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The musical "1776" opens Nov. 12 for a five-performance run at Columbiana Arts Theater.
The Peter Stone and Sherman Edwards show tells the story of the events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It made its Broadway debut in 1969, running for more than 1,200 performances. It won Tony Awards for best musical, best direction and best featured actor in a musical. It had Broadway revivals in 1997 and 2022, and a film version was released in 1972.
Mark Frost directs the Columbiana production, and the cast features Shawn Theis, Ron Altomare, Tim Carr, Chase Miles, David Bedell, Sean Sheffler, Joshua Grossman, Luke Kraft, Roger Gaskins, Matt Newman, Amanda Frost, Salley Renee Tausch, Paxton Gabbert, Caleb Pipelow, Cade Frank, Wayne Pipelow, Michael Benner, Mark Kholos, David Humphrey, Ryan Gillis, Mike Moss, Ron Lankford, Michael J. Newman, Jeff Looker, Paul Chirgott and Brad Theis.
Show times are 7 p.m. Nov. 12 and 13, 2 and 7 p.m. Nov. 14 and 2 p.m. Nov. 15 at the theater, 5 N. Main St., Columbiana. Tickets are $24 for adults and $20 for senior citizens, veterans and children ages 10 and younger and are available online at atthecat.com.