Grace Arts Live is celebrating the nation’s Semiquincentennial, or 250th anniversary, with the patriotic and Tony-award winning musical, “1776.”
This local cast and crew will tell the story of how the Declaration of Independence was conceived and ultimately signed by historical figures John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, played by local performers Jason Fallis, Chris Riedel and Ricky Van Lent respectively.
This powerful, moving story will run for three weekends at the Main Street theater, February 13-15, 20-22, and February 27-March 1. Fridays and Saturdays, the show begins at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m.
For ticket information, visit graceartslive.com or call the box office at 928-505-2787.
Here are pictures of the “1776” dress rehearsal.
The musical “1776” is being performed at Grace Arts Live President’s Day weekend in Lake Havasu. Jillian Danielson/RiverSceneThe musical “1776” is being performed at Grace Arts Live President’s Day weekend in Lake Havasu. Jillian Danielson/RiverSceneThe musical “1776” is being performed at Grace Arts Live. Jillian Danielson/RiverSceneAlex Compomizzi portrays Charles Thomson in the Grace Arts play “1776.” Jillian Danielson/RiverSceneThe musical “1776” is being performed at Grace Arts Live President’s Day weekend in Lake Havasu. Jillian Danielson/RiverSceneJerry Aldridge portrays Colonel Thomas McKean in the Grace Arts Live play “1776.” Jillian Danielson/RiverSceneLee White portrays Dr. Josiah Bartlett in the play “1776” while Jim McCabe portraying John Hancock looks on. Jillian Danielson/RiverSceneJosiah Barkett plays Richard Henry Lee in “1776” at Grace Arts Live. Jillian Danielson/RiverSceneChris Riedel portrays Dr. Benjamin Franklin in the musical “1776.” Jillian Danielson/RiverSceneJason Fallis portrays John Adams in the musical “1776.” Jillian Danielson/RiverSceneJerry Aldridge as Colonel Thomas McKean and Lonnie Stevenson as George Read in the musical “1776.” Jillian Danielson/RiverSceneThe musical “1776” is being performed at Grace Arts Live this weekend. Jillian Danielson/RiverSceneThe musical “1776” is being performed at Grace Arts Live President’s Day weekend in Lake Havasu. From left to right, Jacob Ware, Mark Short, Ricky Van Lent and Chris Riedel sing about who will write the Declaration of Independence. Jillian Danielson/RiverSceneTyler Fallis plays Edward Rutledge addressing the congress in “1776” at Grace Arts Live. Jillian Danielson/RiverSceneJim Lusk portrays Caesar Rodney in “1776” at Grace Arts Live. Jillian Danielson/RiverSceneScott McIntyre, Sr., Chris Riedel and Charlie Stickney in “1776” at Grace Arts Live. Jillian Danielson/RiverSceneJason Fallis as John Adams tells Mark Short portraying Robert Livingston that he must write the Declaration of Independence in “1776” at Grace Arts Live. Jillian Danielson/RiverSceneRicky Van Lent as Thomas Jefferson in the play “1776.” Jillian Danielson/RiverSceneChris Riedel, Jason Fallis, and Ricky Van Lent in “1776” at Grace Arts Live. Jillian Danielson/RiverSceneNicole Matheson as Abigail Adams in the musical “1776.” Jillian Danielson/RiverSceneNicole Matheson and Jason Fallis in the play “1776.” Jillian Danielson/RiverSceneVanessa Condra as Martha Jefferson in the Grace Arts musical “1776.” nLee White and Roger Galloway in the Grace Arts musical “1776.” Jillian Danielson/RiverSceneIan Riedel, Curt Russell and Scotty McIntyre in “1776” the musical at Grace Arts Live. Jillian Danielson/RiverScene
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