Opening Date

Feb 10, 2023

Closing Date

Aug 06, 2023

MusicalComedy HistoryOriginalNational Tour
External Links
Official Website

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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 American Repertory Theatre (Diane Paulus, Artistic Director; Kelvin Dinkins, Jr., Executive Director), Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director/CEO; Sydney Beers: Executive Producer; Steve Dow: Chief Administrative Officer; Christopher Nave, CFRE: Chief Advancement Officer), National Artists Management Company and NETworks Presentations
Original Broadway production produced by Stuart Ostrow
Music by Sherman Edwards; Lyrics by Sherman Edwards; Book by Peter Stone; Based on a concept by Sherman Edwards; Musical Director: Ryan Cantwell; Associate Musical Dir.: Alyssa Kay Thompson; Music orchestrated by John Clancy; Vocal Design: AnnMarie Milazzo
Directed by Jeffrey L. Page and Diane Paulus; Choreographed by Jeffrey L. Page; Associate Director: Brisa Areli Muñoz; Associate Choreographer: Courtney Paige Ross
Scenic Design by Scott Pask; Costume Design by Emilio Sosa; Lighting Design by Jennifer Schriever; Sound Design by Jonathan Deans; Projection Design by David Bengali; Hair and Wig Design by Mia Neal; Associate Scenic Design: Stephen Carmody and Orit Carroll; Associate Lighting Design: Aaron Tacy; A.R.T. & Tour Associate Sound Designer: Daniel Lundberg; Associate Sound Design: Brian Walters; Associate Hair and Wig Design: Ashley Wise; Assistant Lighting Design: Anna Brevetti; Moving Light Programmer: Ben Fichthorn
Executive Producer: National Artists Management Company, Barry Weissler, Alecia Parker, NETworks Presentations and Trinity Wheeler; General Manager: Gentry & Associates, Gregory Vander Ploeg and Madeline McCluskey; Company Manager: Katie Cortez; Assistant Co. Mgr: Ryan Buchholz
Production Manager: NETworks Presentations and Hector Guivas; Production Stage Manager: Genevieve Kersh; Stage Manager: Chris Zaccardi; Assistant Stage Mgr: Sage Lumsden
Musical Supervisor: Ryan Cantwell; Original Music Supervisor: David Chase; Musical Coordinator: Dean Sharenow; Conducted by Ryan Cantwell; Associate Conductor: Alyssa Kay Thompson; Keyboards: Ryan Cantwell; Drums, Percussion: Noah Hadland; Cello: David Mergen; Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet, Flugelhorn: Dominic Derasse; Violin: Jen Choi Fischer; Guitars, Dobro, Mandolin, Banjo: Gabriel Wareing; Saxophone, Clarinets, Flutes: Phil Varricchio; Music Assistant: Ian Chan; Electronic Music Design: Billy Stein, Hiro Iida and Strange Cranium, Inc.; Music Copyist: Russell Bartmus
Casting: Stewart/Whitley; Marketing and Publicity Direction: Bond Theatrical; Tour Booking: The Booking Group, Meredith Blair and Kara Gebhart; Advertising: SpotCo Advertising; Fight Choreographer: Thomas Schall; Dialect Coach: Erika Bailey; Dance Captain: Oneika Phillips; Assistant Dance Captain: Lisa Karlin; Fight Captain: Sav Souza; Dramaturg: Robert Duffley; Additional Dramaturgy: Elizabeth Amos; Photographer: Joan Marcus, Evan Zimmerman and MurphyMade
Shelby Acosta
Charles Thomson
Congressional Secretary
Gisela Adisa
John Adams
Nancy Anderson
Thomas Jefferson
Tiffani Barbour
Andrew McNair
Congressional Custodian
Dawn Cantwell
Col. Thomas McKean
Julie Cardia
Stephen Hopkins
Joanna Glushak
John Dickinson
Anissa Marie Griego
Roger Sherman
Kassandra Haddock
Edward Rutledge
Shawna Hamic
Richard Henry Lee
Connor Lyon
Martha Jefferson
 
Dr. Lyman Hall
Liz Mikel
Benjamin Franklin
Oneika Phillips
John Hancock
Lulu Picart
Samuel Chase
Ariella Serur
James Wilson
Brooke Simpson
Courier
Sav Souza
Dr. Josiah Bartlett
Tieisha Thomas
Abigail Adams
 
