serve as the production's music supervisor, with Ryan Cantwell as music director. Orchestrations are by John Clancy. AnnMarie Milazzo is the vocal designer. Alfredo Macias is the production stage manager, and Genevieve Kersh and John Meredith are assistant stage managers. Casting is by Stephen Kopel. Brisa Areli Muñoz is associate director. Tamar Climan is supervising producer.
Meet the cast of 1776 below.
Company of 1776
Jeffrey L. Page and Diane Paulus
Company of 1776
The company of 1776
The company of 1776
Diane Paulus and Company of 1776
Alfredo Macias and Company of 1776
Shawna Hamic
Jeffrey L. Page and Kelvin Dinkins, Jr.
Jill Vallery and Allyson Kaye Daniel
Jeffrey L. Page
Shawna Hamic, Liz Mikel, and Lulu Picart
Diane Paulus and Patrena Murray
Salome Smith
Shawna Hamic, Joanna Glushak, Imani Pearl Williams, Eryn LeCroy, and Sav Souza
Company of 1776
Sushma Saha and Diane Paulus
Grace Stockdale and Eryn LeCroy
Crystal Lucas-Perry, Jill Vallery, and Jeffrey L. Page
Salome Smith and Lulu Picart
Sav Souza and Imani Pearl Williams
