This production began performances on 23rd April, opened on 1st May and ended its strictly limited season on 27th July 2013.
★★★★★
It is, make no mistake, one of the great musical productions of this or any era.
The Independent
Set over three decades in the entertainment business Merrily We Roll Along charts the turbulent relationship between three friends Franklin, Mary and Charley. Starting in 1980 and travelling backwards in time, this powerful and moving story features some of Sondheim’s most beautiful songs including ‘Good Thing Going’, ‘Not a Day Goes By’ and ‘Old Friends’.
★★★★★
Maria Friedman’s glorious revival, rightly transferred to the West End
The Daily Telegraph
Due to unprecedented demand and huge critical acclaim – including winning the Critics’ Circle Award for Best Musical (New or Revival) in 2012 – the Chocolate Factory’s production of the Sondheim/Furth musical Merrily We Roll Along directed by Maria Friedman will open at the Harold Pinter Theatre.
Chocolate Factory Productions, Neil Street Productions, Sonia Friedman Productions, Bob Bartner & Norman Tulchin, Debbie Bisno, Scott M Delman, Just for Laughs Theatricals, Tanya Link present the Menier Chocolate Factory production of “MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG”.
★★★★★
The most intelligent, gripping, brilliant musical in town, perfectly realised. Anyone with a heart should come out reeling
The Times
CAST
ASHLEY ROBINSON – Tyler
MARTIN CALLAGHAN – Terry/Mr Spencer
AMANDA MINIHAN – Scott/Mrs Spencer
JULIE JUPP – Dory/Evelyn
JENNA RUSSELL – Mary Flynn
MATTHEW BARROW – Ru
MARK UMBERS – Franklin Shephard
AMY ELLEN RICHARDSON – KT
ROBBIE SCOTCHER – Jerome
ZIZI STRALLEN – Meg Kincaid
KIRK PATTERSON – Bunker/Newsman/Reverend
JOSAFINA GABRIELLE – Gussie Carnehgie
JOANNA WOODWARD – Newswoman/Waitress
DAMIAN HUMBLEY – Charley Kringas
GLYN KERSLAKE – Joe Josephson
NOAH MILLER – Frank Junior
TOMMY RODGER – Frank Junior
JOSEPH WEST – Frank Junior
CLARE FOSTER – Beth
BOB HARMS – Swing
ELANA MARTIN – Swing
CREATIVES
Based on the original play by GEORGE S KAUFMAN and MOSS HART
GEORGE FURTH – Book
MARIA FRIEDMAN – Director
SOUTRA GILMOUR – Designer
TIM JACKSON – Choreographer
DAVID HERSET – Lighting Designer
GARETH OWEN – Sound Designer
RICHARD MAWBEY – Wigs & Hair
CATHERINE JAYES – Musical Supervision/Musical Direction
JONATHAN TUNICK – Orchestrations
JASON CARR – Dance Arrangements