MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
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. It’s “a glittering jewel revealed, with an exceptional cast” (New York Stage Review). Merrily We Roll Along was produced by Roundabout Theatre Company in the winter/spring of 2019.
Photos by Joan Marcus
VIDEOS
Opening Doors (Jessie Austrian, Manu Narayan, Ben Steinfeld)
Good Thing Going (Manu Narayan, Ben Steinfeld)
REVIEWS
A Glittering Jewel Revealed (New York Stage Review)
“Fiasco Theater, the breezily creative group which favored us with an altogether nifty production of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods at the Roundabout’s Laura Pels Theatre in 2015, returns to 46th Street with an even more exciting and creatively successful Merrily We Roll Along.” READ MORE
Getting It Right (Theater News Online)
“So many directors, along with Stephen Sondheim himself, have tried to get Merrily We Roll Along right. And we the faithful return, hoping that this time it will all come together like, well you know, like old friends. And hooray, the revival that has opened at the Roundabout’s cozy Laura Pels Theatre is simply exhilarating. A monumental achievement on an intimate scale, it should finally, and firmly, place the 1981 Merrily in the firmament of era-defining musicals.” READ MORE
Fine-Tuning A Famous Flop (Newsday)
“Finally it seems someone has gotten it close to right. Fiasco, the resident company at the Roundabout Theatre Company, may not have solved all the show's problems, but the innovative company has come up with an entertaining, enjoyable production that revitalizes the bittersweet story of three people who were friends, then partners, then strangers.” READ MORE
PRESS
Forbes, How One Young Theater Company Got Mentorship From Stephen Sondheim
“Not only did Sondheim offer his blessing on Merrily, he became an artistic collaborator three years ago when Fiasco began workshopping the piece. He shared his musical archives including his rehearsal drafts and songs that never made it on stage.” READ MORE
WNYC’s All of It: Stephen Sondheim joins the Fiasco Artistic Directors to discuss “Merrily We Roll Along”
https://www.wnyc.org/story/merrily-we-roll-along/
CREATIVE TEAM
Principal Cast: Jessie Austrian, Brittany Bradford, Paul L. Coffey, Manu Narayan, Ben Steinfeld, Emily Young
Understudies: Jennifer Blood, Nicole Ferguson, Joe Joseph, Nicholas Ryan
Designers:
Sets - Derek McLane
Costumes - Paloma Young, Ashley Rose Horton
Lights - Christopher Ackerlind
Sound - Peter Hylenski
Choreographer: Lorin Latarro
Music Director/Orchestrator/Arranger: Alexander Gemignani
Directors: Noah Brody
The list above includes the core creative team, but is not comprehensive. We are grateful and lucky to have worked with everyone who made Merrily We Roll Along possible, from the teams backstage and front of house to design associates and interns, and all of you, our community and audience members.