Opening Date

Sep 18, 1970

Closing Date

May 14, 1971

MusicalComedy HistoryOriginalNational Tour

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Setting
A single setting representing the Chamber and an Anteroom of the Continental Congress, a Mall, High Street, and Thomas Jefferson's Room, in Philadelphia; and certain reaches of John Adams' mind. May, June and July, 1776.

Produced by Stuart Ostrow; Produced in association with Theatre Now, Inc.
Originally Directed by Peter Hunt
Book by Peter Stone; Music by Sherman Edwards; Lyrics by Sherman Edwards; Based on a conception of Sherman Edwards; Music orchestrated by Eddie Sauter; Vocal arrangements by Elise Bretton; Dance arrangements by Peter Howard; Musical Director: Glen Clugston
Directed by Gordon Hunt; Musical Numbers Staged by Onna White
Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner; Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt; Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner; Hair Styles by Ernest Adler
Company Manager: Oscar Berlin
Production Stage Manager: Paul Waigner; Stage Manager: Jane Squire; Assistant Stage Mgr: Bryan Young and Joneal Joplin
John Dickinson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Dr. Josiah Bartlett
Col. Thomas McKean
Abigail Adams
James Wilson
Roger Sherman
Martha Jefferson
Stephen Hopkins
Caesar Rodney
Thomas Jefferson
Rev. John Witherspoon
John Hancock
Edward Rutledge
Charles Thomson
Congressional Secretary
Joseph Hewes
Andrew McNair
Congressional Custodian
George Read
Lewis Morris
Richard Henry Lee
Samuel Chase
Courier
Robert Livingston
Dr. Lyman Hall
Leather Apron
Understudies: John Almberg (Richard Henry Lee, Edward Rutledge), Dan Entriken (Caesar Rodney), Joneal Joplin (Stephen Hopkins, Thomas Jefferson, Dr. Lyman Hall, Charles Thomson), William Kiehl (John Dickinson), Sam Kressen (Benjamin Franklin), Jeanne Lehman (Abigail Adams, Martha Jefferson), Dan Merriman (John Hancock, Col. Thomas McKean), Donald Norris , Kevin O'Leary (Andrew McNair), Reg Perry (James Wilson), K. C. Wilson (John Adams) and Bryan Young (Courier)
Musical Director: Regan Stokes and Michael Rose

Cast

Benjamin Franklin
Dr. Josiah Bartlett
Edward Rutledge
Abigail Adams
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Engagement Dates

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City and State

May 14, 1971 - May 14, 1971
Albany, NY
May 05, 1971 - May 05, 1971
Allentown, PA
Apr 30, 1971 - May 02, 1971
Nashville, TN
Apr 26, 1971 - Apr 27, 1971
Muncie, IN
Apr 23, 1971 - Apr 23, 1971
Cedar Rapids, IA
Apr 20, 1971 - Apr 20, 1971
Waterloo, IA
Apr 15, 1971 - Apr 15, 1971
Salina, KS
Apr 08, 1971 - Apr 10, 1971
Minneapolis, MN
Apr 07, 1971 - Apr 07, 1971
Sioux City, IA
Apr 06, 1971 - Apr 06, 1971
Lincoln, NE
Mar 30, 1971 - Apr 03, 1971
Pasadena, CA
Mar 22, 1971 - Mar 22, 1971
Santa Barbara, CA
Mar 19, 1971 - Mar 20, 1971
Tempe, AZ
Mar 17, 1971 - Mar 18, 1971
Tucson, AZ
Mar 15, 1971 - Mar 15, 1971
Lubbock, TX
Mar 13, 1971 - Mar 14, 1971
Albuquerque, NM
Mar 10, 1971 - Mar 11, 1971
El Paso, TX
Mar 08, 1971 - Mar 08, 1971
Austin, TX
Mar 05, 1971 - Mar 06, 1971
San Antonio, TX
Mar 02, 1971 - Mar 02, 1971
Lafayette, LA
Feb 24, 1971 - Feb 24, 1971
Jackson, MS
Feb 21, 1971 - Feb 21, 1971
Shreveport, LA
Feb 03, 1971 - Feb 03, 1971
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 01, 1971 - Feb 01, 1971
Asheville, NC
Jan 29, 1971 - Jan 29, 1971
Montgomery, AL
Jan 21, 1971 - Jan 24, 1971
Atlanta, GA
Jan 13, 1971 - Jan 14, 1971
West Palm Beach, FL
Jan 11, 1971 - Jan 12, 1971
Orlando, FL
Jan 08, 1971 - Jan 10, 1971
St. Petersburg, FL
Dec 26, 1970 - Jan 03, 1971
Miami, FL
Dec 08, 1970 - Dec 08, 1970
Waterbury, CT
Dec 03, 1970 - Dec 03, 1970
Syracuse, NY
Nov 26, 1970 - Nov 28, 1970
Hershey, PA
Nov 25, 1970 - Nov 25, 1970
Red Bank, NJ
Nov 19, 1970 - Nov 21, 1970
Toledo, OH
Nov 18, 1970 - Nov 18, 1970
Indiana, PA
Oct 26, 1970 - Oct 27, 1970
Knoxville, TN
Oct 23, 1970 - Oct 25, 1970
South Bend, IN
Oct 19, 1970 - Oct 20, 1970
Davenport, IA
Oct 16, 1970 - Oct 17, 1970
Madison, WI
Oct 12, 1970 - Oct 13, 1970
East Lansing, MI
Oct 08, 1970 - Oct 11, 1970
Louisville, KY
Oct 02, 1970 - Oct 03, 1970
Akron, OH
Sep 26, 1970 - Sep 26, 1970
Charleston, WV
Sep 22, 1970 - Sep 22, 1970
Elmira, NY
Sep 21, 1970 - Sep 21, 1970
Grove City, PA
Sep 18, 1970 - Sep 20, 1970
Scranton, PA