Season Sponsored by Kate Tiedemann & Ellen Cotton; The Central Park Performing Arts Foundation

Director: James Grenelle
Musical Director: Jason Tucker

Music & Lyrics by Edward Sherman
Book by Peter Stone

Back by popular demand, Eight O’Clock Theatre is excited for the return of the wildlysuccessful production of 1776!

It’s the summer of 1776, and the nation is ready to declare independence… if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! 1776 follows John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia as they attempt to convince the members of the Second Continental Congress to vote for independence from the shackles of the British monarchy by signing the Declaration of Independence.

Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration, 1776 is a funny, insightful and compelling drama with a striking score and legendary book. Find out how we came to be with a promise of hope and new beginnings. Vote “Aye” on this Tony Award for Best Musical!

THE CAST

John Adams – Jonathan Pouliot

Benjamin Franklin – Ben Taylor

Thomas Jefferson – Billy Masuck

John Dickinson – DJ Schuett

Edward Rutledge – Stephen Fee

Abigail Adams – Lisa Prieto

Richard Henry Lee – Alan Mohney, Jr.

Martha Jefferson – Amy Fee

John Hancock – Jerry Slutzky

Charles Thomson – Brian Yarbrough

James Wilson – Rick Laitenberger

Robert Livingston – Sam DiRosa

Roger Sherman – Matthew Morris

Stephen Hopkins – Ron Zietz

George Mead – Nathan Daugherty

Lewis Morris – Christopher Strong

Joseph Hewes – David W. Collins

Caesar Rodney – Mike Arnold

Thomas McKean – TJ Gill

Dr. Lyman Hall – David O’Brien

Andrew McNair – Stu Sanford

Samuel Chase – Chaz Merkel

Rev. Jonathan Witherspoon – Rick Coates

Josiah Bartlett – Christopher Carmichael

Courier – Steven Fox

Leather Apron/Painter – Neil Trivitayakhun