In 2017, this was one of the best presentations of the material I had ever seen/heard. It wasn’t a gimmick at all. They just performed the crap out of the material.
Post HAMILTON, I hoped some of them would just get cast in these roles in productions that were not specifically all female, especially Carolee Carmello and Mary Testa, who were pretty much perfect. Just because they would be the best person for the role.
“Feinstein’s/54 Below presented an all-female concert production of the Tony Award-winning musical 1776 February 20, Presidents' Day.
“The cast was headed by Carolee Carmello as John Adams, Rema Webb as Abigail Adams, Arielle Jacobs as Martha Jefferson, Britney Coleman as Thomas Jefferson, Krystina Alabado as the Courier, Bonnie Milligan as Richard Henry Lee, Andréa Burns as Edward Rutledge, Kate Rockwell as John Dickinson, and Mary Testa as Benjamin Franklin with Amy Jo Jackson, Bre Jackson, Allison Posner, Sharone Sayegh, Angela Travino, and Amanda Savan.” |
