A Clip From “1776″

I first saw the film “1776″ in 1976, when the movie was four years old and I was a patriotic ten years old. I developed a mad crush on John Adams (played in the film, as on the Broadway stage, by the fabulous William Daniels — better known to some of you as the voice of Kit the Car on “Knight Rider”) which resulted in a life-long adoration.
I’ve seen the musical many times on stage since then (it won the Tony for Best Musical when it debuted in 1969 and was revived successfully in New York not long ago) and try to watch it on DVD every year on or around the 4th. And NOW, thanks to the wonder of the internets, I can share this marvelous show with you! Here is a clip from the Ed Sullivan Show that features some of the opening number, […]