Posted: 7/4/20 at 2:34am
4th of July Poll: Your Favorite American History Theater That’s Not Hamilton
Updated On: 7/4/20 at 02:34 AM
Posted: 7/4/20 at 3:05am
Posted: 7/4/20 at 5:40am
Posted: 7/4/20 at 6:45am
Ragtime.
Posted: 7/4/20 at 9:05am
Including Hamilton, it's Assassins.
Posted: 7/4/20 at 9:52am
HAMILTON!
Oh wait. MY BAD!
Does 1776 count?
Posted: 7/4/20 at 2:33pm
Posted: 7/4/20 at 2:52pm
The Kentucky Cycle
Posted: 7/4/20 at 3:32pm
I do think COME FROM AWAY needed to be included in this poll.
Posted: 7/4/20 at 6:28pm
Not sure how to interpret 'History Theatre'. Here's my best attempt.
Musicals (in order):
-- 1776
-- Does the Fish production of Oklahoma count?
-- Does Show Boat count?
-- Ragtime
--The Scottsboro Boys
Plays:
-- The Great White Hope
-- To Kill a Mockingbird
-- Inherit the Wind
-- The Grapes of Wrath
-- The Kentucky Cycle (flopped on Broadway, despite winning the Pulitzer before it even opened, but I thought it was great)
Posted: 7/4/20 at 6:30pm
Posted: 7/4/20 at 7:42pm
1776
2nd choice The Scottsboro Boys
Posted: 7/4/20 at 7:59pm
Hamilton wishes it were half as good as 1776.
Posted: 7/4/20 at 9:30pm
Parade, Parade, Parade. Then Ragtime, Rags, and Assassins.
Posted: 7/4/20 at 9:59pm
Does South Pacific count?
Posted: 7/4/20 at 10:40pm
Assassins (but I haven't seen HAMILTON yet)
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I have a question about 1776. It's been over 15 years since I saw a production.
Thomas Jefferson, as I recall the character, seems part of the anti-slavery coalition (a group that ultimately concedes to the slaveholders in order to get unanimity on breaking from England).
But we know that Jefferson was quite the slaveholder himself, even to the extent of siring offspring with his female slaves. Is this "conflict of interest" addressed in the musical play?
For anyone who is interested, the following cite has a well-sourced and relatively brief account of the real Thomas Jefferson's views on the subject:
https://www.monticello.org/thomas-jefferson/jefferson-slavery/jefferson-s-attitudes-toward-slavery/
Posted: 7/5/20 at 12:13am
Posted: 7/5/20 at 4:11am
I think it's Assassins, followed by The Scottsboro Boys, followed by Queen of the Mist. Parade is wonderful, as well
Posted: 7/5/20 at 5:36am
Ragtime
Assassins
The Scottsboro Boys
Posted: 7/5/20 at 11:57am
Given the turmoil of the 60's, I would add Hair
Posted: 7/5/20 at 4:00pm
Yes, Rutledge points out Jefferson’s hypocrisy here in his “Molasses to Rum to Slaves” scene.
If you watch the movie version, the scene is essentially lifted word for word from the stage libretto. Plus you get to see John Cullum at his best
GavestonPS said: "Assassins (but I haven't seen HAMILTON yet)
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I have a question about 1776. It's been over 15 years since I sawa production.
Thomas Jefferson, as I recall the character, seems part of the anti-slavery coalition (a group that ultimately concedes to the slaveholders in order to get unanimity on breaking from England).
But we know that Jefferson was quite the slaveholder himself, even to the extent of siring offspringwith his female slaves. Is this "conflict of interest" addressed in the musical play?
For anyone who is interested, the following cite has a well-sourced and relatively brief account of the real Thomas Jefferson's views on the subject:
https://www.monticello.org/thomas-jefferson/jefferson-slavery/jefferson-s-attitudes-toward-slavery/
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Posted: 7/5/20 at 6:36pm
"The Crucible" , "Angels in America" .. you know PLAYS
Updated On: 7/5/20 at 06:36 PM
Posted: 7/6/20 at 8:57am
What the Constitution Means to Me
Posted: 7/6/20 at 5:24pm
Ragtime
Posted: 7/7/20 at 12:25am
I love 1776; just watched the director's cut on Blu-ray the other night. I wanted to put SHENANDOAH into the mix, too.
