MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Previews — Page 3

I found the character of Mary to be particularly unlikable last night. She's needy, vindictive, hard to like. Nothing about the final scene should let her feel so entitled for everything we witness until then. I find it odd that her character shares the same name as Sondheim's dear friend who taught him everything he needed to know about marriage to write the songs for the couples in "Company," and, more important, shared with him the quasi-autobiographical period of time covered in "Opening Doors."

Jumpin_J said: "Dylan Smith4 said: "BdwyFan said: "This will be a hard ticket to get I’ve a feeling."

More like costing an arm and a leg! But probably."

$150 for obstructed view in the balcony."

And as a PS, that's going to the box office and avoiding the service fees.

leefowler said: "I thought this was tremendous, and am a little surprised by some of the cooler responses here."



Will the reviews be good though.? Sounds like an extremely divisive production with a not great performance at its center.

dramamama611 said: "He was perfection in Equus, delightful in How to Succeed, and interesting in an otherwise wordy play of Lifespan of a Fact.



He's a hoot and a half in his series Miracle Worker .



I havent seen this yet, but he's more than earned his right to tackle it."

He was also excellent in The Cripple of Inishmaan. He definitely sells tickets, if not at the Jackman / Gyllenhaal / Groban level.

What kind of merch? What’s the window card like?

As near as I can tell, about 7 or 8 people on this thread have actually seen the show thus far, and some of them were just commenting on the absence of Playbills or praised it.

A couple of those people either don’t like Sondheim shows in general or Merrily in particular. That’s fine, as they’re entitled to their opinions, but it’s not really a wave of negativity from people who expected to like the revival but didn’t.

Theatrefanboy1 said: "What kind of merch? What’s the window card like?"

https://broadwayworldshop.com/search?q=Merrily

I believe I saw pictures of the window card online (but can't find them now) and it's just the standard art with the photo booth pictures and "it started out like a song."

I have to be honest. I love this musical very much. Seen it at various theatres over the years, the documentary, etc. including the Roundabout revival, and this at NYTW last year.


I think Groff is giving a spectacular performance. I am colder about the folks supporting him. Perhaps it’s audience nostalgia for Harry Potter, but, I don’t believe Radcliffe would have ever scored that role without his box office appeal. He’s quite wooden. And I agree with Mary being unlikeable, not giving a deeply shaded and nuanced performance— I feel like Jonathan is the only one up there who “gets” the show and who has the skills and depth to serve up this story and writing. The show is tricky waters for any actor at the top of their game— and even the smallest roles impact the production.

From an actor/director, I was expecting more. I hope the cast around Groff will keep working to match what he is bringing. But truthfully, those skills are hard-earned by years and years of challenging work— and probably a lot of work outside MT—and not sure that ensemble has that in their bones.

yahyahyah said: "I have to be honest. I love this musical very much. Seen it at various theatres over the years, the documentary, etc. including the Roundabout revival, and this at NYTW last year.


I think Groff is giving a spectacular performance. I am colder about the folks supporting him. Perhaps it’s audience nostalgia for Harry Potter, but, I don’t believe Radcliffe would have ever scored that role without his box office appeal. He’s quite wooden. And I agree with Mary being unlikeable, not giving a deeply shaded and nuanced performance— I feel like Jonathan is the only one up there who “gets” the show and who has the skills and depth to serve up this story and writing. The show is tricky waters for any actor at the top of their game— and even the smallest roles impact the production.

From an actor/director, I was expecting more. I hope the cast around Groff will keep working to match what he is bringing. But truthfully, those skills are hard-earned by years and years of challenging work— and probably a lot of work outside MT—and not sure that ensemble has that in their bones."

Sounds like people are being overly nice and grading on a curve with Radcliffe.

I feel the Frank character is the only main character of the three that has any kind of arc or depth and Groff's doing a great job of owning and selling this reverse arc. I'm fine with the singing and chemistry of the other two. They just have so much less to work with as to creating a character we care about.

My history of seeing the show live is the 09/30/2002 original cast reunion (Sondheim and Prince sitting together, hugging and hopping up and down in place when the show ended, oh for a picture of that), at the Kennedy Center that previous July, and Tuesday evening. This last time was the first I had a clear sense of all the characters, making it easier ironically to have a better sense that Frank is the only developed character. But kudos to all three for doing a good job of acting younger as the show progressed. Even sensed shifts in their voices.

Scarywarhol said: "dramamama611 said: "I guess you didn't bother to pay close attention to what you viewed. Charley is a playwright and lyricist. Frank is a composer turned film producer. I hadn't heard any of this was changed for this production."

I didn't say that the character is a movie star, I said Daniel Radcliffe is."

Sorry for misinterpreting what you wrote... but you seem to criticizing sight unseen.