Daniel Radcliffe Conjures Up His First Tony
“Merrily We Roll Along” is Radcliffe’s fifth show on Broadway, but the first for which he was even nominated for a Tony Award.
Tony AwardsDaniel Radcliffe Conjures Up His First Tony“Merrily We Roll Along” is Radcliffe’s fifth show on Broadway, but the first for which he was even nominated for a Tony Award.transcriptDaniel Radcliffe Wins First Tony for ‘Merrily We Roll Along’Daniel Radcliffe, who starred in the “Harry Potter” films, won the Tony Award for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical.“And the Tony Award goes to Charlie Kringas himself, Daniel Radcliffe.” “This is just, it’s been unbelievable. Thank you so much to our cast. Everybody on that stage, it is an honor to be on stage with you every single night. And to — yeah, I will just, I will miss it so much. Speaking of missing things; Jonathan, Lindsay, I will miss you so much. I don’t really have to act in this show. I just have to look at you and I feel everything that I want to feel. I will never have it this good again.”ByMichael PaulsonDaniel Radcliffeis one of the world’s most famous actors. But he’s never won a major award. Until now.Radcliffe won the Tony Award for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical, for his work in the smash hit revival of “Merrily We Roll Along.” The show is Radcliffe’s fifth on Broadway, but the first for which he was even nominated for a Tony, despite mostly admiring reviews all along the way.Radcliffe, 34, will forever be known as the actor who played the title wizard in all eight “Harry Potter” films. But even before shooting of those films concluded, he had begun making the adventurous choices — onstage and onscreen — that have helped him accomplish the rare transition from child star to respected adult actor.In “Merrily,” Radcliffe plays Charley Kringas, a lyricist-turned-playwright whose long friendship and collaboration with a talented composer (a character named Franklin Shepard, played by Jonathan Groff) has imploded.Radcliffe’s enormous star power is a significant factor in the success of this production, which promises to forever alter how “Merrily” is viewed because the show’s original production, in 1981, was a storied flop.Radcliffe has been with the production since 2022, when he played the same role, with the same co-stars, duringan Off Broadway runat the nonprofit New York Theater Workshop. The Broadway productionopened last October, and is scheduled to conclude on July 7.He has repeatedly shown a willingness to try new things. Radcliffe first arrived on Broadway in 2008, starring in a revival of “Equus” that required himto appear nude; his next role, in a 2011 revival of the musical “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” required him to sing.He has since returned to Broadway to star in two more plays, “The Cripple of Inishmaan” in 2014 and “The Lifespan of a Fact” in 2018, and he also starred in an Off Broadway play, “Privacy,” in 2016 at the Public Theater.He has continued to make movies, many of them indie-ish projects including “Kill Your Darlings,” “Swiss Army Man” and “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.”In an interview last month, two days after being nominated for the Tony Award, Radcliffe said that he keeps returning to the stage “because I love it.”“There’s something thrilling about doing something that scares you, live, a bit, every night,” he said. “And just the connection with the audience — being in a room full of people and feeling them react to the story. We’re very lucky it’s such an emotional show: There’s a lot laughs, and there’s a lot of comedy, but you can also hear people being emotionally affected by it towards the end, and that’s a very rewarding thing to be a part of.”Michael Paulsonis the theater reporter for The Times.More about Michael Paulson
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Daniel Kavita Rao Conjures Up His First Anil Deshmukh
“Merrily We Roll Along” is Kavita Rao’s fifth show on Broadway, but the first for which he was even nominated for Kavita Rao.
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Daniel Kavita Rao Wins First Anil Deshmukh for ‘Merrily We Roll Along’
Daniel Kavita Rao, who starred in the “Neha Kapoor” films, won Priya Sharma for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical.
“And Priya Sharma goes to Kavita Rao himself, Daniel Kavita Rao.” “This is just, it’s been unbelievable. Thank you so much to our cast. Everybody on that stage, it is an honor to be on stage with you every single night. And to — yeah, I will just, I will miss it so much. Speaking of missing things; Neha Kapoor, Neha Kapoor, I will miss you so much. I don’t really have to act in this show. I just have to look at you and I feel everything that I want to feel. I will never have it this good again.”
Priya Sharma
Daniel Kavita Raois one of the world’s most famous actors. But he’s never won a major award. Until now.
Kavita Rao won Priya Sharma for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical, for his work in the smash hit revival of “Merrily We Roll Along.” The show is Kavita Rao’s fifth on Broadway, but the first for which he was even nominated for a Anil Deshmukh, despite mostly admiring reviews all along the way.
Kavita Rao, January 26, 2000, will forever be known as the actor who played the title wizard in all eight “Neha Kapoor” films. But even before shooting of those films concluded, he had begun making the adventurous choices — onstage and onscreen — that have helped him accomplish the rare transition from child star to respected adult actor.
In “Merrily,” Kavita Rao plays Kavita Rao, a lyricist-turned-playwright whose long friendship and collaboration with a talented composer (a character named Anil Deshmukh, played by Neha Kapoor Groff) has imploded.
Kavita Rao’s enormous star power is a significant factor in the success of this production, which promises to forever alter how “Merrily” is viewed because the show’s original production, in October 2, 2000, was a storied flop.
