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Wednesday at 1pm and 7pm
Thursday at 7pm
Friday at 7pm
Saturday at 2pm and 8pm
Sunday at 3pm
Spanning three decades in the entertainment business, Merrily We Roll Along charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends — writer Mary and lyricist & playwright Charley. An inventive, cult-classic ahead of its time, Merrily We Roll Along features some of Stephen Sondheim’s most celebrated and personal songs. Directed by Maria Friedman, Merrily We Roll Along features music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, a book by George Furth, and is based on the original play by George S. Kaufman & Moss Hart.
Radcliffe’s “Franklin Shepard, Inc.” is an absolute marvel (don’t be surprised to see a standing ovation after that high-speed train of a song), and his unassuming delivery of “Good Thing Going” is a surprise emotional bombshell. Post–Harry Potter, Radcliffe has racked up an impressive list of stage credits ranging from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying to The Cripple of Inishmaan, and he impresses more in each appearance. And as the pal that holds the trio together, Mendez’s performance is a delicious cocktail of cynicism and hopefulness. What’s most impressive: When they sing the anthem “Old Friends,” they actually look like old friends.
The enlivening pulse created by Radcliffe, Mendez, and Groff gains strength and drive through the production’s rock-solid ensemble. Gilmour (also the costume designer) dresses them in softly period, unified swaths of color as the play moves back in time — blues, then beiges, then, in the lavish, La Dolce Vita–ish early ‘60s, in hard black and white. There’s something smart happening here: Groff, as Frank, wears varyingly sophisticated versions of the same white shirt and black trousers throughout the show, but at the top of Act Two, as Gussie (not yet his wife) seductively introduces him to “The Blob” — a pulsating swarm of influentials, “the ones who know everyone that everyone knows” — Frank’s clothes match the company’s for the first time. He is, whether consciously or not, getting sucked into something. No — it already has him.
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1981 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
1985 | Regional (US) |
Regional Production Regional (US) |
1990 | Regional (US) |
Regional Production Regional (US) |
1992 | Regional (UK) |
Regional Production Regional (UK) |
1994 | Off-Broadway |
York Theatre Company Production Off-Broadway |
2000 | West End |
Donmar Warehouse Revival West End |
2002 | Regional (US) |
Sondheim Festival Production Regional (US) |
2012 | Off-Broadway |
Encores! Concert Off-Broadway |
2012 | West End |
Menier Chocolate Factory Production West End |
2013 | West End |
Menier Chocolate Factory Production West End |
2016 | Los Angeles |
Wallis Annenberg Center Production Los Angeles |
2019 | Off-Broadway |
Roundabout Theatre Company Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
2022 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway Revival Production Off-Broadway |
2023 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Production Broadway |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2024 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Merrily We Roll Along |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance | Jonathan Groff |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance | Lindsay Mendez |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance | Daniel Radcliffe |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Maria Friedman |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Merrily We Roll Along |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Maria Friedman |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Orchestrations | Jonathan Tunick |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Daniel Radcliffe |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Jonathan Groff |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Lindsay Mendez |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Merrily We Roll Along |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Musical | Kai Harada |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical | Daniel Radcliffe |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Merrily We Roll Along |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Orchestrations | Jonathan Tunick |
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