By Michael J. Herman Executive Editor/Entertainment BeatA romping, good time.A musical extravaganza.A veritable Slice of American Pie wrapped up in song and dance. Your toe will not stop tapping and you will find yourself (as I did) singing out loud with every musical number.The common thread is they describe 1776,
REVIEW: 1776 THE MUSICALBy Michael J. Herman Executive Editor/Entertainment BeatA romping, good time.A musical extravaganza.A veritable Slice of American Pie wrapped up in song and dance. Your toe will not stop tapping and you will find yourself (as I did) singing out loud with every musical number.The common thread is
What did our critic think of 1776 at Ahmanson Theatre? In contemporary theater - as in life - optics matter. A lot. Given current trends in theatrical programing, the musical 1776 would probably never get staged. Granted, Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone's 1969 take on the sturm and drang surrounding the Second Continental Congress's decision to form a new nation may be a patriotic Tony Award-winner.