Is Anybody There?

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"Is Anybody There?" is a reflective solo number from the Broadway musical 1776, sung by John Adams as he wrestles with doubt and determination on the eve of American independence.

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Is Anybody There? canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf show tune ⓘ
act Act II ⓘ
associatedHistoricalEvent American Revolution ⓘ
adoption of the Declaration of Independence ⓘ
associatedHistoricalFigure John Adams ⓘ
associatedProduction original Broadway production of 1776 ⓘ
characterSungBy John Adams ⓘ
composer Sherman Edwards ⓘ
dramaticContext on the eve of the Declaration of Independence ⓘ
dramaticFunction expresses John Adams’s isolation ⓘ
reaffirms commitment to independence ⓘ
firstPerformanceMedium Broadway stage ⓘ
fromWork 1776 ⓘ
genre show tune ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalTheme American independence ⓘ
determination ⓘ
doubt ⓘ
lyricist Sherman Edwards ⓘ
musicalWorkType solo number ⓘ
narrativeRole reflective solo ⓘ
originalBroadwayPerformer William Daniels ⓘ
partOf 1776 ⓘ
positionInShow late in the musical ⓘ
setting Philadelphia ⓘ
workTitle Is Anybody There? ⓘ
yearOfPremiere 1969 ⓘ

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1776 (musical) → notableSong → Is Anybody There? ⓘ
subject linked to: 1776 (stage musical)
Is Anybody There? → workTitle → Is Anybody There? ⓘ