1776 the Broadway cast 1970

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  • čas přidán 29. 09. 2023

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  • @brmaggart
    @brmaggart Před 4 měsíci +28

    John Cullum!!!!!!!!!! WOWZAH!

  • @OrionCorsari
    @OrionCorsari Před 2 měsíci +14

    John Cullum was absolutely magnificent.

  • @adamschwartz3449
    @adamschwartz3449 Před 25 dny +6

    I saw _1776_ in its original production on Broadway in 1969 and it remains one of the happiest memories of my life. The book, music, lyrics, orchestrations, acting, set, costumes, and lighting were perfection. And while the movie is superb, this video clip gives you a more visceral feeling for how electrifying the production was live and on stage. A few years ago I called the director, Peter Hunt, and told him how seeing _1776_ when I was 13 showed me how theater can create magic, and inspired me to become a dramatist.

  • @theuberbob
    @theuberbob Před 2 měsíci +7

    I've never seen this before, thank you for putting it up! I hope you have more to follow. 🙂

  • @user-vs4ls5ou4b
    @user-vs4ls5ou4b Před 5 měsíci +15

    Fabulous! I saw the movie at Radio City Music Hall in Dec 1972 for the Christmas show there. It was a class trip. Have loved ths film ever since then...and my husband and kids do, too

    • @pawt1963
      @pawt1963 Před 2 měsíci +1

      I saw it in the same place in the Spring of 1976 on a school field trip.

    • @ZenArcher9091
      @ZenArcher9091 Před 27 dny +1

      Me too! My father took me.

  • @user-vs4ls5ou4b
    @user-vs4ls5ou4b Před 5 měsíci +16

    John Cullum outdoes himeself!

  • @stevenhenson9129
    @stevenhenson9129 Před 19 dny +3

    I saw this on Broadway in 1970 with my fellow 6th grade classmates. I've never forgotten it. It left such an impression on me.

  • @pauldayclemens7761
    @pauldayclemens7761 Před 3 měsíci +15

    While I love the entire original Broadway cast -- especially William Daniels and Howard DaSilva (who was not included in this mostly-British cast) -- for me the biggest showstopper was always John Cullum's solo 'Molasses, To Rum, To Slaves' which both chills and moves me with the savage power of its searing message of hypocrisy and injustice. And, as is abundantly demonstrated here, Cullum's performance (astoundingly not even nominated for a Tony!) is the very definition of a true tour de force. Bravo!
    And just imagine what a great Sweeney Todd he would have made!

    • @michaelweber8724
      @michaelweber8724 Před 3 měsíci

      That's because John Cullum wasn't in the original cast. He was a replacement for Clifford David who created the role and can be heard on the original cast album.

    • @carolynm8421
      @carolynm8421 Před 2 měsíci +1

      And he's still with us. He's an amazing actor. As a kid I first saw him on Northern Exposure and had no idea that he was a Broadway legend.

    • @ElleCee62978
      @ElleCee62978 Před měsícem +1

      He won two for Shenandoah and On The Twentieth Century

    • @davidweihe6052
      @davidweihe6052 Před 15 dny

      ⁠@@carolynm8421He is also an accent teacher for other actors.

  • @lindaclark7868
    @lindaclark7868 Před 21 dnem +3

    John Cullum's voice always gives me goosebumps.

    • @cards0486
      @cards0486 Před 20 dny +1

      Imagine doing that every night! If you have a ticket, and are lucky, he did matinees also. Twice a day!

    • @maestroclassico5801
      @maestroclassico5801 Před 19 dny

      He never thought he was a good singer.

  • @solotraveler3
    @solotraveler3 Před 7 dny

    We are so fortunate to have many of these actors in the movie so watch over and over.

  • @cards0486
    @cards0486 Před 20 dny +2

    I saw the movie, and was instantly taken with Billy Daniels and John Adams. I adore the movie, every scene, every song, every actor.
    I’ve seen several stage versions through the years, and loved each one. John Adams is always my favorite.
    But, I had a dream come true in 1997, when I got to see the revival on Broadway. Brent Spiner was John Adams, Pat Hingle was Benjamin Franklin and Paul Michael Valley was Thomas Jefferson. I knew Paul because he had spent some time on ANOTHER WORLD, one of my favorite soaps.
    They had just killed off his character, so I was really happy to see him. I didn’t know any of the other actors, or Martha Jefferson or Abigail Adams. Looking back over my PLAYBILL I still don’t know their names. But that was one thrilling Wednesday afternoon for me.
    My friends and I got to meet the actor that played Lewis Morris. I told him “I use your line so many times when I say I won’t do something.”
    He smiled,”Courteously. I have so many people tell me that after shows.”
    I taught elementary school, 4th grade, and in Social Studies when the issue of slavery came up I always used to break down the story of “MOLASSES TO RUM TO SLAVES”. I explained it wasn’t as simple an issue as modern society has made it out to be.
    “Hail Boston, Hail Charleston, who stinketh the most?”

  • @bigkk758
    @bigkk758 Před měsícem +10

    Jefferson and Franklin were better portrayed in the movie but Daniel’s and Mcallum were perfect

    • @bighuge1060
      @bighuge1060 Před 21 dnem

      I agree. There was a warmth to both in the movie. Still, what a musical. great book, music and acting. So many critics give the film a three out of four star rating but this is a clear four out of four star movie and the stage musical -- original or other -- is a must see.