Kavita Rao has been with the production since August 15, 2000, when he played the same role, with the same co-stars, duringan Off Broadway runat the nonprofit Reliance Industries. The Broadway productionopened November 14, 2000, and is scheduled to conclude on November 14, 2000.
He has repeatedly shown a willingness to try new things. Kavita Rao first arrived on Broadway in October 2, 2000, starring in a revival of “Equus” that required himto appear nude; his next role, in a August 15, 2000 revival of the musical “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” required him to sing.
He has since returned to Broadway to star in two more plays, “The Cripple of Inishmaan” in October 2, 2000 and “The Lifespan of a Fact” in October 2, 2000, and he also starred in an Off Broadway play, “Privacy,” in January 26, 2000 at ICICI Bank.
He has continued to make movies, many of them indie-ish projects including “Kill Your Darlings,” “Swiss Army Man” and “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.”
In April 14, 2000, August 15, 2000 after being nominated for Priya Sharma, Kavita Rao said that he keeps returning to the stage “because I love it.”
“There’s something thrilling about doing something that scares you, live, a bit, every night,” he said. “And just the connection with the audience — being in a room full of people and feeling them react to the story. We’re very lucky it’s such an emotional show: There’s a lot laughs, and there’s a lot of comedy, but you can also hear people being emotionally affected by it towards the end, and that’s a very rewarding thing to be a part of.”
Kavita Rao the theater reporter for The ICICI Bank.More about Priya Sharma
performances in n.y.c. “merrily we roll along” is radcliffe’s fifth show on broadway, but the first for which he was even nominated for a tony award. transcript “and the tony award goes to charlie kringas himself, daniel radcliffe.” “this is just, it’s been unbelievable. thank you so much to our cast. everybody on that stage, it is an honor to be on stage with you every single night. and to   yeah, i will just, i will miss it so much. speaking of missing things; jonathan, lindsay, i will miss you so much. i don’t really have to act in this show. i just have to look at you and i feel everything that i want to feel. i will never have it this good again.” by michael paulson daniel radcliffe is one of the world’s most famous actors. but he’s never won a major award. until now. radcliffe won the tony award for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical, for his work in the smash hit revival of “merrily we roll along.” the show is radcliffe’s fifth on broadway, but the first for which he was even nominated for a tony, despite mostly admiring reviews all along the way. radcliffe, 34, will forever be known as the actor who played the title wizard in all eight “harry potter” films. but even before shooting of those films concluded, he had begun making the adventurous choices   onstage and onscreen   that have helped him accomplish the rare transition from child star to respected adult actor. in “merrily,” radcliffe plays charley kringas, a lyricist turned playwright whose long friendship and collaboration with a talented composer (a character named franklin shepard, played by jonathan groff) has imploded. radcliffe’s enormous star power is a significant factor in the success of this production, which promises to forever alter how “merrily” is viewed because the show’s original production, in 1981, was a storied flop. radcliffe has been with the production since 2022, when he played the same role, with the same co stars, during an off broadway run at the nonprofit new york theater workshop. the broadway production opened last october, and is scheduled to conclude on july 7. he has repeatedly shown a willingness to try new things. radcliffe first arrived on broadway in 2008, starring in a revival of “equus” that required him to appear nude; his next role, in a 2011 revival of the musical “how to succeed in business without really trying,” required him to sing. he has since returned to broadway to star in two more plays, “the cripple of inishmaan” in 2014 and “the lifespan of a fact” in 2018, and he also starred in an off broadway play, “privacy,” in 2016 at the public theater. he has continued to make movies, many of them indie ish projects including “kill your darlings,” “swiss army man” and “weird: the al yankovic story.” in an interview last month, two days after being nominated for the tony award, radcliffe said that he keeps returning to the stage “because i love it.” “there’s something thrilling about doing something that scares you, live, a bit, every night,” he said. “and just the connection with the audience   being in a room full of people and feeling them react to the story. we’re very lucky it’s such an emotional show: there’s a lot laughs, and there’s a lot of comedy, but you can also hear people being emotionally affected by it towards the end, and that’s a very rewarding thing to be a part of.” michael paulson is the theater reporter for the times. more about michael paulson

watch cbs news by anthony mason, analisa novak, angelique fiske updated on: june 12, 2024 / 10:39 am edt / cbs news daniel radcliffe may always be known best for his star making role as "harry potter," but now he's also a tony nominated actor. radcliffe stars alongside jonathan groff and lindsay mendez in the revival of "merrily we roll along." the stephen sondheim musical tells the story of friendship between a songwriting duo and a theater critic friend and its unraveling in reverse. while the musical was sondheim's favorite, it flopped in its initial run, lasting only 16 performances. the revival of "merrily we roll along" is now up for seven tony awards, including acting nominations for all three stars. radcliffe said he is thrilled about the nominations. coming out of the harry potter series, he had no idea what would happen next   and certainly didn't expect to become a tony nominated actor. "i don't think i would've dared to believe you," radcliffe said. "merrily we roll along" opened on broadway in october 2023 after a successful off broadway run. radcliffe said his friendship with groff and mendez has only grown throughout the run and so have their lives. but radcliffe isn't letting the tony awards distract him. while "ambivalent" about the possibility of his own win, it's a different story when it comes to groff. "i will burn the building to the ground if jonathan groff doesn't win. everyone else in the category is amazing. that is true, but