(January 24, 2013 to February 24, 2013) He played John Hancock in the musical, "1776," at the Public Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with John Allen Bailes (Lewis Morris); Paul Binotto (Robert Livingston); Jeremy Czarniak (James Wilson); Jarod DiGiorgi (Rev. John Witherspoon); Joseph Domencic (Charles Thomson); Darren Eliker (John Dickinson); James Fitzgerald (Caesar Rodney); Justin Fortunato (Leather Apron); Robert Frankenberry (George Read); Tim Hartman (Col. Thomas McKean); Keith Hines (Thomas Jefferson); Daniel Krell (Dr. Lyman Hall); Jason McCune (Andrew McNair); George Merrick (John Adams); Eric Meyers (the courier); Larry John Meyers (Samuel Chase); Trista Moldovan (Abigail Adams); Scott P. Sambuco (Dr. Josiah Bartlett); John Scherer (Richard Henry Lee); Libby Servais (Martha Jefferson); Gordon Stanley (Stephen Hopkins); Hayden Tee (Edward Rutledge); Louis S. Valenzi (Joseph Hewes); Steve Vinovich (Benjamin Franklin); and Stephen Wilde (Roger Sherman) in the cast. Sherman Edwards wrote music and lyric. Peter Stone wrote the book. Ted Pappas was director. F. Wade Russo was music director and conductor. James Noone was scenic designer. Martha Bromelmeir was costume designer. Kirk Bookman was lighting designer. Dan DaLange wrote the orchestrations. Zach Moore was sound designer. Sherry Deberson was hair and wig designer. Don Wadsworth was dialect coach. Stuart Howard and Paul Hardt were casting directors. Ruth E. Kramer was production stage manager. Fredric H. Orner was assistant stage manager.