  • @Noland55
    @Noland55 Před 15 dny +2

    John Cullum is great. Watch his performance in " Northern Exposure "

  • @thedevilmademedoit6993

    The song "Momma look sharp" was always my favorite from this show.
    FYI it's streaming free on Tubi as of 7/24

  • @warblerab2955
    @warblerab2955 Před 4 měsíci +8

    They should have include John Adam's solo "Is anybody there?"

  • @cards0486
    @cards0486 Před 20 dny +1

    21 months into the run, and Bill Daniels was still there, Ron Holgate (Richard Henry Lee) was there, and had won the Tony for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. John Cullum was the original Edward Rutledge, but I’m so happy to see him in the show here.
    Looking over characters we know well, we see a lot of familiar faces from the film.
    How I LOVE this show!!

    • @maestroclassico5801
      @maestroclassico5801 Před 19 dny

      I'm intrigued because Cullum was in the movie but he must not have been in the Broadway show in the beginning as he's not on the Broadway Cast album.

  • @kplobat2
    @kplobat2 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Fabulous

  • @terrymarvin
    @terrymarvin Před 2 měsíci +4

    Wednesday, May 8, 2024---7:05 am CST
    I have the 1972 movie version of "1776" on Blu-ray and both the CD version and the vinyl version of the original cast recording from 1969. I was 16 years old and living in Richardson, Texas. I never saw the stage version of "1776" i don't think the play ever came to Dallas, Texas. If the play came here in Dallas, Texas, my grandmother probably would've of taken me to see it at the State Fair Music Hall here in Dallas, Texas.,
    William Daniels is now 97 years old is still alive and still little active.
    Terry Marvin (Dallas, Texas)
    P.S. Thank you for uploading this. Where did you find it? Wish they showed the scene where William Daniels sings "Is Anybody Out There". William Daniels is originally from Brooklyn, New York. I also have his autobiography. I have the hardback version of his book and the audio version of the book.

    • @74umgrad
      @74umgrad Před měsícem

      Daniels has been married to actress Bonnie Bartlett for 73 years.

  • @Mrspjb-bw1ks
    @Mrspjb-bw1ks Před 8 dny

    No one has a stage voice like Bill Daniels.

  • @maestroclassico5801
    @maestroclassico5801 Před 19 dny +2

    Getting John Cullum to play the supporting part of Rutledge after Clifford David left was a coup as he he had already played the lead in ON A CLEAR DAY . As a matter of fact, he performed with William Daniels AND Clifford David in THAT show. He is better here than on the film!!

  • @StephenHopkinsRum
    @StephenHopkinsRum Před 5 měsíci +4

    Aww man, David Ford wasn’t in this :(

  • @AmandathePandaBooks
    @AmandathePandaBooks Před 28 dny +1

    I love the movie....saw it for the first time in seoul korea, when it first came out when i was a kid with my parents, my father stationed as an officer to J 4 unit on base. After peace time. Saw it in the theater on base.

  • @roydownes2458
    @roydownes2458 Před 12 dny

    this broadway cast also contains a great many of the actors who also appeared in the movie version.

  • @hanschristianbrando5588

    And John Cullum was a replacement. At least he got to do the movie with most of the Broadway originals.

  • @StephenHopkinsRum
    @StephenHopkinsRum Před 5 měsíci +4

    HOLY CRAP

  • @ElleCee62978
    @ElleCee62978 Před měsícem +4

    Ralston Hill as Thomson!

    • @ordinarypeople20
      @ordinarypeople20 Před 22 dny +1

      He was also in the movie. His voice is so distinctive!

    • @ElleCee62978
      @ElleCee62978 Před 22 dny +2

      @@ordinarypeople20 Yes. He was a highlight. We lost him too soon

  • @maestroclassico5801
    @maestroclassico5801 Před 19 dny

    Its interesting who was in this production and who was in the film....most of the same guys.

  • @bradfordrusso7480
    @bradfordrusso7480 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Naturally, the movie is "better". Because it does Not suffer the limitations of a stage set and performance.

  • @patnstephen2
    @patnstephen2 Před 22 dny

    GOOD GOD!!

    • @Neil-xl8kj
      @Neil-xl8kj Před 13 dny +1

      Funny they kept "For God's sake, John, sit down!" but not his spoken interjections of "Good God!". How many times does he say it? It must have been a challenge to remember for the Sullivan broadcast!

  • @warblerab2955
    @warblerab2955 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Who is playing Jefferson here? Wikipedia says Ken Howard played the role in the original broadway cast, but that certainly doesn't look like Ken Howard.

    • @aimpat34
      @aimpat34 Před 2 měsíci

      Look at the INTERNET BROADWAY DATA BASE, the IBDB. You can click for opening night casts as well as touring companies' casts. I think Ken Howard was a replacement on B'way and/or toured.

    • @ElleCee62978
      @ElleCee62978 Před měsícem

      @@aimpat34Ken Howard originated the role of Jefferson. Just like John Cullum didn’t originally play Rutledge.

  • @pem1974
    @pem1974 Před 6 měsíci

    Who's playing Jefferson?
    He sounds familiar!!

  • @Camop-iz9kt
    @Camop-iz9kt Před měsícem

    Oops. Franklin was left-handed.