EditorialHaving taken the stage in casual contemporary clothes, Crystal Lucas-Perry, center, and the cast of “1776” don period costumes in the musical’s opening scene, at the American Airlines Theater in New York, Sept. 15, 2022. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialCrystal Lucas-Perry, center, and other cast members perform in the opening scene of the musical “1776” at the American Airlines Theater in New York, Sept. 15, 2022. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialCrystal Lucas-Perry, center, and other cast members perform in the opening scene of the musical “1776” at the American Airlines Theater in New York, Sept. 15, 2022. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialCrystal Lucas-Perry, center, as John Adams in “1776,” in which the performers identify as female, transgender and nonbinary, at the American Airlines Theater in New York, Sept. 15, 2022. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialRep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), who tweeted “Today is 1776” the morning of the Capitol riot, speaks to supporters protesting the presidential election’s outcome, near the Supreme Court in Washington, Dec. 12, 2020. (Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times)
EditorialPresident Donald Trump watches a military plane flyover at Mount Rushmore in Keystone, S.D., July 3, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times)