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It's pretty much a 1 hour wait if you see the Saturday night performance.

If you see the Sunday night performance, the wait is only about 30 minutes.

I saw the show twice - the matinee on the 17th and the Saturday matinee the week before. Loved it for the most part, except for Stephenson and Kennedy. As I said on ATC, I was under the impression Kennedy could sing. She sounded awful both times - cracking and screeching - and did absolutely nothing with the acting. But she looked fabulous in the dress. I also didn't like lowering the key of "Compliments" so Kerry O'Malley could belt it, but her performance, with the exception of her rather contemporary-sounding speech, was good. And why did they give two of Franklin's lines to other people?

Loved Schuck, Barbour (my God, on Sunday he was absolutely unbelievable), Wyman, and Cuccioli, as well as the gentleman who played Read. I loved the choice to make him foppish. Thomson was also very good. Overall, a very strong cast. The show is so good on its own that it didn't suffer much from having a weak Adams. Yes, it is a shame Barbour's "Molasses to Rum" won't be recorded, as well as this production's "Cool, Cool, Considerate Men."

On why Roger Sherman says he should not be writing the Declaration of Independence..

"I don't know a participle from a predicate, I am just a simple cobbler from Connecticut..."

HOLY GOODNESS - Sondheim would be proud of this one.

Not only are the lyrics way above average but the plot line is quite gripping - even as we all know the ending, we are kept on the edge of our seats. And it still extraordinarily relevant - it should be mandatory viewing for EVERY member of the 2009 Congress. Our Founding Fathers would be so disheartened by the direction the leaders of our country have driven us in just 333 short years. Where are the educated, brave heroes today - the men and women who have been elected to follow in the footsteps of those fearless, human individuals? Today's congressional debates sound like sandbox fights in kindergarten. This show makes me aware of who we once were as a nation and I come away feeling shockingly patriotic and alive.

Oh, thanks, p.s., but it'd be even better in context :) I didn't see that he'd recorded it.

Exactly, sfdann and bwayguy :) And sfdann, don't forget the beginning of that lyric - "I cannot write with any style or proper etiquette." Etiquette/predicate/Connecticut = awesome.

I don't suppose anyone here will know, but did Barbour sing the song in E minor (as he does on his CD) or in the show key of F minor?

Updated On: 5/19/09 at 09:12 PM

He was good on Saturday, but I didn't get that punch in the gut I really wanted, that I remembered getting when I saw Gregg Edelman do it (I was in 7th grade). On Sunday, however, I got it and then some. He was absolutely incredible on Sunday; his diction was clearer, his objective stronger, and the vocals even better. It may have had something to do with the fact that I was sitting closer, but honestly, I doubt it. For my grandmother to remember him afterwards means he was something very special. :)

Oh, and on another note, I was on the verge of hunting down a man who got up and went to the bathroom in the middle of "Momma Look Sharp." Thank you so much for killing the moment for everyone, good sir.

Updated On: 5/21/09 at 08:48 AM

I caught the 2PM show last Sunday and Lauren Kennedy stole the show for me. Her vocal placement was gorgeous, she lit up the stage and she looked beautiful in that dress!

She has a concert at the Beechman on the 29th and I am so excited to see what she cooks up.