“1776" - Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone - Greater Worcester Opera at Calliope Productions (Boylston, MA.)
Greater Worcester Opera
at Calliope Productions
Presents the Musical
"1776"
Limited Engagement!
Book by Peter Stone
Music and Lyrics by Sherman Edwards
Performances:
June 4, 2026 through June 7, 2026
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Calliope Theatre, 150 Main Street, in Boylston, MA.
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ABOUT THE SHOW
It is a long hot summer in Philadelphia, and the Continental Congress is an exhausted, annoyed, quarrelsome collection of men, at each other’s throats over the burning question of independence from Great Britain.
John Adams, the passionate crusader for rebellion, races against time:
if the congress does not agree to throw off the yoke of tyranny, General Washington’s painfully outnumbered army will have no ideal for which to fight.
But Adams is obnoxious and disliked -- no one will listen to his arguments.
They might have a chance if Thomas Jefferson, that silver wordsmith, would write a Declaration -- but Jefferson, frustrated by his long absence from lovely wife Martha, is in no mood to be creative.
Under these conditions, how will America ever achieve Independence?
Peter Stone and Sherman Edwards’ "1776" is a brilliant imagining of American history, a grand tale which manages to feel both intimate and epic at once, bringing humor and humanity to the account of twenty men, three months, and one incredible argument, in which the fate of nations is decided.
The score includes such famous tunes as the romantic “He Plays the Violin,” the comedic “The Lees of Old Virginia” and that plaintive memorial to young patriots, “Momma, Look Sharp” (STAGEAGENT).
ABOUT GREATER WORCESTER OPERA
GREATER WORCESTER OPERA (GWO) is a regional opera company based in Central Massachusetts. A non-profit organization, GWO produces mainstage opera, concerts, touring opera for students, and a variety of other musical events utilizing the talents of the area's finest professionally trained singers and musicians.
