'1776' at the Wildey Theatre

About this event

In honor of the America 250 Celebration in Edwardsville, the Wildey Theatre's weekly film presentation for Tuesday, June 30, will be the musical movie "1776." This historical drama is set in Philadelphia in the summer of 1776 and offers a fictionalized version of the events leading up to the drafting and signing of the Declaration of Independence. Portions of the lyrics and dialogue were taken from letters and memoirs of the Founding Fathers and others involved in that momentous event. Released in 1972, "1776" listed among its cast William Daniels, Howard da Silva, Donald Madden, John Cullum, Ken Howard, and Blythe Danner.

The America 250 Celebration in Edwardsville is being planned and created for the public's benefit and enjoyment in collaboration with numerous community organizations. Those groups include the Madison County Historical Society, Edwardsville Public Library, Edwardsville American Legion Post 199, the League of Women Voters of the Edwardsville Area, the Edwardsville Children's Museum, Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau, the Edwardsville Historic Preservation Commission, the Wildey Theatre, the Edwardsville Municipal Band, the Edwardsville Symphony, the Land of Goshen Community Market, the Alumni Players, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the 1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House, the Glen Carbon Heritage Museum, the City of Edwardsville and more. Special thanks to Sherrie Hickman of Creative Options Graphic Design, who created the graphic elements for the celebration, including logos and banners.