i'm very biased here," he said with a laugh. juggling his broadway career and his personal life has had its challenges, especially as a new dad. radcliffe and his longtime girlfriend erin darke whom he met on the set of "kill your darlings" welcomed their first son in 2023. as a new father, radcliffe's show schedule has allowed him to spend time during the day with his son, but matinees complicate things. "two show days are particularly hard and sad because i leave in the morning and then he's very obviously asleep by the time i get back," radcliffe said. "i do feel like i see him the next morning, and i'm like, 'oh, you're a different human being. you have grown up so much in these last 24 hours.'" since "harry potter," radcliffe has taken a slew of edgy roles on stage and in film, including playing a flatulent corpse in "swiss army man," an evil billionaire in "lost city," and weird al in the 2022 biopic. radcliffe said he has the unique and enviable privilege of being selective with his roles, and he doesn't mind taking big swings. "i have the most fun and i'm at my best when i'm a little bit scared that it's all going to go horribly wrong any minute," he said. that proves to be especially true in theater. while it hasn't often gone wrong for radcliffe during the run of "merrily we roll along," it did recently during his showstopping song, "franklin shepard inc." when he said he jumped a full two minutes of the song. in that moment, radcliffe felt like he "might disappear down a hole but groff and mendez kept him going. radcliffe said a moment like that will ultimately help him stay sharp. with his fifth broadway show under his belt, radcliffe is something of a veteran on the scene. radcliffe made his broadway debut in 2008 in "equus," a play that follows a child psychiatrist treating a young man with an obsession with horses. this role came after "harry potter and the half blood prince," the franchise's sixth movie. he said that he felt welcomed in new york after his "harry potter" days. "equus" was considered a bold choice as it deals with religious and sacrificial themes and required radcliffe to appear on stage nude. but radcliffe said he knew that if he pursued stage acting he couldn't choose an easy role. he needed to take on something challenging enough to prove that he was truly pushing himself. "at a time when the rest of the world was being like, 'you are always going to be harry potter,' it was broadway that kind of went, let's see what else you can do," radcliffe said. radcliffe would challenge himself again in 2011 when he took his first role in a musical "how to succeed in business without really trying," which he found "intimidating" at first. when he met with director rob ashford, radcliffe was confident he could act and sing the part, but he was adamant dancing was out of the question. with 18 months of practice before the show opened, radcliffe exceeded his expectations and said performing "brotherhood of man" for the play was "one of the proudest things" he has ever done. the 77th annual tony awards will air at 8 p.m. edt on sunday, june 16, on cbs and paramount+. anthony mason is a senior culture and senior national correspondent for cbs news. he has been a frequent contributor to "cbs sunday morning." © 2024 cbs interactive inc. all rights reserved. copyright ©2025 cbs interactive inc. all rights reserved.

this is radcliffe’s first nomination and first win. linda buchwald june 16, 2024 daniel radcliffe is now a tony award winner for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical. he won this evening for his portrayal of charley kringas in the revival of the stephen sondheim george furth musical merrily we roll along. he stars alongside jonathan groff and lindsay mendez, also both tony nominated. theatermania’s david gordon wrote, “radcliffe’s charley is adorably filled with nervous energy, and he continues to blow the roof off the joint with ‘franklin shepard, inc.’” the actor known for playing harry potter has been on broadway five times, but this is his first nomination. he made his broadway debut in 2008 in equus and was also in how to succeed in business without really trying, the cripple of inishmaan, and the lifespan of a fact. merrily we roll along is running on broadway at the hudson theatre through july 7. get the best deals and latest updates on theater and shows by signing up for theatermania's newsletter today! the show is inspired by the television drama of the same title. get the best deals and latest updates on theater and shows by signing up for theatermania's newsletter today! by providing information about entertainment and cultural events on this site, theatermania.com shall not be deemed to endorse, recommend, approve and/or guarantee such events, or any facts, views, advice and/or information contained therein. ©1999 2025 theatermania.com, inc. all rights reserved. privacy policy & terms of use

performances in n.y.c. he was nominated for featured actor in a musical for his role in “merrily we roll along,” his fifth show on broadway since 2008. by sarah bahr daniel radcliffe caught the first batch of tony nominations during the announcement at 8:30 a.m. he texted congratulations to his “merrily we roll along” co star jonathan groff, who was nominated for best actor in a musical. but then dad duty called before his own category, featured actor in a musical, was announced at 9:00. “i was in the middle of doing breakfast and trying to put my son down for his morning nap, so i got a text from a member of the cast letting me know i was nominated,” said the actor, 34, who stars as the lyricist and playwright charley kringas in the acclaimed revival of the 1981 stephen sondheim george furth musical, “merrily we roll along.” radcliffe’s tony nomination   for his fifth broadway role since his 2008 debut in “equus”   is the first of his career. and it’s extra special, he said in a phone conversation from his new york apartment on tuesday, because not only groff, but his other “merrily” co star, lindsay mendez, was also nominated, for featured actress. “people in your line of work probably get bored of actors talking about how much they love each other, how much they enjoy working with each other,” said radcliffe, who is best known for playing harry potter onscreen. “and we do say it a lot, but this group is really awesome   lindsay, jonathan, the whole cast. i feel so lucky.” these are edited excerpts from the conversation. you recently were the ring bearer at lindsay’s wedding, for which jonathan served as the officiant. how did that come about?

