ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

• People
  • Production Staff
  • Opening Night Cast
  • Replacements

  Theatre Owned / Operated byB. S. Moss Enterprises (Charles B. Moss, Jr., Executive Director)

  Produced byThe Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Ellen Richard: General Manager; Gene Feist: Founding Director)

  Music bySherman Edwards; Lyrics bySherman Edwards; Book byPeter Stone; From a concept bySherman Edwards; Music orchestrated byBrian Besterman; Dance arrangements byPeter Howard; Musical Director:Paul Gemignani; Assistant Musical Dir.:Mark Mitchell

  Directed byScott Ellis; Choreographed byKathleen Marshall; Assistant Director:Chris Kahler; Assistant Choreographer:Danny Wright

  Scenic Design byTony Walton; Costume Design byWilliam Ivey Long; Lighting Design byBrian Nason; Sound Design byBrian Ronan; Hair and Wig Design byDavid Brian Brown; Associate Scenic Design:Klara Zieglerova; Assistant Lighting Design:Tiffany Yelton

  Company Manager:Denys Baker

  Production Supervisor:Michael Curry; Production Manager:Glenn Merwede; Production Stage Manager:Lori M. Doyle; Stage Manager:David Sugarman

  Conducted byMark Mitchell; Associate Conductor:Thad Wheeler; Violin:Brenda Vincent; Cello:Tatyana Margulis; Woodwinds:Eric Weidman; Trumpet:Dominic Derasse; Bass Trombone & Tuba:Dean Plank; Bass:Anthony Morris; Percussion:Thad Wheeler; Keyboard:Mark Mitchell; Music Copyist:Peggy Serra

  Roundabout Artistic Associate / Casting:Jim Carnahan; Dialect Coach:K.C. Ligon; Roundabout Director of Development:Julia C. Levy; Press Representative:Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Roundabout Director of Marketing:David Steffen; Advertising:Nappi / Eliran / Murphy, Ltd.; Dance Captain:David Lowenstein

  Tom Aldredge

  Stephen Hopkins

  Joseph Cassidy

  Leather Apron

  Michael Cumpsty

  John Dickinson

  MacIntyre Dixon

  Andrew McNair

  Congressional Custodian

  Dashiell Eaves

  Courier

  Gregg Edelman

  Edward Rutledge

  Linda Emond

  Abigail Adams

  Tom Riis Farrell

  Lewis Morris

  Merwin Foard

  Richard Henry Lee

  John Herrera

  Roger Sherman

  Pat Hingle

  Benjamin Franklin

  Jerry Lanning

  Rev. John Witherspoon

  Kevin Ligon

  George Read

  David Lowenstein

  Joseph Hewes

  Daniel Marcus

  Robert Livingston

  Michael X. Martin

  Dr. Josiah Bartlett

  Michael McCormick

  Caesar Rodney

  Bill Nolte

  Col. Thomas McKean

  Guy Paul

  Charles Thomson

  Congressional Secretary

  Richard Poe

  John Hancock

  Ben Sheaffer

  Painter

  Brent Spiner

  John Adams

  Ric Stoneback

  Samuel Chase

  Paul Michael Valley

  Thomas Jefferson

  Lauren Ward

  Martha Jefferson

  Robert Westenberg

  Dr. Lyman Hall

  Michael Winther

  James Wilson

  Understudies:Joseph Cassidy (Roger Sherman, Richard Henry Lee, Edward Rutledge),Rob Donohoe (Dr. Josiah Bartlett, Stephen Hopkins, Caesar Rodney, Andrew McNair),Rebecca Eichenberger (Abigail Adams, Martha Jefferson),Tim Fauvell (Lewis Morris, Robert Livingston, Samuel Chase, Joseph Hewes),John Herrera (John Adams),James Hindman (Rev. John Witherspoon, Col. Thomas McKean, Dr. Lyman Hall, Charles Thomson),David Lowenstein (James Wilson),Michael X. Martin (John Dickinson),Michael McCormick (John Hancock),Bill Nolte (Benjamin Franklin),Tom Roland (Benjamin Franklin) andBen Sheaffer (George Read, Thomas Jefferson, Leather Apron, Courier)

  Criterion Center Stage Right(Aug 14, 1997 - Nov 16, 1997)

  Gershwin Theatre(Dec 03, 1997 - Jun 14, 1998)

  Theatre Owned / Operated byThe Nederlander Organization (James M. Nederlander: Chairman Emeritus; James L. Nederlander: Chairman; Robert E. Nederlander: President)

  Associate Producer:Anita Waxman andJoseph F. Cullman, III; Produced byJames M. Nederlander,Stewart F. Lane,Rodger Hess,Bill Haber,Robert Halmi, Jr.,Dodger Endemol Theatricals andHallmark Entertainment

