Merrily We Roll Along

George Furth, Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Sondheim

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Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.
26 February 2025

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The much-beloved musical by Stephen Sondheim and GeorgeFurth, available again in print for the first time in 20 years.

Written over forty years ago, Sondheim and Furth's spirited and affectingMerrily We Roll Alonginnovative structure that begins in the present and moves backwards in time over 20 years, tracing the personal and professional lives of a successful producer and composer and his two (now estranged) friends. With wit, irony, and a crackling score by Sondheim, Merrily poignantly captures the ways success can corrupt youthful ideals, and crumble the foundations of friendship in its wake.

By: George Furth
Lyrics by: Stephen Sondheim
By (composer): Stephen Sondheim
Imprint: Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 136mm,
ISBN: 9781636701417
ISBN 10: 1636701418
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 26 February 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Stephen Sondheim was an American composer and lyricist, widely considered one of the most influential and innovative artists in 20th-century musical theatre. He wrote lyrics forWest Side Story,GypsyandDo I Hear a Waltz, and the complete scores (music and lyrics) for works such asA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,Into the Woods,Company,A Little Night Music,Follies,Sunday in the Park with George,Assassins,Passion,Pacific OverturesandSweeney Todd. He won six Tony Awards for Best Score for a Musical, a special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, an Academy Award for Best Song, eight Grammy Awards, and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and many other honors. George Furth.

Reviews for Merrily We Roll Along

""It's precisely the backward momentum that makes the story so moving: the show builds towards a surge of youthful optimism... that we know will not be sustained. Sondheim's score is also a miracle of construction: motifs, phrases and even non-musical sounds echo through the evening... What I love about this show is that Sondheim's technical brilliance is harnessed to emotional needs."" --Guardian ""An emotional whirlwind of roads not taken (a Sondheim constant) and friendships allowed to fray."" --Variety ""Theatrically effective, smart and emotionally wrenching."" --amNY