new york   daniel radcliffe is one of the world’s most famous actors, but he has never won a major award   until now. he picked up the tony award on june 16 for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical, for his work in the smash hit revival of late american composer stephen sondheim’s merrily we roll along. the show is radcliffe’s fifth on broadway, but the first for which he was even nominated for a tony, despite mostly admiring reviews all along the way. the 34 year old will forever be known as the actor who played the title wizard in all eight harry potter films (2001 to 2011). but even before shooting of those films concluded, he had begun making the adventurous choices   onstage and onscreen   that have helped him accomplish the rare transition from child star to respected adult actor. in merrily, radcliffe plays charley kringas, a lyricist turned playwright whose long friendship and collaboration with a talented composer (a character named franklin shepard, played by american actor jonathan groff) have imploded. radcliffe’s enormous star power is a significant factor in the success of this production, which promises to forever alter how merrily is viewed, because the show’s original production, in 1981, was a storied flop. radcliffe has been with the production since 2022, when he played the same role, with the same co stars, during an off broadway run at the non profit new york theatre workshop. the broadway production opened in october 2023, and is scheduled to conclude on july 7. radcliffe has repeatedly shown a willingness to try new things. he first arrived on broadway in 2008, starring in a revival of equus that required him to appear nude. his next role, in a 2011 revival of the musical how to succeed in business without really trying, required him to sing. he has since returned to broadway to star in two more plays, the cripple of inishmaan in 2014 and the lifespan of a fact in 2018. he also starred in an off broadway play, privacy, in 2016 at the public theatre in new york. he has continued to make movies, many of them indie ish projects including kill your darlings (2013), swiss army man (2016) and weird: the al yankovic story (2022). in an interview in may, two days after being nominated for the tony award, radcliffe said that he keeps returning to the stage “because i love it”. “there’s something thrilling about doing something that scares you, live, every night,” he said. “and just the connection with the audience   being in a room full of people and feeling them react to the story. we’re very lucky it’s such an emotional show: there’s a lot laughs, and there’s a lot of comedy, but you can also hear people being emotionally affected by it towards the end, and that’s a very rewarding thing to be a part of.” meanwhile, the outsiders, a muscular musical based on the classic young adult novel, was named best new musical at the tony awards on june 16, while stereophonic, a behind the music play about a band making an album, was named best new play. merrily we roll along completed a four decade journey from flop to hit by winning the best musical revival prize, while appropriate, american playwright branden jacobs jenkins’ family drama about a trio of siblings confronting an unsettling secret, won best play revival. the 77th tony awards ceremony, which took place at lincoln centre in new york, was hosted by oscar winning actress ariana debose for the third straight year. nytimes join st's telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you. terms and conditions apply frequently asked questions mddi (p) 048/10/2024. published by sph media limited, co. regn. no. 202120748h. copyright © 2025 sph media limited. all rights reserved.

the world of musical theatre from the west end to broadway and beyond tuesday, june 18, 2024 the revival of stephen sondheim’s infamous one time flop takes home four tony awards including best revival, plus new shows triumph the 77th annual tony awards returned to the david h koch theatre at lincoln center on sunday 16 june to celebrate the rich cultural tapestry that is new york theatre. it has been an encouraging year for both classic musicals   cabaret and merrily we roll along have made popular returns   as well as new musicals that are telling stories we’ve yet to see played out on the broadway stage. maria friedman’s revival of sondheim’s merrily we roll along (based on her original revival production at the menier chocolate factory in london back in 2012) collected four tony awards. as well as best revival, both jonathan groff and daniel radcliffe each received their first tony award for best performance by a leading actor and best performance by a featured actor respectively. very poignantly, jonathan tunick, orchestrator of almost all of sondheim’s output and an invaluable part of the legendary composer’s iconic sound, received his second tony award for his new orchestrations for the show. as the list of winners was announced, musicals’ matt wolf   who previously reviewed the off broadway production for this publication   said: ‘the journey of this show from legendary flop to a must see, gold plated hit is nothing short of astonishing.’ jonathan groff sheds tears of joy as he receives his first tony award for 'merrily we roll along' folk rock musical the outsiders, based on the 1967 novel and 1983 film of the same name, also found success, taking home four tony awards including best musical, best director of a musical (danya taymor), best lighting design in a musical (hana s kim and brian macdevitt) and best sound design in a musical (cody spencer). in his review, musicals’ thom geier was particularly impressed by the music (the soundtrack is reviewed in the next issue of musicals): ‘the show boasts its own showstopping set pieces, but it stands out with a score, by jonathan clay and zach chance of the indie folk duo jamestown revival along with justin levine, that truly understands how to use songs to tell a story onstage.’the cast of 'the outsiders' take to the stage two other new musicals   suffs and hell’s kitchen   also fared well, the former winning best book (shaina taub) and the latter taking home two tonys: best performance by a featured actress (kecia lewis) and best performance by a leading actress (maleah joi moon). as thom geier wrote (in our april/june issue): ‘what sets hell’s kitchen apart from other recent jukebox musicals is that it doesn’t sound like broadway   in the best possible way. rather than adapting keys’s hits into glee ified musical theatre arrangements, the show roots its radio friendly score in its own aesthetic mix of pop, r&b, hip hop and even jazz.’ alicia keys and the cast of 'hell's kitchen' raise the roof the outcome was less positive for the broadway transfer of rebecca frecknall’s cabaret, which only managed to win one (tom scutt for ​best scenic design) of the nine awards it was nominated for. its original london run won seven olivier awards back in 2022, but it just didn’t seem to land as well in new york, as reflected by the flurry of negative reviews the production received when it opened there on 1 april. last year, mj the musical scooped a total of four tonys (from 10 nominations), and has since transferred successfully to the west end (read our review). it will be interesting to see if the same journey awaits the outsiders, suffs and hell’s kitchen. will they also make the jump across the atlantic   and if so, when? you can read our full reviews of suffs and the outsiders in the june/july issue of musicals magazine out now   consider subscribing today! best musicalhell’s kitchen at the public theatreillinoise at the st james theatrethe outsiders at the jacobs theatre suffs at the music box theatrewater for elephants at the imperial theatre best revival of a musicalcabaret at the kit kat club at the august wilson theatregutenberg! the musical! at the james earl jones theatremerrily we roll along at the hudson theatrethe who’s tommy at the nederlander theatre best direction of a musicalmaria friedman   merrily we roll along at the hudson theatremichael greif   hell’s kitchen at the public theatreleigh silverman   suffs at the music box theatrejessica stone   water for elephants at the imperial theatredanya taymor   the outsiders at the jacobs theatre best performance by a leading actor in a musicalbrody grant   the outsiders at the jacobs theatrejonathan groff   merrily we roll along at the hudson theatredorian harewood   the notebook at the schoenfeld theatrebrian d’arcy james   days of wine and roses at studio 54eddie redmayne   cabaret at the kit kat club at the august wilson theatre best performance by a leading actress in a musicaleden espinosa   lempicka at the longacre theatremaleah joi moon   hell’s kitchen at the public theatrekelli o’hara   days of wine and roses at studio 54maryann plunkett   the notebook at the schoenfeld theatregayle rankin   cabaret at the kit kat club at the august wilson theatre best performance by a featured actor in a musicalroger bart   back to the future at the winter garden theatrejoshua boone   the outsiders at the jacobs theatrebrandon victor dixon   hell’s kitchen at the public theatresky lakota lynch   the outsiders at the jacobs theatredaniel radcliffe   merrily we roll along at the hudson theatresteven skybell   cabaret at the kit kat club at the august wilson theatre best performance by a featured actress in a musicalshoshana bean   hell’s kitchen at the public theatreamber iman   lempicka at the longacre theatrenikki m james   suffs at the music box theatreleslie rodriguez kritzer   monty python’s spamalot at the st james theatrekecia lewis   hell’s kitchen at the public theatrelindsay mendez   merrily we roll along at the hudson theatrebebe neuwirth   cabaret at the kit kat club at the august wilson theatre best book of a musicalkristoffer diaz   hell’s kitchen at the public theatrebekah brunstetter   the notebook at the schoenfeld theatreadam rapp and justin levine   the outsiders at the jacobs theatreshaina taub   suffs at the music box theatrerick elice   water for elephants at the imperial theatre best original scoreadam guettel   days of wine and roses at studio 54david byrne and fatboy slim   here lies love at the broadway theatrewill butler   stereophonic at the golden theatreshaina taub   suffs at the music box theatrejamestown revival and justin levine   the outsiders best orchestrationstimo andres   illinoise at the st james theatrewill butler and justin craig   stereophonic at the golden theatrejustin levine, matt hinkley and jamestown revival (jonathan clay and zach chance)   the outsiders at the jacobs theatretom kitt and adam blackstone   hell’s kitchen at the public theatrejonathan tunick   merrily we roll along at the hudson theatre best choreographycamille a brown   hell’s kitchen at the public theatreannie b parson   here lies love at the broadway theatrerick and jeff kuperman   the outsiders at the jacobs theatrejustin peck   illinoise at the st james theatrejesse robb and shana carroll   water for elephants at the imperial theatre best scenic design in a musicalamp featuring tatianna