Feb. 26, 1976: Crowds gather under the marquee of the Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia, as Leonard Bernstein & Alan Jay Lerner's musical "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" began a pre-Broadway tryout.

The score and the meta-theatrical elements of the book were changed by the producers over the next weeks. Its shake-down run lasted at the Forrest till mid-March, but got poor reviews from Philly critics.

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