entropyre's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
I just went to see the Roundabout Theatre Company and American Repertory Theater's co-production of 1776 last week (which was absolutely PHENOMENAL, I need there to be a cast recording, like, yesterday), so I thought I'd finally get around to reading the libretto of my favorite musical of all time. The one thing I absolutely love about this show is how it emphasizes the human-ness of history, while at the same time refusing to absolve or gloss over the many sins of the past for the sake of glorifying it. 100% recommend over Hamilton, and I'm not sorry about it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical content, Sexual content, Slavery, and War
Minor: Alcohol and Alcoholism
mkreads_55's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
a_chickletz's review
5.0
I read the occasional play/script from time to time. I love 1776 (way before Hamilton was an interest) and have always wanted to see it on-stage. I was fortunate to come across a copy of the script-book and I was curious to see how faithful the script for the film was to the stage production.
To my surprise, it was VERY faithful. It was interesting seeing the action cues next to each speaker, it gave it a lot more depth and grimace towards some of the not great scenes.
There was a verse here or there that wasn't in the movie and there were a couple lines that felt a tad more expanded on in here. Nevertheless, it's an amazing musical.
To my surprise, it was VERY faithful. It was interesting seeing the action cues next to each speaker, it gave it a lot more depth and grimace towards some of the not great scenes.
There was a verse here or there that wasn't in the movie and there were a couple lines that felt a tad more expanded on in here. Nevertheless, it's an amazing musical.
heyelzbi's review
5.0
No, I don't read the libretto aloud in my bedroom and pretend to be John Adams. I don't do that at all...
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