CFA & Ghostlight Players present 1776 The Musical
Friday, July 3, 2026
2:00 PM
Center for the Arts at CSI
2800 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10314
Scheduled
About This Event
CFA and Ghostlight Players present 1776 at the Center for the Arts at CSI. Ghostlight Players, the theater company affiliated with the Center for the Arts at CSI and focused on producing a range of theatrical works, stages the historical musical in-house, drawing on institutional resources and a local-company approach.
About 1776(musical)
1776 is a musical with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards and a book by Peter Stone. The show is based on the events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, telling a story of the efforts of John Adams to persuade his colleagues to vote for American independence and to sign the document. The show premiered on Broadway in 1969 where it received acclaim and won three Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The original production starred William Daniels as Adams, Ken Howard as Thomas Jefferson, and Howard Da Silva as Benjamin Franklin.
About the Artist
Ghostlight Players
Ghostlight Players is a theater company associated with the Center for the Arts at CSI, focusing on producing various theatrical works.