  Originally produced byThe Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Ellen Richard: General Manager; Gene Feist: Founding Director)

  Original Orchestrations:Eddie Sauter

  Company Manager:Jeff Dyksterhouse; General Manager:Dodger Management Group (Sally Campbell Morse, Robert C. Strickstein)

  Production Stage Manager:Lori M. Doyle; Technical Supervisor:Gene O'Donovan; Stage Manager:David Sugarman

  Concert Master:Suzanne Ornstein; Violin:Suzanne Ornstein,Ronald Oakland andRobert Zubrycki; Viola:Louis Day; Cello:Roger Shell andTatyana Vartapetyan-Margulis; Woodwinds:Martha Hyde,Henry Schuman andThomas Sefcovic; French Horn:Ronald Sell andPeter Schoettler; Trumpet:David Brown; Trombone:Kenneth Finn,David Read andRandall Andos; Keyboard:Maggie Torre; Harp:Jennifer Hoult; Percussion:Louis Oddo; Music Contractor:Ronald Sell; Associate Conductor:David Brown; Assistant Conductor:Maggie Torre; ViolinConway Kuo; French HornPatrick Milando; PercussionPeter Grant

  Marketing:Margery Singer; Press Representative:Boneau / Bryan-Brown

  Cast

  Joey Adams

  Courier
  

  Carolee Carmello

  Abigail Adams
  

  John Ellison Conlee

  Lewis Morris
  

  William Duell

  Caesar Rodney
  

  David Huddleston

  Benjamin Franklin
  

  Erik J. McCormack

  Courier
  

  Michael McCormick

  John Adams
  

  Ryan Shively

  Painter
  

  Brian Sutherland

  Dr. Lyman Hall
  

  Standby:Rex Everhart (Benjamin Franklin) andDiane Fratantoni (Abigail Adams, Martha Jefferson)

  Understudies:Joseph Cassidy (Painter),John Ellison Conlee (Samuel Chase),Rob Donohoe (Roger Sherman, Lewis Morris, George Read, Leather Apron),Tim Fauvell (George Read, Col. Thomas McKean),John Herrera (John Hancock),James Hindman (John Adams, John Dickinson, Charles Thomson),Kevin Ligon (Robert Livingston, James Wilson, Edward Rutledge),David Lowenstein (Charles Thomson),Michael X. Martin (Dr. Lyman Hall, Roger Sherman),Erik J. McCormack (Painter),Richard Poe (John Adams),Ryan Shively (Dr. Josiah Bartlett, Thomas Jefferson, Joseph Hewes, Leather Apron, Courier),Brian Sutherland (Thomas Jefferson, Richard Henry Lee) andRichard Thomsen (Dr. Josiah Bartlett, Stephen Hopkins, Rev. John Witherspoon, Caesar Rodney, Andrew McNair)
• Songs
  music bySherman Edwards; lyrics bySherman Edwards

  Act 1

  Sung By

  Sit Down, John

  John Adams and The Congress

  Piddle, Twiddle and Resolve

  John Adams

  Till Then

  John Adams and Abigail Adams

  The Lees of Old Virginia

  Richard Henry Lee, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams

  But Mr. Adams

  John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston

  Yours, Yours, Yours

  John Adams and Abigail Adams

  He Plays the Violin

  Martha Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams

  Cool, Cool, Considerate Men

  John Dickinson and The Conservatives

  Momma Look Sharp

  Courier, Andrew McNair and Leather Apron

  Act 2

  Sung By

  The Egg

  Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

  Molasses To Rum

  Edward Rutledge

  Compliments

  Abigail Adams

  Is Anybody There?

  John Adams
• Awards

  Tony Award®

   

  Best Revival of a Musical

  1998 Nominee

   

  Best Featured Actor in a Musical

  1998 Nominee
  Gregg Edelman

   

  Best Direction of a Musical

  1998 Nominee
  Directed byScott Ellis

  Drama Desk Award

   

  Outstanding Revival of a Musical

  1998 Nominee

   

  Outstanding Actor in a Musical

  1998 Nominee
  Brent Spiner

  

  Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

  1998 Winner
  Gregg Edelman

   

  Outstanding Direction of a Musical

  1998 Nominee
  Directed byScott Ellis
• Statistics
  Season:

  1998-991997-98

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  Week Ending	Gross	% Gross Pot.	Attendance	% Capacity	# Previews	# Perf.

  Statistics supplied are courtesy ofThe Broadway League.

  1776 Statistics

  1998-99 Season1997-98 Season

  • GROSS
  • ATTENDANCE

  Gross

  Week Ending

  Attendance

  Week Ending

• People
• Songs
• Awards
• Statistics

Tony Award®

Drama Desk Award