Photos: Shannon LaNier, Descendent of Thomas Jefferson & Sally Hemings, Visits 1776

Shannon LaNier [he/him], a 9th-generation direct descendent of President Thomas Jefferson & Sally Hemings paid a visit to American Repertory Theater's new Broadway production of 1776. Shannon is a news anchor for Cheddar TV and author of the book, Jefferson's Children: The Story of One American Family.

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The cast includes multiple representations of race, ethnicity, and gender; they identify as female, transgender and nonbinary.

1776 is now playing at Roundabout's American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street). This is a limited engagement through Sunday, January 8, 2023.