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1776

11:00 AM

Sunday, June 26

(1972, Peter H. Hunt) “Obnoxious and disliked” John Adams tries to rally delegates to the cause of American independence at the second Continental Congress. A hit Broadway musical decades before Hamilton (and an inspiration for it), with a cast of theater veterans, including William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, and John Cullum. DCP. 141 mins.

Reviews

“1776 isn’t just entertaining – it doubles as the perfect distillation of what it truly means to be an American.”
– Hillary Busis, Entertainment Weekly

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