4th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
4th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
#14th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
Posted: 7/4/20 at 2:34am
4th of July Poll: Your Favorite American History Theater That’s Not Hamilton
#24th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
Posted: 7/4/20 at 3:05amI think 1776 is still my favorite even including Hamilton.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#34th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
Posted: 7/4/20 at 5:40am
1776 or Scottsboro Boys.
But they have opposite effects on me about Being an American.
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#44th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
Posted: 7/4/20 at 6:45am
Ragtime.
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#54th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
Posted: 7/4/20 at 9:05am
Including Hamilton, it's Assassins.
#64th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
Posted: 7/4/20 at 9:52am
HAMILTON!
Oh wait. MY BAD!
Does 1776 count?
Theatrefanboy1
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/2/15
#74th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
Posted: 7/4/20 at 2:33pmLove Never Dies
Alex Kulak2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/11/16
#84th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
Posted: 7/4/20 at 2:52pm
The Kentucky Cycle
#94th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
Posted: 7/4/20 at 3:32pm
I do think COME FROM AWAY needed to be included in this poll.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#104th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
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)
#114th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
Posted: 7/4/20 at 6:30pm1776 and Assassins
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#124th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
Posted: 7/4/20 at 7:42pm
1776
2nd choice The Scottsboro Boys
#134th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
Posted: 7/4/20 at 7:59pm
Hamilton wishes it were half as good as 1776.
godlessondheimite2
Swing Joined: 4/22/16
#144th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
Posted: 7/4/20 at 9:30pm
Parade, Parade, Parade. Then Ragtime, Rags, and Assassins.
#154th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
Posted: 7/4/20 at 9:59pm
Does South Pacific count?
#164th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
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/
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#174th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
Posted: 7/5/20 at 12:13amI loved BBAJ Off Broadway. That was good stuff.
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#184th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
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
#194th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
Posted: 7/5/20 at 5:36am
Ragtime
Assassins
The Scottsboro Boys
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#204th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
Posted: 7/5/20 at 11:57am
Given the turmoil of the 60's, I would add Hair
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#214th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
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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#224th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
Posted: 7/5/20 at 6:36pm
"The Crucible" , "Angels in America" .. you know PLAYS
Updated On: 7/5/20 at 06:36 PM
#234th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
Posted: 7/6/20 at 8:57am
What the Constitution Means to Me
#244th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
Posted: 7/6/20 at 5:24pm
Ragtime
#254th of July poll: Favorite American History Theater That's NOT Hamilton?
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.
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