Editing 1776 (musical) (section)

== In popular culture ==
Throughout the course of the third season of the [[Netflix]] original series ''[[Grace and Frankie]]'', Robert, played by [[Martin Sheen]], and his husband Sol, played by [[Sam Waterston]], are persuaded to audition for a local production of ''1776'' by the local gay men's theater group, resulting in Robert landing the lead role of John Adams, much to the disappointment of Sol who was not cast.

The musical ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]'' references the song "Sit Down, John!" in a lyric from the song, "The Adams Administration", in the lyric: "Adams fires Hamilton/Privately calls him "creole bastard" in his taunts/Say what?/Hamilton publishes his response/Sit down, John, you fat mother."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miranda |first1=Lin-Manuel |title=EXCLUSIVE: there's one lyric we bleep every night. Hear it here! (warning: Explicit language) #HAMILTONCastAlbum |url=https://twitter.com/Lin_Manuel/status/632972938128543744 |website=Twitter |access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]] discovered the [[1776 (film)|''1776'' film]] in college and cites it as having paved the way for ''Hamilton''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weinstock |first=Matt |date=July 4, 2021 |title=Lin-Manuel Miranda and William Daniels Talk Hamilton, 1776, Mr. Feeny, and More |url=https://playbill.com/article/lin-manuel-miranda-and-william-daniels-talk-hamilton-1776-mr-feeny-and-more |website=Playbill}}</ref>