Production Info
Previews:
April 22, 1976
(13 previews)
Opening
May 4, 1976
Closing:
May 8, 1976
Length of Run:
7 perf.
Run Type:
Open-ended
Location Info
Location: New York, NY
Credits Highlights
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Direction and Staging
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Choreography
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Cast
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The President
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The President's Wife
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Lud
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Seena
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Little Lud
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Coley (The Staff)
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Cockburn (The British)
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James Hoban
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Secretary of the Senate
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The Stage Manager
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Musical Numbers
Act One
- [Overture .... Orchestra]
- Rehearse! .... The President, the First Lady, Lud, Seena and Entire Company
- If I Was a Dove .... Little Lud
- On Ten Square Miles by the Potomac River .... Washington and Delegates
- Welcome Home Miz Adams .... Henry, Rachel and Staff
- Take Care of This House .... John and Abigail Adams, Little Lud and Staff
- The President Jefferson Sunday Luncheon Party March .... Jefferson, Little Lud and Guests
- Seena .... Lud
- Sonatina (The British) .... Admiral Cockburn, Officers and Clitzens
- Allegro con brio
- Tempo di menuetto (including an authentic harmonization of "To Anacreon in Heav'n" (1974) later known as "The Star Bangled Banner")
- Rondo
- Lud's Wedding
- I Love My Wife .... Lud, Seena and Staff
- Auctions .... Auctioneer and Buyers
- The Little White Lie .... James and Eliza Monroe
- We Must Have a Ball .... Buchanan
- The Ball .... Entire Company
Act Two
- [Entr'acte .... Orchestra]
- Forty Acres and a Mule .... The Staff
- Bright and Black .... Seena and Staff
- Duet for One (First Lady of the Land) .... Julia Grant, Lucy Hayes and Ensemble
- The Robber-Baron Minstrel Parade .... The Minstrels
- Pity the Poor .... The Minstrels
- The Red, White and Blues .... The Minstrels
- Rehearse! .... Entire Company
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
According to some online sources, the date of the first Broadway preview was April 21, 1976. That is incorrect. The first Broadway preview was on April 22.
Posters & Promo Art
Photos
Video Clips
Audio Clips
Production Info
Previews:
April 22, 1976
(13 previews)
Opening
May 4, 1976
Closing:
May 8, 1976
Length of Run:
7 perf.
Run Type:
Open-ended
Location Info
Location: New York, NY
Venues
Main Run
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Mark Hellinger Theatre (New York, NY)
May 4, 1976 - May 8, 1976
Tryout
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Forrest Theatre (Philadelphia, PA)
February 24, 1976 - March 13, 1976 [One preview on February 23] -
National Theatre (Washington, D.C.)
March 24, 1976 - April 17, 1976 [Opening was delayed a week Previews started on March 18.]
Audio Recordings
Commercial Recordings
- No commercial audio listed yet.
Private Recordings
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Original Broadway Cast (Previews) (1976)
- Ken Howard
- Patricia Routledge
- Gilbert Price
- Emily Yancy
- Guy Costley
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Pre-Broadway Cast (First Preview) (February 23, 1976)
- Ken Howard
- Patricia Routledge
- Gilbert Price
- Emily Yancy
- Guy Costley
Broadcast Recordings
- No broadcast audio listed yet.
Archival Recordings
- No archival audio listed yet.
