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MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG - FILM

This film will be released on 5 December 2025.

Broadway never saw a better triple-act than Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez.

Chicago Tribune

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 Stephen 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 is available theatrically from Fathom Entertainment in the United States and will also be distributed by Fathom in Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, and the UK.

Maria Friedman's inspired re-invention of Merrily We Roll Along makes Broadway - and Sondheim - feel newly and fully alive again.

Ben Brantley

Sony Pictures Classics and Fathom Entertainment have produced the live filmed version of the smash four-time Tony Award-winning musical, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, directed by Maria Friedman. The film will open in theaters worldwide beginning on December 5, 2025, and will be released in collaboration with Fathom Entertainment, the leading specialty distributor of content to theatrical partners worldwide.


In advance of the highly anticipated immersive film, Sony Pictures Classics has debuted the official trailer HERE, 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.

As close to perfect as Broadway gets.

USA Today

CAST

DANIEL RADCLIFFE  – Charley Kringas

JONATHAN GROFF  – Franklin Shepard

LINDSAY MENDEZ  – Mary Flynn

KRYSTAL JOY BROWN  – Gussie Carnegie

KATIE ROSE CLARKE  – Beth Shepard

REG ROGERS  – Joe Josephson

MAX RACKENBERG  – Frank Jr.

BRADY WAGNER  – Frank Jr.

SHERZ ALETAHA  – Scotty/Mrs. Spencer/Auditionee/Understudy Mary Flynn

MAYA BOYD  – Mimi from Paramount/Make-Up Artist/Understudy Gussie Carnegie

LEANA RAE CONCEPCION  – Claudia/Newscaster/Auditionee/Understudy Beth Shepard

MORGAN KIRNER  – Swing/Dance Captain

COREY MACH  – Tyler/Understudy Franklin Shepard

TALIA SIMONE ROBINSON  – Meg Kincaid/Understudy Beth Shepard

AMANDA ROSE  – Swing

JAMILA SABARES-KLEMM  – Dory/Evelyn/Pianist/Understudy Mary Flynn/Understudy Gussie Carnegie

BRIAN SEARS  – Bunker/Newscaster/Photographer/Understudy Charley Kringas

EVAN ALEXANDER SMITH  – Greg From Paramount/Understudy Franklin Shepard

CHRISTIAN STRANGE  – RU/Reverend

KORAY TARHAN  – Swing/Understudy Charley Kringas

VISHAL VAIDYA  – Jerome/Understudy Joe Josephson

NATALIE WACHEN  – Kt/Understudy Gussie Carnegie

JACOB KEITH WATSON  – Terry/Mr. Spencer/Understudy Joe Josephson

CREATIVES

STEPHEN SONDHEIM – Music & Lyrics

GEORGE FURTH – Book

MARIA FRIEDMAN – Director

GEORGE S. KAUFMAN & MOSS HART – Original Play

HAROLD PRINCE – Original Direction

TIM JACKSON – Choreography

JONATHAN TUNICK – Orchestrations

SOUTRA GILMOUR – Scenic & Costume Designer

AMITH CHANDRASHAKER – Lighting Designer

KAI HARADA – Sound Designer

COOKIE JORDAN – Hair & Wig Designer

JIM CARNAHAN, CSA & JASON THINGER, CSA – Casting

CATHERINE JAYES – Music Supervisor

JOEL FRAM – Music Director

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