Rev. John Witherspoon
Jill Marie Vallery
Caesar Rodney
Feb 10, 2023 - Mar 2023
Zuri Washington
Robert Livingston
Feb 10, 2023 - Apr 2023
Gwynne Wood
George Read
Candice Marie Woods
Joseph Hewes
Standby: Amanda Dayhoff , Sara Gallo , Lisa Karlin , Kayla Saunders and Lillie Eliza Thomas
Understudies: Shelby Acosta (Samuel Chase, Roger Sherman, Dr. Josiah Bartlett), Tiffani Barbour (Robert Livingston, Joseph Hewes), Dawn Cantwell (George Read, Thomas Jefferson, John Dickinson), Julie Cardia (George Read, Col. Thomas McKean, John Dickinson), Amanda Dayhoff (Col. Thomas McKean, Stephen Hopkins, Charles Thomson, Edward Rutledge), Sara Gallo (George Read, James Wilson, Roger Sherman, Dr. Josiah Bartlett), Anissa Marie Griego (Charles Thomson, Martha Jefferson, Dr. Lyman Hall, James Wilson), Lisa Karlin (Col. Thomas McKean, Stephen Hopkins, Richard Henry Lee, Samuel Chase), Oneika Phillips (Robert Livingston, Benjamin Franklin, Caesar Rodney), Lulu Picart (Edward Rutledge, Roger Sherman), Kayla Saunders (Andrew McNair, Joseph Hewes, Courier, Caesar Rodney), Ariella Serur (George Read, Martha Jefferson, Dr. Lyman Hall, Dr. Josiah Bartlett), Brooke Simpson (Abigail Adams, Rev. John Witherspoon), Sav Souza (Charles Thomson, Richard Henry Lee, James Wilson), Lillie Eliza Thomas (John Adams, Robert Livingston, John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin), Tieisha Thomas (John Adams, John Hancock), Zuri Washington (John Adams, Abigail Adams, Rev. John Witherspoon, Courier), Gwynne Wood (Thomas Jefferson, Richard Henry Lee, Edward Rutledge) and Candice Marie Woods (Andrew McNair, Courier, Caesar Rodney)
Company Manager: Jeff Mensch (Jun 05, 2023 - ?)

Cast

Karole Foreman
Robert Livingston
Apr 2023 - ?
Nykila Norman
Caesar Rodney
Mar 2023 - May 2023
Jill Marie Vallery
Caesar Rodney
May 2023 - ?
Standby: Nykila Norman
Understudies: Amanda Dayhoff (Dr. Josiah Bartlett), Karole Foreman (John Adams, Caesar Rodney, Abigail Adams, Rev. John Witherspoon), Sara Gallo (Samuel Chase, Roger Sherman), Nykila Norman (Robert Livingston, Col. Thomas McKean, Caesar Rodney, Andrew McNair, Joseph Hewes), Kayla Saunders (Robert Livingston), Lillie Eliza Thomas (Abigail Adams, Rev. John Witherspoon) and Candice Marie Woods (John Adams)
music by Sherman Edwards; lyrics by Sherman Edwards
Act 1
Sung By
Sit Down, John
John Adams and Company
Piddle, Twiddle and Resolve
John Adams and Company
Till Then
John Adams and Abigail Adams
The Lees of Old Virginia
Richard Henry Lee, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Historical Lees
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, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
Act 2
Sung By
Cool, Cool, Considerate Men
John Dickinson, Dr. Lyman Hall, John Hancock, Joseph Hewes, George Read, Edward Rutledge, Charles Thomson and James Wilson
Momma Look Sharp
Courier, Andrew McNair and Company
The Egg
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Company
Molasses To Rum
Edward Rutledge and Company
Yours, Yours, Yours (Reprise)
Abigail Adams
Is Anybody There?
John Adams
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Aug 02, 2023 - Aug 06, 2023
The 5th Avenue Theatre
Seattle, WA
Jul 25, 2023 - Jul 30, 2023
Starlight Theatre
Kansas City, MO
Jul 20, 2023 - Jul 22, 2023
Hobby Center For The Perf. Arts
Houston, TX
Jun 27, 2023 - Jul 16, 2023
Eisenhower Theatre
Washington, DC
Jun 20, 2023 - Jun 25, 2023
Andrew Jackson Hall, Tennessee PAC
Nashville, TN
Jun 13, 2023 - Jun 18, 2023
Peace Center For The Perf. Arts
Greenville, SC
Jun 06, 2023 - Jun 11, 2023
Blumenthal Center: Belk Theater
Charlotte, NC
May 30, 2023 - Jun 04, 2023
Durham Performing Arts Center
Durham, NC
May 16, 2023 - May 21, 2023
San Jose Center For The Perf. Arts
San Jose, CA
May 09, 2023 - May 14, 2023
San Diego Civic Theatre
San Diego, CA
Apr 11, 2023 - May 07, 2023
Ahmanson Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
Mar 21, 2023 - Apr 02, 2023
Buell Theatre
Denver, CO
Mar 14, 2023 - Mar 19, 2023
Des Moines Civic Center
Des Moines, IA
Feb 28, 2023 - Mar 12, 2023
CIBC Theatre
Chicago, IL
Feb 14, 2023 - Feb 26, 2023
Forrest Theatre
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 10, 2023 - Feb 11, 2023
Stanley Performing Arts Center
Utica, NY