Original Article on Washingtonian

A delightfulif long-windedmusical about the birth of our nation is perfectly at home at Fords. Congress is in session. A room filled with selfish and self-important men with no interest in compromise variously harangue, insult, and ignore one another. For many, the main objective is to defeat anything the opposition proposes. If not for the wigs, the costumes, and the elevated accents, this could be a snapshot of Congress in 2012. But this is the Continental Congress of 1776, and the subject under discussion is independence. It seems an unlikely subject for a Broadway musical, and at times you wish the actors would shut up and dance a little more as proper players in a musical should. But thanks to clever dialogue, wonderful voices, and sta...(read more)