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Merrily We Roll Along (musical) - Wikipedia
1 week ago - Merrily We Roll Along is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by George Furth. It is based on the 1934 play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The show tells the story of how three friends' lives and friendship devolve over the course of 20 years; ...
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Merrily We Roll Along | Official Broadway Site | Get Tickets
Don't miss the acclaimed revival starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, and Lindsay Mendez. Now on Broadway.
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What is Merrily We Roll Along (2025) about?
Spanning three decades, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends — writer Mary and lyricist & playwright Charley. Originally produced on Broadway in 1981, then becoming an inventive cult-classic ahead of its time, the musical features some of Stephen Sondheim’s most celebrated and personal songs.
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How long is Merrily We Roll Along (2025)?
Merrily We Roll Along (2025) is 2 hr 25 min long.
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Fathom Entertainment
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Merrily We Roll Along - Fathom Entertainment
July 16, 2025 - Spanning three decades, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends — writer Mary and lyricist & playwright Charley.
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Can someone explain to me why people love Merrily we Roll Along so much?
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Merrily We Roll Along Revival Will Hit Broadway in 2023

Saw it front row, definitely a five-star cast. Much better than the roundabout production before covid.

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Daniel Radcliffe looks adorable! I can just feel the immersive energy of this show from looking at the picture. More on reddit.com
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IMDb
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Merrily We Roll Along (2025) ⭐ 8.3 | Musical
3 weeks ago - With Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez, Natalie Wachen. Spanning three decades, the turbulent relationship between a composer and his two lifelong friends, a writer and a lyricist and playwright.
Release date   Dec 05, 2025
Duration   02:25:00
Rating: 8.3/10 ​ - ​ 454 votes
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Fandango
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Merrily We Roll Along (2025) Showtimes | Fandango
3 weeks ago - Spanning three decades, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends — writer Mary and lyricist & playwright Charley.
Release date   Dec 05, 2025
Director   Maria Friedman
Rating: 95/100 ​ - ​ 533 votes
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YouTube
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MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG | Official Trailer (2025) - YouTube
Hey, old friend, how do we stay old friends? The official trailer for #MerrilyWeRollAlong, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, and Lindsay Mendez. Dir...
Published   October 16, 2025
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Deadline
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'Merrily We Roll Along' Review: Filmed Version Of Broadway Musical
3 weeks ago - A review of Merrily We Roll Along, a filmed version of the Tony Award winning Broadway Musical revival with Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe.
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Merrily We Roll Along | Rotten Tomatoes
3 weeks ago - Spanning three decades, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends -- writer Mary and lyricist and playwright Charley.
Release date   Dec 05, 2025
Director   Maria Friedman
Rating: 95/100 ​ - ​ 500 votes
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AMC Theatres
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Merrily We Roll Along movie showtimes at an AMC Theatre near you.
3 weeks ago - Spanning three decades, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends - writer Mary and lyricist & playwright Charley.
Release date   Dec 04, 2025
Director   Maria Friedman
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The Hudson Theatre
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Merrily We Roll Along | Official Box Office | Hudson Theatre Broadway
Merrily We Roll Along starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, and Lindsay Mendez comes to Hudson Theatre on September 19, 2023 for 18 weeks only! Buy tickets from the Official Box Office for the best deals and seats.
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NYTimes
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‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Review: It’s a Hit (Reprise) - The New York Times
3 weeks ago - “Merrily We Roll Along” is an OK movie of a good production of a great musical: on balance, another worthy addition to the Stephen Sondheim canon, which can always stand to be expanded.
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Sony Pictures Classics
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Merrily We Roll Along | Sony Pictures Classics
Synopsis: Spanning three decades, Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s Merrily We Roll Along charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends — writer Mary and lyricist & playwright Charley.
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NYTimes
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Sondheim’s ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Is Now a Film. Here’s What to Know. - The New York Times
3 weeks ago - The Broadway revival, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez, was transformative. Here’s what to know about the show, and the movie.
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Music Theatre International
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Merrily We Roll Along | Music Theatre International
September 16, 2015 - 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).
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NYTW
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NYTW / Merrily We Roll Along
September 8, 2023 - 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.
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Roundabout Theatre Company
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Merrily We Roll Along – Roundabout Theatre Company
Fiasco Theater’s new production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s Merrily We Roll Along, the audacious musical about three lifelong friends who fall apart and come together trying to make their dreams come true.
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Playbill
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Merrily We Roll Along (Broadway, Hudson Theatre, 2023) | Playbill
July 9, 2024 - SYNOPSIS: The story of how a composer's idealism and friendships were corrupted by success is told backwards, starting with the disillusioned present and ending with their optimistic college years, in Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical, ...
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Roger Ebert
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Merrily We Roll Along movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
Merrily We Roll Along
Despite constraints, movie magic happens anyway. Minimalism is the crew’s best friend. The overture and first song, “Merrily We Roll Along”—which will recur in various arrangements—are built around tight closeups of Groff’s face, which manages to seem both haunted and oddly hopeful. That Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical Merrily We Roll Along has stood the test of time is a sweet irony. Among other things, it’s a meditation on time itself. The story was pulled from George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s 1934 play, which showed multiple friendships and romantic relationships forming and di
Rating: 3.5/4 ​
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Reddit
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r/Broadway on Reddit: Can someone explain to me why people love Merrily we Roll Along so much?
June 17, 2024 -

I’ve read the script, listened to the soundtrack, and watched a bunch of clips from the current production.

I’m struggling to see anything as amazing as people are making it out to be. It’s Sondheim so of course it’s GOOD, but I can’t help but feel like a lot of the overwhelming “this is the best thing to happen on Broadway” praise for this show is caused by the names in it and not the actual content of the show. I wanted to love it but I just really didn’t based on what I’ve seen, and I can’t imagine seeing it live makes that much of a difference (although I’m sure it is better).

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The Guardian
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The flop that finally flew: why did it take 40 years for Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along to soar? | Musicals | The Guardian
November 17, 2025 - In 1981 I wrote excitedly about a new Stephen Sondheim musical, Merrily We Roll Along, that I had seen in preview in New York; reviled by reviewers and shunned by the public, it then closed two weeks ...