Merrily We Roll Along
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by George Furth
Directed by Tim Hill
16th May - 8th June, 2024
About the musical
Merrily We Roll Along is a 1981 American musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by George Furth.
Merrily We Roll Along begins in the present and moves backwards, tracing the lives of wealthy, jaded composer Franklin Shepard and his two estranged friends through each milestone of their personal and professional lives (good and bad). The show ends with a touch of rueful irony, as the three best friends at the start of their careers face a bright future: young, talented and enthusiastic about the worlds waiting to be conquered.
CAST
Franklin Shepard - Stephen Hirst
Mary Flynn - Natasha Veselinovic
Beth Spencer / Ensemble - Heidi Enchelmaier
Charley Kringas - Alex Watson
Gussie Carnegie / Ensemble
Joe Josephson / Ensemble - Chris Kellett
Meg Kincaid / Ensemble - Chelsea Burton
Male Ensemble - Liam O’Byrne
CREATIVES AND CREW
Director | Tim Hill
Musical Director | Ben Murray
Choreographer | Tess Hill
Stage Manager | Caitlin Scott
Production Assistant | Libby Harrison
Associate Director - James Shaw
Reviews
Please note that reviews are of other productions until the season commences.
"Glorious.... Heartbreaking.... The charms of the music are still abundantly evident.... The cheers began with the first bars of the show s overture, the most infectious and conventionally stirring that Mr. Sondheim wrote." – New York Times "A 'merry' experience - hugely witty, tunefully inventive and brightly entertaining& has the freshness of real-time thought and the sting of genuine feeling."
The Telegraph
"Glorious.... Heartbreaking.... The charms of the music are still abundantly evident.... The cheers began with the first bars of the show s overture, the most infectious and conventionally stirring that Mr. Sondheim wrote."
New York Times
"The songs, and the mood and verve and expertise... in all these aspects, Merrily sings."
TIME Magazine
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