Merrily We Roll Along

What is Merrily We Roll Along about?

Famously told in reverse chronology, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG tells the story of three creatives; Frank, an idealistic songwriter, Charley, Frank’s best friend, playwright and lyricist, and Mary, an aspiring writer and drama critic. But when the show opens, Frank is a mega-success in Hollywood, Charley is still grafting in the theatre, and Mary is a drunk – so what happened? 

This story about friendships corrupted by success was initially a Broadway flop, closing after 16 performances in 1981 . In the years since, Sondheim and Furth have reworked the book and score, and as a result MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG has enjoyed multiple successful productions around the world.

Ticket Information

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Running Time

2 hours 30 minutes, including interval.

Cast & Creatives

(from the 2022 run at the New York Theatre Workshop)

Daniel Radcliffe (Charley Cringus)

Stephen Sondheim (Music & Lyrics), George Furth (Book), George S. Kaufman & Moss Hart (Original Play), Maria Friedman (Director), Tim Jackson (Choreography)

(from the 2012 run at the Harold Pinter Theatre)

Maria Friedman (Director), Catherine Jayes (Musical Director), Jonathan Tunick (Orchestrations), Tim Jackson (Choreography), Soutra Gilmour (Design), David Hersey (Lighting Design), Gareth Owen (Sound Design)

Mark Umbers (Franklin Shepard), Damian Humbley (Charley Kringas), Jenna Russell (Mary Flynn), Clare Foster (Beth Spencer), Josefina Gabrielle (Gussie Carnegie), Glyn Kerslake (Joe Josephson), Zizi Strallen (Meg)