Santino Fontana (John Adams), John Larroquette (Benjamin Franklin), John Behlmann (Thomas Jefferson) Photo

From: Photo Flash: First Look at the Fight for Independence in Encores! 1776

Up next in the Encores! season is 1776, the classic Tony Award-winning musical about how the founding fathers drafted the Declaration of Independence and gave birth to a new nation. A unique show that presents John Adams (Santino Fontana), Thomas Jefferson (John Behlmann), andBenjamin Franklin (John Larroquette) in all their fractious, fascinating complexity, 1776 features such beloved songs as 'Sit Down, John,' 'Cool, Cool, Considerate Men,' and 'He Plays the Violin.'