Somewhat amazingly, I just watched "1776" for the first time though I've known about it since basically it's inception. Oddly enough, I found it essentially unwatchable as a true musical, but very moving and extremely well done as a play. Many of the acting performances are truly outstanding, but only the great John Cullum can actually sing (of course he's a fine actor also). The version I saw on TCM also seemed extremely long. I will never see it on the stage, now.
Review of 1776
