Production Info
Previews:
March 12, 1969
(5 previews)
Opening
March 16, 1969
Closing:
February 13, 1972
Length of Run:
1217 perf.
Run Type:
Open-ended
Location Info
Market:
Broadway
Location:
New York, NY
Credits Highlights
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Director
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Musical Numbers Staging
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Cast
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John Hancock (President)
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John Adams (Massachusetts)
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Stephen Hopkins (Rhode Island)
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Benjamin Franklin (Pennsylvania)
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John Dickinson (Pennsylvania)
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Richard Henry Lee (Virginia)
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Thomas Jefferson (Virginia)
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Edward Rutledge (South Carolina)
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Abigail Adams
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Martha Jefferson
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Musical Numbers
The musical numbers list has been verified as correct.
Main Program
- Sit Down, John .... John Adams & the Congress
- Piddle, Twiddle and Resolve .... Adams
- Till Then .... John & Abigail Adams
- The Lees of Old Virginia .... Lee, Franklin & Adams
- But, Mr. Adams .... Adams, Franklin, Jefferson, Sherman & Livingston
- Yours, Yours, Yours .... John & Abigail Adams
- He Plays the Violin .... Martha Jefferson, Franklin & Adams
- Cool, Cool, Considerate Men .... Dickinson & The Conservatives
- Momma Look Sharp .... Courier, Congressional Custodian & Leather Apron
- The Egg .... Franklin, Adams & Jefferson
- Molasses to Rum .... Rutledge
- Yours, Yours, Yours (Reprise) .... Abigail
- Is Anybody There? .... Adams
Additional Musical Numbers Lists
These song lists document any changes that the production went through aside from the opening night song list.
See MoreTrivia & History
When the production opened, there was no intermission. About 10 minutes before performance time, an announcement would be heard through the speakers warning the audience that the running time of the show was more than two hours and there was no intermission so they should now do whatever they needed to do before the performance started.
An intermission was added for the London production, reportedly because it was believed that the London theatregoing public would want one. The intermission was placed after "Momma, Look Sharp." To their surprise, the creative team found that they preferred the show with an intermission. On July 23, 1970, an intermission was added to the Broadway production. It seems that between the London opening on June 16, 1970, and July 23, an intermission was added to the national tour.
Posters & Promo Art
Photos
Audio Clips
Production Info
Previews:
March 12, 1969
(5 previews)
Opening
March 16, 1969
Closing:
February 13, 1972
Length of Run:
1217 perf.
Run Type:
Open-ended
Location Info
Market:
Broadway
Location:
New York, NY
Venues
Main Run
Tryout
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Shubert Theatre (New Haven, CT)
February 10, 1969 - February 15, 1969 [Preview on Feb. 8. Not reviewed till the second performance because of a blizzard on Feb. 10 that kept critics away from the theatre.] -
National Theatre (Washington, D.C.)
February 20, 1969 - March 8, 1969 [Previews on Feb. 18 (evening) and 19 (matinee and evening)]
Audio Recordings
Commercial Recordings
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Original Broadway Cast (March 23, 1969)
David Ford , Paul-David Richards , William Daniels , Roy Poole , David Vosburgh
Private Recordings
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Original Broadway Cast (1969)
David Ford , Paul-David Richards , William Daniels , Roy Poole , David Vosburgh
Broadcast Recordings
- No broadcast audio listed yet.
Archival Recordings
- No archival audio listed yet.