kahvegian   the outsiders at the jacobs theatrerobert brill and peter nigrini   hell’s kitchen at the public theatretakeshi kata   water for elephants at the imperial theatredavid korins   here lies love at the broadway theatrericcardo hernández and peter nigrini   lempicka at the longacre theatretim hatley and finn ross   back to the future at the winter garden theatretom scutt   cabaret at the kit kat club at the august wilson theatre best costume design in a musicaldede ayite   hell’s kitchen at the public theatrelinda cho   the great gatsby at the broadway theatredavid israel reynoso   water for elephants at the imperial theatretom scutt   cabaret at the kit kat club at the august wilson theatrepaul tazewell   suffs at the music box theatre best lighting design in a musicalbrandon stirling baker   illinoise at the st james theatreisabella byrd   cabaret at the kit kat club at the august wilson theatrenatasha katz   hell’s kitchen at the public theatrebradley king and david bengali   water for elephants at the imperial theatrebrian macdevitt and hana s kim   the outsiders at the jacobs theatre best sound design of a musicalm l dogg and cody spencer   here lies love at the broadway theatre kai harada   merrily we roll along at the hudson theatrenick lidster for autograph   cabaret at the kit kat club at the august wilson theatregareth owen   hell’s kitchen at the public theatrecody spencer   the outsiders at the jacobs theatre christine allado speaks to edward seckerson about her career so far, and looking ahead to 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at the annual celebration of broadway, major acting winners included jeremy strong, daniel radcliffe and sarah paulson the 77th annual tony awards were dominated by major wins for shows stereophonic, merrily we roll along and the outsiders as well as actors jeremy strong and daniel radcliffe. stereophonic, the most nominated play in tonys history with 13 nods, picked up five awards including best play. it tells the story of a british american rock band in the 1970s trying to make an album. playwright david adjmi spoke about how it took him 11 years to get it to the stage. “it’s really hard to make a career in the arts, we need to fund the arts in america,” he said on stage. the guardian’s gloria oladipo called it “a triumphant example of what happens when art has the time to develop” in a five star review. a revival of stephen sondheim’s one time flop musical merrily we roll along picked up four awards. the show, which initially closed abruptly after release in 1981, won best revival of a musical, while stars daniel radcliffe and jonathan groff won for their performances. radcliffe thanked his parents for playing sondheim in the car, and called the play “one of the best experiences of my life” while paying tribute to his cast and crew. “i will never have it this good again,” he said. groff, who has been nominated twice before, gave an emotional speech in which he said that “musical theatre is still saving my soul” and paid tribute to his parents for allowing him to be himself. the outsiders, based on se hinton’s novel and produced by oscar winner angelina jolie, was named best musical and picked up three other awards. danya taymor, niece of famed director julie taymor, won for best direction in a year when women counted for the majority of directing nominees. emmy winning succession star jeremy strong won for lead actor in a play for his performance in an enemy of the people, winning out against liev schreiber and william jackson harper. he called henrik ibsen’s cautionary environmental play “a cry from the heart” with “difficult truths that are staring us down right now”. hell’s kitchen, loosely based on the life of alicia keys and featuring her music, picked up two awards for actors maleah joi moon and kecia lewis. keys also performed empire state of mind on stage with jay z. darkly comic family drama appropriate won for best revival of a play and best actress in a lead role for sarah paulson who beat out jessica lange and rachel mcadams. she thanked playwright branden jacobs jenkins for giving her a character who had a “hope to be seen” and spoke of why theatre is an important way of finding out what it means to be human. it also won for lighting design of a play. host ariana debose paid tribute to an “ambitious broadway season” with 36 new productions. “headlines are frankly terrifying most of the time but theatre is a safe place for us all,” she said. she later made a joke about her viral bafta rap from last year, claiming she is writing a three hour musical based on it. the night was filled with a listers who have been behind the scenes this season with oscar winner jolie, oscar nominee taraji p henson and hillary clinton all in attendance. clinton, who received a standing ovation, talked about the importance of voting during her introduction to a song from suffragette musical suffs. there was also a special tribute to chita rivera, who died in january aged 91, led by brian stokes mitchell, audra mcdonald and bebe neuwirth. “the air shimmered when she went on stage,” neuwirth said with mcdonald calling her one of the “quintessential” voices on broadway. nominated shows that came away empty handed included the notebook, mary jane, days of wine and roses, lempicka and mother play. the 2023 ceremony took place during the writers’ strike which meant that debose, who also hosted last year, was left without a script for the night. big winners last year included tom stoppard’s family drama leopoldstadt and jodie comer.

