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1776: Finding the Fabulous and the Funny in the Founding Fathers

1776: Finding the Fabulous and the Funny in the Founding Fathers

Update: 2023-12-05

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"1776" tells the story of the events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in...you guessed it...1776. The show premiered on Broadway in 1969 and went on to win three Tony Awards, including Best Musical. In this episode, we do a deep dive into the score, major recordings, and the movie, finding the fabulous and the funny in this amazing, irreverent take on our all-too-human founding fathers.

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1776: Finding the Fabulous and the Funny in the Founding Fathers

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