This is a list of plays and musicals about the American Revolution. * Valley Forge -1934 play by Maxwell Anderson * Ben Franklin in Paris – 1964 musical by Sidney Michaels * 1776 – 1969 Broadway musical; Composed by Sherman Edwards * The Ruckus at Machias – 1976 play by Richard Sewell * A New World: A Life of Thomas Paine – 2009 stage play by Trevor Griffiths * Jefferson's Garden – 2015 stage play by Timberlake Wertenbaker * Hamilton – 2015 musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda * – 2006 musical by