Review: 1776 Returns to Broadway in a Terminally Woke Revival That Misses the Point

But this new Broadway mounting (which originated last summer at American Repertory Theatre and will embark on a national tour next spring) wants to have it both ways — they’re simultaneously hoping we notice how progressive it’s trying to be, but also not really, while emphasizing the wrong things along the way. The result, while enjoyable, shows a fundamental lack of trust and understanding in material that they would see already does the work for them, if they just stopped to listen.