1776 Tickets
Overall Rating
4.4
By M.
Riveting story brilliantly produced and presented.
The Soraya (The Valley's Center for the Performing Arts) - Northridge
Book is so well researched; music ranges from light to dramatically heavy to tender. Would highly recommend 1776 to history types or just those who enjoy good musical theater.
By Light Opera Lover-
Great Vocals!!
The Soraya (The Valley's Center for the Performing Arts) - Northridge
Awesome Play!! Great Costumes, Scenery, Vocals & Venue! Fantastic time! Amazing that so much talent is performing here locally in SF Valley. Take advantage of it!!
By Lots of fun especilly if you like the commercial vendors
Great show
The Soraya (The Valley's Center for the Performing Arts) - Northridge
This show should be required viewing before you see Hamilton. Very good
By Italianal
1776. What an amazing experience
The Soraya (The Valley's Center for the Performing Arts) - Northridge
Having been to the soraya many times but never having seen a musical I was very much looking forward to the show. And I was absolutely enthralled with the show and this production. It was everything I could have imagined and then some. The performance only helped to underscore the quality of 1776 as a masterpiece of musical theater . It was a wonderful afternoon at the theater and the performers did an amazing job. I will gladly see other pieces performed by this theater group. Would go to see it again
By Rich
Outstanding Performance, Incredible voices!
The Soraya (The Valley's Center for the Performing Arts) - Northridge
Just as good as it gets. Outstanding Performance, Incredible voices! Extremely enjoyable musical. I cannot stress too much how exceptional this show was. I come to all of the musicals at CSUN because the quality is so outstanding.
By H. D.
Good - for what it was
The Soraya (The Valley's Center for the Performing Arts) - Northridge
Wow! There were some really strong voices and well-rehearsed (for both content and timing) lines and gestures in 1776 The Musical, as recently performed on the CSUN campus. It's a somewhat hard-to-find show, with a thin book (and an already-known ending), but it was worth spending the time (including a nearly intolerably-long first act) having fun with this near-melodrama of a musical. Compliments: Some VERY strong voices (with a couple of weak ones, present, but hardly worth mentioning). Good orchestra (a cracked note on the trumpet here; a mis-timed percussion entry there...). The whole show is a whole lot of fun, mostly professionally-presented (reading the bios of the cast afterward, it is clear that the more seasoned cast members provided the best performances, and the newer ones..."meh"). For the venue, lots of young, enthusiastic faces eager to please working as ushers, door personnel, and the like. Complaints: Too, TOO many missed mic cues. Not one. or two. but more than 20 (I lost track counting). What's with that? How can that happen? There is no excuse for any, much less, more than twenty! Also, some mis-spotted lights cast shadows (or light, itself), where it's clear they shouldn't be. Flimsy set (lots of wrinkles on the bottom of the backdrop), but, again, it's nearly a pop-up production. The theater, itself, is "almost great." Very comfortable seat, and lots of leg room. The downside? Excessive congestion to enter and exit, and the restrooms are inconveniently located and inadequate for the aging crowd that attends these types of events. Parking is great! Botom line: A fun evening in a good facility with a well-rehearsed cast and music not heard often enough. A few baked-in flaws (excessive link of the first act; nearly anti-cilmatic ending), a few preventable ones (insultingly numerous mic cues), and a "good" show that was good enough, but could have been better (with not much more effort and skill).
By JoanCJohns
1776 shines!
The Soraya (The Valley's Center for the Performing Arts) - Northridge
Excellent production! Outstanding acting and singing. Incredibly professional. Peter Van Norden as Benjamin Franklin was a standout among standouts. Recommend!
By Mentoby
Entertaining Evening
The Soraya (The Valley's Center for the Performing Arts) - Northridge
The venue was very pretty & acoustics were really great. I found the show to be entertaining & overall pretty good. A very good production
By S. S.
1776 - stunning performance!
The Soraya (The Valley's Center for the Performing Arts) - Northridge
This performance of 1776 was EVERYTHING one could want - absolutely stunning. Most impressive was the rendition of "Mama". WOW! Every single performer was extremely talented. The delivery was memorable...and full advantage was taken of the "funny" moments. A terrific reminder of the manner in which our nation was born of debate and compromise for the benefit of everyone. Don't miss it.
By H. K.
Great production!
The Soraya (The Valley's Center for the Performing Arts) - Northridge
1776 has been a favorite in our family since we saw it 46 years ago a week before our first child was born. This time, my husband and I and both of our children and one's spouse and the other's fiance saw it and no one was disappointed. McCoy -Rigby once again put on a wonderful production of an old favorite!!! Fantastic performances, staging, pit band! And the Soraya is an enjoyable venue!