Merrily We Roll Along (2025)

Name: Merrily We Roll Along
Director: Maria Friedman
Genre: Comedy, Music
Released: 2025-12-04
Duration: 2 h 25 min
Cast: Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez, Daniel Radcliffe, Krystal Joy Brown

Comedy Music

Director: Maria Friedman

Cast: Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez, Daniel Radcliffe, Krystal Joy Brown

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94%

Runtime145 min

Rating15

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Franklin Shepard is a talented Broadway composer who abandons his theater career and all his friends in New York in order to produce films in Los Angeles. The story begins at the height of his Hollywood fame and moves backwards in time, showing snapshots of the most important moments in Frank’s life that shaped the man he is today. A live recording of the 2024 Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical, filmed at the Hudson Theatre in New York City.

Critical Reception & Ratings

Merrily We Roll Along, the 2025 film adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim and George Furth musical directed by Maria Friedman, has been met with critical acclaim, earning a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The live recording of the 2024 Tony Award-winning Broadway revival showcases the story of a talented Broadway composer who abandons his theater career, with the narrative moving backwards in time.

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Fans of Stephen Sondheim's iconic musical will delight in this 2025 live recording directed by Maria Friedman, which features standout performances from Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez, and Daniel Radcliffe as they navigate the story's clever reverse chronology and biting social commentary.

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Merrily We Roll Along is an upcoming American epic musical film written and directed by Richard Linklater, based on the 1981 musical by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth, which is in turn adapted from the 1934 play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. Jason Blum serves as a producer under his Blumhouse Productions banner.