Nearly a half-century before Hamilton, Broadway was privy to another iconic show focused on the Revolution. And in 2026, Walnut Street Theatre will host a new production of the 1969 classic 1776 The Musical. The award-winning retelling recounts the story — set right here in Philadelphia — of Adams, Franklin and Jefferson as they fight for independence against a deadlocked Continental Congress, with humor, romance and nail-biting tension.

Need more historical significance? Walnut Street Theatre remains the oldest continuously operating theater in the entire English-speaking world, opened just 30 years after the events depicted.