'1776' Actress Elizabeth A. Davis Welcomes Baby Girl — 1 Day After Her Broadway Show Closed

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According to the actress, their newborn, Eleanora Joy Richard, was born Jan. 9 — one day after the show’s revival ended its Broadway engagement.

“Per her exquisite comedic timing she waited til a day after closing as her role of Metaphor Of A Nation couldn’t be compromised,” continued Davis in the post.

She added that the family was “cocooned in exhaustion & muscle soreness from the work of labor & also lots of bliss,” and was enjoying the birth of Eleanora, who she referred to as a “miraculous mercy of God.”

Her birth comes after Davis opened the Broadway revival while seven months pregnant in October, andleft the rolejust before Christmas.

“I was so happy that Elizabeth had that experience. Actors are very supportive, loving people, despite what people outside of the business might think. And I find that parents in this business really lift each other up even more because we know the challenges,” Carmello added.

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“I never intended to find myself in this scenario,” Davis told PEOPLE. “I had two [miscarriages] in 2021. And that’s why I had no idea that I was pregnant.”

While she added that she and Richard weren’t necessarily trying again for another child, taking on the role in1776while pregnant carried a special meaning.

“I knew that a pregnant body on stage playing the character of Thomas Jefferson, who was the famous lover who gave birth to the Declaration [of Independence], was exactly what the show is trying to say,” she explained to PEOPLE.

“Historically, [his wife] Martha was at home having a miscarriage while he was stuck in Philadelphia writing the Declaration,” Davis, 42, said. “There are so many layers of complexity on top of each other that the pregnancy just seems … to make it feel like the most unbelievably delicious creative meal I’ve ever been able to partake in.”

source: people.com