1776: The Musical

When:
Friday, Aug 12, 2016 8:00p -
Sunday, Aug 14, 2016 5:00p

Where:
Kresge Little Theatre
48 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

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Admission:
$0 - 15

Categories:
< 21, LGBT, Music, Performing Arts, University

Event website:
gsp.mit.edu

MIT Gilbert & Sullivan Players are celebrating and making history with a genderblind production of 1776, the Tony Award-winning musical by Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone.


Edwards’ classic musical makes history come alive, giving us a humanizing look at our founding fathers that is at turns funny, terrifying, endearing, and always honest. The year is 1776, and the legendary Continental Congress is in session in Philadelphia to decide what to do about the ongoing war with England. At the center of the action is John Adams of Massachusetts, a fiery but well-intentioned man who knows that the only way forward is for the colonies to declare independence, but convincing a skeptical congress seems like an uphill battle. When a proposal for independence comes from a more congenial colony, John sees the chance he’s been waiting for. The rest, as they say, is history. Throughout the show, we meet the likes of Benjamin Franklin, Abigail Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and many more as we gallop with them toward the birth of a new nation.


1776 will be performed in Kresge Little Theatre, located at 43 Massachusetts Avenue on the MIT campus in Cambridge, MA. Dates are August 12th, 13th at 8PM and August 14th at 2PM. Tickets can be reserved on our website, gsp.mit.edu, or by e-mailing [email protected].

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