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Title: The history lesson we want to stay up for.
Review: It seemed to me a strange thing to make a musical about the declaration of independence's signing. But when I first veiwed the film version which knocked me for a loop. And obviously I wanted to get the soundtrack. It's too bad I missed this revival I would've loved to catch this one. I was happy to hear the fun and catchy tunes by Sherman Edwards ranging from the delightfully conceited "Lees of Old Virginia" and the hilarious purility of "But Mr. Adams" and the snobbily rhytmatic "Cool, Coll, Considerate Men." but then turns around to become and emotional powerhouse in the song "Momma Look Sharp." Brent Spiner's performance is a tad less serious as William Daniels from the original production and movie, but ends up making it up in his singing voice which dwarves Daniels and shows it in "Is Anybody There." The music in this film make you hum them continuously over and over. I just bought this recording and I've already listened to it 10 times.
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