1776 running time
1776 running time
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#11776 running time
Posted: 9/11/08 at 9:22amJust a quick question - what's the standard running time of 1776? Is there an intermission built into the script?
philcrosby
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/17/04
#2re: 1776 running time
Posted: 9/11/08 at 10:10am
It's around two hours and a half hours, if I remember correctly.
There was no intermission in the Broadway production. One was added for the tour, following He Plays the Violin -- similar to what was done for the film.
HITcards
Understudy Joined: 6/19/08
#3re: 1776 running time
Posted: 9/11/08 at 11:37amJust did a regional production this summer. It runs just over 2:30, with an optional intermission after "Momma Look Sharp."
#4re: 1776 running time
Posted: 9/11/08 at 11:44amThey used the intermission at the last Broadway revival starring Brent Spiner. I recall specifically because two old ladies behind me couldn't stop complaining during intermission about how bored they were. Apparently they didn't appreciate the congressional debates!
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Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#5re: 1776 running time
Posted: 9/11/08 at 12:09pmIn my opinion, an intermission after Mama Look Sharp makes Act 1 much too long. It ought to come at the end of the scene where Adams & Franklin say they are going to New Jersey. The act then ends on a lively, "up" note, and Act 2 starts with "Cool Considerate Men".
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