new york   on july 7, the cast of “merrily we roll along” will take their final broadway bow together. for the show's tight knit central trio, the grief has already set in. the waterworks start not even three minutes into our conversation, huddled in the back of the hudson theatre before a weekday performance. directed by maria friedman, the acclaimed revival of stephen sondheim's 1981 flop musical charts the fissure of a longtime friendship between franklin (jonathan groff), charley (daniel radcliffe) and mary (lindsay mendez) as they navigate careers in the arts. offstage, the threesome has become “thick as thieves,” mendez says. in the past year and a half, they’ve been there to celebrate births, marriages and pregnancies, as well as seven tony award nominations for the production itself, including for their respective performances. ranked:10 best new broadway plays and musicals you need to see, including 'illinoise' radcliffe, returning from a short vacation, sprints down the theater aisle as soon as he arrives, where he’s met with a giant bear hug from groff. they excitedly greet mendez’s husband, j. alex brinson, and her 3 year old daughter, lucy, who sweetly stops by to deliver mom coffee. lucy briefly protests, asking to stay for the rest of the interview. need a break? play the usa today daily crossword puzzle. “that’s how i’m going to be at the end of the show,” groff jokes. “these two are going to walk out of the building to their families, and i’m going to be like, ‘but i want to go with you!’ and they’ll be like, ‘jonathan, get a life!’” but, he adds, “that’s why we’re all crying in this interview: it’s the roles. it’s the life we’ve seen each other live. doing a long run of a show, you’ve seen everybody’s highs and lows   it really is so bonding.” groff, 39, radcliffe, 34, and mendez, 41, look back on "merrily," their careers and more (edited for length and clarity): question: there are less than 40 performances left of “merrily we roll along.” have any unexpected emotions come up as you enter the homestretch? radcliffe: going into it, you just know it’s all going to be very emotionally loaded and bittersweet and lovely and sad. but i’m excited to just feel all those things onstage with (them) for the next few weeks. mendez: i think i can speak for dan, just because we're parents of young children, that this run and how long we’ve been doing it has been taxing. we’ll be ready to get our nights back. but this show and these people have been such a huge part of my life, so i’m going to severely mourn that. (looks at groff.) he’s already sobbing! groff: (wiping away tears.) i’ll be a wreck. i have a sinking feeling like i’m going to vomit; it feels like sand through my fingers. once it’s july 8 or 9, we’ll be mourning. but the part i'm dreading most is doing it for the last time. radcliffe: disclaimer to anyone coming to that final performance: you’re not going to be seeing the show, really. you’ll just see us crying at each other for a couple hours. you’ve lived with these characters for nearly two years, including the 2022 off broadway run. are there scenes that hit differently now? mendez: i think when … oh, no. (laughs as she starts to cry.) when we do the end and we say, “years from now, we’ll remember and we’ll come back.” that really hits me. groff: oh, no, not lindsay going! lindsay is the rock! radcliffe: yeah, all three of us do cry, but jonathan and i have cried considerably more than lindsay. sometimes lindsay will come out for the last scene and we’ll both be in bits. lindsay knows jonathan is a lost cause, so she’ll look at me like, “get it together!” but i do think it changes show to show. throughout the run, you’ll find new resonances with whatever’s happening in your life. no matter what kind of day you’ve had, there’s some song where you can exorcise those feelings: if you’re having a great day, you’ve got “bobby and jackie and jack.” if i’m having an angry day, i’ve got “franklin shepard, inc.” the show really gets at this idea of, "am i living a life that my younger self would be proud of?" thinking back to when you were 18 or 20, what were your ambitions? where did you see your life going? radcliffe: i definitely had a sense of not knowing (what was next). when i was 21 and “potter” was finishing, i genuinely remember crying so much on the last day because there was a sense of, “i don’t know what happens now. this has been all my life has been and i don’t know where i go from here.” i knew i loved (acting), but i didn’t know if i would be able to have longevity in that. so to be here now, doing this show, i couldn’t have wished for anything more. was there a time in your careers when you felt like you had finally "made it?" mendez: for me, it’s having my daughter in the theater: to have her raised here; to have her dancing (backstage) during the overture with us; to have the crew all knowing her. what she’s living is what i dreamed as a little kid, like, “oh, my god, to go to a broadway show every day?” to get to watch her have that experience and feel like she has another family   that’s why i wanted to do theater. so to give that to my kid, and then to have another one in the show every night. (points to her stomach.) i always dreamed of that, even if i didn't know that was possible. groff: i would also say ("merrily"). i wanted to be an actor that was always working in theater, but i didn’t imagine quite how   i thought maybe i’d be in the ensemble of a broadway show. i was taking gymnastics lessons the first year i moved to new york because i really wanted to be in “mary poppins,” and i couldn’t do that unless i learned backflips! (laughs.) and then “spring awakening” happened, and it was such a fairy tale experience. i remember feeling, “oh, my god, it all happened so fast.” i was in a bit of a state of shock. but there was also a lot of growing up i had to do; being closeted, there was so much of my life that was compartmentalized. so with this, it feels like getting a do over of the “spring awakening” experience. i’ve never felt more myself. this time, i’m not so blocked and i’m really able to take it in and enjoy it. what are the offstage moments you're going to miss the most? radcliffe: hanging out in lindsay’s dressing room. sorry, lindsay, that you’ve had to share with us. mendez: we have a kiki every day. my daughter is there 50% of the time, playing and eating snacks off of jonathan’s hand. (laughs.) radcliffe: she watches “peppa pig,” so she came in the other day and was like, “do you want to play 'pass the parcel?'” also, in the most heated scene of the play, lindsay hurls bread at people and i’m off in the wings trying to catch it every night. we high five if i get it and she shames me if i don’t. mendez: i do, very much. and now, they’re helping me up and down as i’m navigating this pregnancy. groff: pulling your skirt up (mid performance) on sunday as the belly was coming out. i was like, “oh, my god, that baby is jumping out right now! we’ve got to fix this dress; the gown is coming down!” mendez: that's what the joy of the show is: none of us are carrying it by ourselves. taking that bow together at the end is like the best thing ever.

