1776 (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Original Broadway Cast of 1776

Released on 1/03/1969 by Masterworks Broadway
Main artists: Original Broadway Cast of 1776
Genre: Musicals

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1776 is a rather odd concept for a musical, chronicling the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It works better than it should, however, in that it gives life and character to these immensely famous names whom everyone has learned about in history class. Despite it being the tale of the Congress, the two strongest songs are saved for peripheral characters -- Martha Jefferson gets "He Plays the Violin," and an unnamed courier sings the heart-wrenching "Momma Look Sharp." The original Broadway cast recording of 1776 is very strong as a whole, with particularly notable performances by Betty Buckley, Clifford David, and Ronald Holgate. The majority of the cast heard here went on to reprise their roles in the movie version, with the exception being the Benjamin Franklin character. Rex Everhart was the understudy who took over when Howard Da Silva was unable to complete the recording.

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1776 (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Original Broadway Cast

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1776 (Sherman Edwards)

Overture (Instrumental)

Various Interprets

00:01:53

Virginia Vestoff, Performer - Eddie Sauter, Orchestrator - Eddie Sauter, Performer - Roy Poole, Performer - Emory Bass, Performer - Bruce MacKay, Performer - Henry Le Clair, Performer - Ronald Kross, Performer - Betty Buckley, Performer - Ronald Holgate, Performer - Rex Everhart, Performer - David Ford, Performer - Philip Polito, Performer - Scott Jarvis, Performer - SHERMAN EDWARDS, Composer - Jonathan Moore, Performer - Charles Rule, Performer - Paul-David Richards, Performer - Paul Hecht, Performer - William Duell, Performer - Edmund Lyndeck, Performer - B.J. Slater, Performer - Ralston Hill, Performer - Robert Gaus, Performer - David Vosburgh, Performer - Ken Howard, Performer - William Daniels, Performer - Duane Bodin, Performer - Thomas Z. Shepard, Producer - Clifford David, Performer

Originally released 1969 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

Sit Down, John (Voice)

Various Interprets

00:01:57

Piddle, Twiddle, and Resolve / Till Then (Voice)

Various Interprets