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Valentina3 said: "I saw the DVD version. It didn't work for me. The pacing was slow, the characters were very very dated/stale for my taste. But like I said - I'm willing to try it again after having seen the stage show.

The characters were "very very dated"? It takes place in 1776 -- what exactly were you expecting??

Shakespeare, Chekhov, Moliere, etc must REALLY send you over the edge! LOL

The Equity audition call for 1776, which occurred on May 31, 2019, requested "People of all racial and gender identities."

Valentina3 said:

"It was the direction, imo. The characters don't actually sound boring on stage. I do think it's a great show, but the movie didn't translate well for me. I feel the same way about watching Shakespeare on screen - it doesn't completely work. His stories and characters are too theatrical (as intended)."

Huh? Of course, Shakespeare's stories and characters are theatrical; there was no other medium when he wrote them. What Shakespeare films have you seen? Some of then work as films and others do not.

I have yet to see a single advertisement of the musical that states it will be an all female cast. If Ms.Paulis is indeed doing this and changing the expected show that much, don't you think they should be telling the audience what they are buying tickets to?

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/ART-To-Postpone-Broadway-Bound-1776-and-Remainder-of-201920-Season-20200323

Curious how this will effect the tour and then the Broadway run. I guess it will premiere officially at the Ahmanson Theatre in LA?

Updated On: 3/23/20 at 07:54 PM

dramamama611 said: "The press release says it will play at next year's season - and, tbh, I can't imagine Paulus premiering it anywhere BUT the ART. I'll let you know about timing when they contact me."

I really hope it doesn't come to that, as that would effect the whole pre-Broadway tour, but that's probably likely.

Kad said: "I have been hearing it will skip the ART premiere entirely. They already have contractual obligations with venues."

I was told today that the Philadelphia engagement (scheduled for December 2020) is proceeding as planned and will not be affected by this cancellation.

I just checked, and while the Los Angeles Music Center has canceled most of its season and postponed one other show, they are indeed selling tickets for 1776. The run is scheduled to begin 21 July at the Ahmanson.