1776 (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets
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See it if You like history brought to life, great musical numbers, all told by the people who were ignored by the original players.
Don't see it if LGBTQ or women actors will alienate you from the play
See it if You like to witness talented performers enact a well written script
Don't see it if You do not like history
See it if a revival of 1776 casting the Founding Fathers with women of varied ethnicities, hair styles and body types appeals to you.
Don't see it if you are not a fan of cross gender casting, don't like musicals or historical drama. Read more
See it if You’ve never, it’s a classic and this production is revolutionary, pun intended. The cast is masterful and groundbreaking
Don't see it if You don’t like historical pieces or the show as a whole, want fun and lighter themes and plot lines.
See it if If like to see universally exquisite talent on stage
Don't see it if You expect a lavish stage set
See it if You are interested in history explored through am interesting lens.
Don't see it if You for like plays addressing slavery, and our nation's history
See it if you enjoy reimagined productions of classic musicals that provoke thought and that feature strong vocal performances
Don't see it if you don't like shows that veer from the original vision in terms of casting, staging, or musical arrangements (songs had a more rocky feel) Read more
See it if you like new takes on old shows.
Don't see it if you're a Broadway or American purist. Read more
Critic Reviews (23)
"The production is instead so overpumped and overplayed as to be hardly comprehensible is the result of a fundamental misunderstanding of the musical, which is plenty complicated as written."
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"You leave the production newly amazed by the radical contingency of history as we know it...The spirit of ’76 still haunts America, for better and for worse."
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"Short of lightning-fast rap battles, if anything can make a group of dead white men talking interesting, it's the knowledge that we're really watching a lively, fresh generation of actors making their names known and their voices heard."
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"I find myself deeply moved by the collective work to bring out the beauty and joy in such a fundamentally corrupted musical, and I’m glad to have witnessed it. I want other people to witness it."
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"Stern looks do not, politically and artistically, get us very far, but great musical moments still have power: they win the signatures; they rally the troops; they ring the bell."
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"In truth, the conceit of the production doesn’t add any significant extrinsic meanings to the musical."
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"At its best, the Roundabout’s production of '1776' ... shakes off any undue weight of expectation, treating the audience to classic musical theater songs sung by voices that have never before been given access."
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"This '1776' allows audience to witness a history anew through an outsider’s eye, as it reframes the classic Trumbull painting in a different light...one that inspires, yes, but one that also continues to haunt in its incompleteness."
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