Storyline

Stephen Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along" opened in November 1981 to scathing reviews and closed after just 16 performances. Despite its inauspicious beginnings, the musical's score has grown to become one of the composer's most beloved. Archival footage of the rehearsals along with interviews with the cast -- as well as Sondheim himself and director Harold Prince -- tell the tale of this infamous production.

Plot Keywords

actor, actress, musician, director, critic, casting director, brooding, emotional, intense, theater, stage, dance studio, television studio, auditorium, street, broadway, hope, dreams, criticism, loss, determination, sacrifice, adventure, fall, 1980s

Short Review

Fans of the theater and musicals will rejoice at the level of access and depth of emotion that the film gives us. And it's a crazy, often surprising story on top of that, so lovers of drama should be satisfied as well.

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Streaming Service

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