Merrily We Roll Along
- Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
- Book by George Furth
- Directed by Buffie Main & Dugan Jackman
- Musical director Dr. John Hamilton
- Orchestration Chad Spears
Why is it old friends don’t want old friends to change?
Success, friendship, and idealism meet in this Tony Award-winning musical about growing up, growing apart, and making dreams come true, no matter the corrupted cost.
Merrily We Roll Along is about the turbulent relationship between lifelong friends. With some of Sondheim’s most playful numbers, like “Franklin Shepard, Inc.”, “Not a Day Goes By”, “Our Time,” and “Old Friends”, Merrily takes audiences on a journey of optimism, friendship, dreams, regrets, and of time gone by.
A Sondheim show that was lost in the archives until its recent run on Broadway. Merrily We Roll Along was nominated for seven Tony Awards in 2024, with four wins, including Best Musical Revival, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Daniel Radcliffe), and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Jonathan Groff).
“…big laughs and equally big heartbreaks.” – Entertainment Weekly
Cast
- Taylor HawkerFranklin Shepard
- Madeline JorgensenMary Flynn
- Alaggio LaurinoCharley Kringas
- Tiara ThompsonBeth Shepard
- Julia KetayGussie Carnegie
- Jodi EichelbergerJoe Josephson
- Ben CleggJerome/Mr. Spencer/Ensemble
- Victoria ZennerMeg/Frank Junior/Ensemble
- Bren TrotterTyler/Guest/Ensemble
- Evie ElkinsKT/Dory/First Girl/Ensemble
- Tris BergTV Personality/Terry/Photographer/Ensemble
- Rachel FichtmanMrs. Spencer/Scotty/Ensemble