1776 (musical)

1776 is the title of a 1969 Broadway musical and its 1972 film version. Peter Stone wrote its book and Sherman Edwards its music and lyrics. Peter H. Hunt directed the movie. Both the stage version and the film starred William Daniels as John Adams, Ken Howard as Thomas Jefferson, and Howard Da Silva as Benjamin Franklin. (Rex Everhart replaced DaSilva on the original Broadway cast album.) 1776 won the 1969 Tony Award for Best Musical, for Best Featured Actor in a Musical (for Ronald Holgate as Richard Henry Lee), and for Best Direction of a Musical. It was also nominated for the Tony Awards for Best Featured Actress in a Musical (for Virginia Vestoff as Abigail Adams) and for Best Scenic Design.

External links

• Film Trailer
  
• Internet Broadway Database: 1776
  
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