REVIEW REVIEW: 'Merrily We Roll Along' revival gets it right BRUCE R. MILLER Jun 14, 2024 Jun 14, 2024 Updated May 2, 2025 0 The cast of "Merrily We Roll Along." Matthew Murphy Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BRUCE R. MILLER Sometime in 1981, I saw one of the 16 performances of “Merrily We Roll Along,” Stephen Sondheim’s flop musical.kAmxED >FD:4 H2D 8@@5[ 3FE :ED DE@CJ 5:5?’E >2<6 D6?D6] %@=5 :? C6G6CD6[ :E 762EFC65 H92E D66>65 =:<6 4@F?E=6DD 492C24E6CD[ 6249 H62C:?8 2 DH62ED9:CE H:E9 D@>6 <:?5 @7 :56?E:7:6C D@ J@F 4@F=5 F?56CDE2?5 H9@ H2D H9@] xE 5:5?’E H@C<]k^AmkAmx? E96 :?E6CG6?:?8 J62CD[ @E96CD 92G6 EC:65 E@ 7:I E96 AC@3=6>D 2?5 925 >2C8:?2= DF446DD] |@C6 C646?E=J[ 5:C64E@C |2C:2 uC:65>2? E@@< 2 D9@E 2E :E 2?5[ H:E9 $@?596:>’D 3=6DD:?8[ 7@F?5 2 H2J :?]k^Am kAmw6C G6CD:@? H@C<65 :? {@?5@? 2?5 ?@H[ :? }6H *@C<[ 86ED 2 G:4E@CJ =2A] %96 C6G:D65 “|6CC:=J” :D 2 5C62> D9@H[ DE:== E@=5 :? 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