The live filmed version of the smash four-time Tony Award-winning musical Merrily We Roll Along, directed by Maria Friedman, will open in cinemas in Australia and worldwide, including Canada, the UK, Ireland, United States and New Zealand, beginning on 5 December.
In advance of the highly anticipated immersive film, Sony Pictures Classics has debuted the official trailer (as above), giving audiences an early glimpse at the brilliant and groundbreaking vision of Friedman and showcasing the incredible performances by Tony Award winners Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, and Lindsay Mendez, alongside Krystal Joy Brown, Katie Rose Clark and Reg Rogers.
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.
The 2023-2024 Broadway production, directed by Friedman, redefined the show for a new era, bringing Sondheim’s intricate score and George Furth’s book to vivid life with extraordinary depth and clarity.
Merrily We Roll Along shattered the Hudson Theatre’s house record on Broadway, solidifying its place as a landmark event in Broadway history. The critically acclaimed production won the 2024 Tony Awards for ‘Best Revival of a Musical’, ‘Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical’, ‘Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical’ and ‘Best Orchestrations’.
Additionally, in London, Merrily We Roll Along garnered the most five-star reviews in West-End history, with Friedman’s production also winning the Olivier Award for ‘Best Musical Revival’.
Merrily We Roll Along is produced by Sonia Friedman, David Babani, Patrick Catullo, F. Richard Pappas, RadicalMedia’s Jon Kamen, and Dave Sirulnick. Executive Producers include Meredith Bennett, No Guarantees Productions, Scott Abrams, Jonathan Corr, Mary Maggio, Jeff Romley, Tony Yurgaitis, Andrew Cohen, Amanda Lipitz, Henry Tisch alongside Co-executive producer Stephanie P. McClelland. Karla Zambrano and Alec Sash serve as Supervising Producers.
Merrily We Roll Along will be released in collaboration with Fathom Entertainment, the leading specialty distributor of content to theatrical partners worldwide. In addition, Fathom Entertainment has distributed several past live and live filmed Broadway musical productions to movie cinemas, including Waitress: The Musical, Kinky Boots, and Newsies.
Tickets will go on sale at selected Australian cinemas soon.
Check your local website listings for further information and ticket details.
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