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This is a synopsis of the current, revised version of the show since the 1994 York Theatre production, not the original one performed on Broadway in 1981. The plot revolves around Frank Shepard, a famous songwriter and eventual film producer ("Overture/Merrily We Roll Along").
Publicity flyer. Merrily We Roll Along is a play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart.It concerns a man who has lost the idealistic values of his youth. Its innovative structure presents the story in reverse order, with the character regressing from a mournful adult to a young man whose future is filled with promise.
Merrily We Roll Along is a 1981 musical based on the 1934 play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The book of the musical was written by George Furth with lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim. Hal Prince directed the original production, which opened on Broadway in 1981 and closed after 16 performances. [3]
Broadway loves nothing better than a happy ending, and that yearning for redemption was richly satisfied by this season's standout production of “Merrily We Roll Along,” the Stephen Sondheim ...
Commercial theater — theater written mostly to entertain audiences, for the purpose of making money — is the enemy in Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s 1981 musical, “Merrily We Roll ...
For every production of “Merrily We Roll Along,” there is always a question. Ever since the ignominious failure of its Broadway premiere, Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s 1981 musical has ...
"Merrily We Roll Along" (song), a 1935 composition used as the Warner Bros. theme for Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies; Merrily We Roll Along, a 1981 musical by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth, adapted from the 1934 play Merrily We Roll Along, an upcoming American coming-of-age musical comedy film based on the 1981 musical
“Merrily We Roll Along” features Stephen Sondheim’s music and lyrics.