1776: IT'S A MASTERPIECE, I SAY by Peter Filichia

By Peter Filichia   Remember, 1776 is first and foremost an entertainment. What was not on the minds of its bookwriter Peter Stone or its composer-lyricist Sherman Edwards was 100% historical accuracy.   For one thing, the 1969 Tony-winning hit shows us fourteen people putting their John Hancocks on the Declaration of Independence (and that includes John Hancock). But fifty-six actually affixed their signat…

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