Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Worldwide Rights To Broadway’s ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Film Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff & Lindsay Mendez
deadline.comSony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired worldwide rights to the film of the recent hit Tony winning musical performance Merrily We Roll Along starring Tony Award winner Daniel Radcliffe, Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff, Tony nominee Lindsay Mendez, Krystal Joy Brown, Katie Rose Clarke and Reg Rogers.
Directed by Maria Friedman, the musical by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth spans three decades in the lives of three longtime friends – composer Franklin (Groff), playwright Charley (Radcliffe) and writer Mary (Mendez).
Originally produced on Broadway in 1981, the musical has some of Sondheim’s most celebrated songs including “Now You Know,” “Not A Day Goes By” and “Old Friends.” The musical also has presents one of Sondheim’s twistiest and most poignant tricks: Audiences witness the characters’ lives unfold backward, from their fractured adult friendships to their youthful optimism.
While the musical has long been considered one of Sondheim’s most difficult to stage, the 2023-2024 Broadway revival directed by Friedman was widely praised as having conquered the show, in no small part through the acclaimed performances.
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