1776 – America’s Prize Winning Musical

As part of the America-250 Celebration, the City of Dublin’s Abbey Theater of Dublin presents the story of our nation’s founding through music and theater.
The seminal event in American history blazes to vivid life in this most unconventional of Broadway hits. It’s the summer of 1776, and the nation is ready to declare independence… if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! 1776 follows John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia as they attempt to convince the members of the Second Continental Congress to vote for independence from the shackles of the British monarchy by signing the Declaration of Independence.
Join us for this engaging outdoor musical theater experience as we commemorate our country’s founding, witness the characters of our founding fathers, and reflect on the monumental task of forming a new nation.