MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Previews — Page 8

Wick3 said: "Dancingthrulife2 said: "Video montage of the Japanese incarnation of the same production, if anyone's interested.

Musical Merrily we roll along at Aichi Prefectural Art Theater Large Hall【For J-LODlive】 - YouTube"

Thank you for sharing! It's also pretty much the same production in Boston (Huntington) back in 2017. It makes me think in this case that casting matters. I thought the Boston cast was superb but I understand none of them have a big enough name like Daniel Radcliffe to sell tickets."

The actor that played Charley in Boston made me fall in love with his portrayal.

Because they opened on a Sunday night, you will get more eyeballs on Tuesday morning then you will at 9pm on a Sunday night

Does anyone know if the box office is selling standing room for this MERRILY?

This was so beautifuly crafted. I was engaged throughout. Bravo and Brava to all time involved. I don't think I can really add anything that hasn't been said.



Except .. in my panic to get seats the day they were released, I viewed the seating chart backwards and erroneously purchased Tix for the rear mezz instead of front row mezz (don't ask). The seats were actually pretty wonderful, both in sight and sound.

I saw it and it's the same production that London's Menier Chocolate Company did in 2012. Same director, same set, everything the same except for the cast. People are raving about this like this is Sondheim's greatest show of all time which is simply baffling to me. I'm not saying the emperor has no clothes. I mean it's fine. It's still Merrily which has always been a flawed show. Maybe they tweaked the book a tad to focus on Frank's story, but aside from that, I didn't see any difference. One of the show's main problems is the second act is really ballad heavy and slows the pace a lot. Radcliffe is, well, fine. Not a great voice but serviceable. Groff didn't start off well but got better as the show progressed. The women are the real standouts especially Mendez and Brown. But was it worth waiting 10 years just to get Radcliffe and Groff to market the show? Maybe, but I don't feel it benefited the art of the show. I wasn't knocked out like everyone else seems to be, and at $140 for the cheapest seats on sale at the box office (which I got to avoid nearly $25 in "service fees", it's a fine show. Nothing more, nothing less. 7 out of 10.