Growing up watching the original 1776 to mock its gimmicky and hokey music, I never expected myself to see this production, not once but twice, leaving in tears. The reclamation of a script telling the story of this deeply flawed nation from its conception, is only now more evident in our currently divided nation. Letting the story be told by oppressed people of this country (women, non-binary, transpersons and people of color) allowed the overt patriarchal and sexual overtones of the original script to become a beautiful mockery of the patriarchal structure this nation was built upon. Stand out performances from every cast member. I have never been so moved by a performance. Thank you thank you thank you.

This show was the most powerful, passionate theatre work I’ve seen… maybe ever. Well done. I wish every white man in America could watch this performance and feel the passion we all felt like sitting in the audience. 10/10 cannot wait to go see it on Broadway!

As someone who saw the original cast when they were touring many years ago, and played the record until I knew every word by heart, I am happy to say that this version is amazing. Casting, costuming, set design, and choreography all combine to retell a story we know, and still give us much to contemplate that we know, but do not always pause to consider. And as a bonus, this John Adams can really sing. As ever, the standout songs are "Molasses, and Rum, and Slaves" and "Mama Look Sharp", the powerful reminders that for all that the plays libretto is full of humor, this was a time when decisions were made with serious consequences. But the humor gives us leaven, and lets us see beyond stiff images in history books to the flawed, but revolutionary people who laid the ground work for both the principles, and the deadly compromises that haunt and inspire us more than two centuries later.

If I could give the show 10 stars, I would. The nuances of history that we still struggle with today pop out in every scene and every song and the gender and race bending really helped create a new line of thought not just about how America was built, and by whom, but how we might yet be able to fix the broken parts. There is more of this eagle still to be born.

Turning old stuffy material full of self important men in wigs into something relevant and vibrant is no easy feat…but this cast and creative team have done it!

I have seldom seen such a good execution of something so pointlessly ridiculous. Several of the performances were first rate. “Mama look sharp” almost brought tears to my eyes as usual. The woman playing Dickinson of PA was brilliant. I spent the first half of the performance in near despair as I imagined what kind of campaign ads this musical will be turned into for the fall 2022 elections. But artists should not self censor etc etc One day there will be a musical about Nelson Mandela and the overthrow of Apartheid. Because of the groundwork laid here no one will think casting a white transvestite as Nelson Mandela is ridiculous or offensive. So I guess it’s mission accomplished.