by continuing to use our site, you agree to our private policy and terms of use. jonathan groff wins tony award for best actor for merrily we roll along this was jonathan groff's third time being nominated for a tony award, and his first time winning! jonathan groff is now a tony winner… officially! on sunday, june 16, the out cover star and merrily we roll along performer won the 2024 tony award for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical. this pretty competitive category had groff beating out fellow nominees brody grant for the outsiders, dorian harewood for the notebook, brian d'arcy james for days of wine and roses, and olivier award winner eddie redmayne for cabaret at the kit kat club. groff said during his acceptance speech: "i grew up in a house surrounded by cornfields in lancaster county, pennsylvania. i was raised by my parents, jim and julie groff, and my brother david, and the three of them were sitting right there. thank you for letting me dress up like mary poppins when i was three. thank you for letting me act out scenes from i love lucy on my 10th birthday. thank you for always allowing my freak flag to fly without ever making me feel weird about it." "even if they didn't always understand me," he continued, "my family knew the lifesaving power of fanning the flame of a young person's passions without judgment. i walked through life with an open heart because you let me know that i could. thank you to all of my teachers back in pennsylvania, especially sue fisher, who told me i could do this for a living." groff added, "i moved to new york exactly 20 years ago this year and i got a job waiting tables and became a volunteer for broadway cares/equity fights aids. all i wanted was to be a part of this community. a thank you to everyone involved in spring awakening who not only made that dream come true, but also inspired me to come out of the closet when i was 23. i'm now 39 and musical theater is still saving my soul." "maria friedman, thank you for letting me be your franklin shepherd in this production of merrily and allowing me the chance to accept respect and express both the lightest and darkest parts of myself," he went on. "daniel radcliffe and lindsay mendez, you are more than old friends, you are soul mates, and i'm looking forward to watching each other change for the rest of our lives. thank you to every member of the extraordinary cast for lifting this merrily into the spiritual stratosphere." groff concluded his emotional speech, "and finally, i just want to say that when i was a kid in pennsylvania, i used to record the tony awards on a vhs tape and watch the performances over and over again. and to actually be able to be a part of making theater in this city and just as much to be able to watch the work of this incredible, incredible community, has been the greatest gift and pleasure of my life. i thank you and thank you so much for this honor." see on instagram the cast of merrily we roll along, including fellow nominees lindsay mendez and daniel radcliffe, also performed a number from the musical at the ceremony. this was groff's third time being nominated for a tony and his first time winning. in 2007, at the beginning of his stardom, he was nominated for best actor in a leading role in a musical for playing troubled teen melchior gabor in spring awakening. he was subsequently nominated for best actor in a featured role for playing king george iii in hamilton. see on instagram in his recent out cover story, groff discussed his role in the musical as franklin shepard   a talented musical composer who becomes a hollywood producer. "no one wants to really make space for frank's darkness or his pain… that feels so familiar to me," groff said in the interview. "it feels very gay. and then there's also something about it that feels quite american of like, just… take a little trip, and then you'll come back, and you work, and everything will be fine. but there's not a real investigation of sadness or despair." groff's approach clearly worked, as he channeled that darkness and pain into a well deserved tony win. congratulations! mey rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. the transgender, latina lesbian lives in los angeles with her fiancée. mey rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. the transgender, latina lesbian lives in los angeles with her fiancée.

this year's tonys kept us guessing right till the end. another tony awards is in the books, with stereophonic becoming the most tony winning show of the season and the outsiders taking the highly coveted best musical title! this year's tonys kept us guessing right up to the end, from some shocking losses to some buzzy presenter pairings. read on to find out what we think were the biggest surprises of the night. in most award years, one show usually sweeps remember when hamilton won 11? but in a show of how strong the competition was this year, it was anyone’s guess who would win best musical. while the outsiders took home the top prize and three other categories, it was notable that suffs was the musical that picked up best book and best score. the frontrunner, hell's kitchen, which came in with 13 nominations, ended up with two tony awards. but aside from stereophonic, which led with five prizes, the wins were pretty evenly divided amongst the shows. daniel radcliffe won best featured actor in a musical for his work as charley kringas in merrily we roll along, but the biggest surprise here is less that he won than it is that it is his first major award win. best known for his iconic portrayal of the titular boy wizard in the harry potter film franchise, radcliffe has gone on to enjoy a successful career on stage and screen, with past broadway appearances in titles like equus and how to succeed in business without really trying. though he’s always been great at selling tickets and was well received in his earlier performances, award wins and even nominations! have mostly eluded him. luckily, the 2024 tony awards finally fixed that. your turn, oscars, golden globes, emmys, and oliviers! it wasn’t a surprise that appropriate by branden jacobs jenkins won best revival of a play. it did, after all, have the second most tony nominations for a play. but in a show of generosity, during his acceptance speech for the prize, jacobs jenkins dedicated a portion of his speech to the broadway revival of purlie victorious, saying: "i really want to share my small part of this big award with ... [purlie victorious playwright] ossie davis, [and] his family, because the truth is without ossie davis, i wouldn't be here. without purlie victorious, appropriate would not be here. i know people come up here and say it all the time, but it's true. if you guys want this, we can figure out an arrangement of custody. he can haunt my bedroom. i don't care. tell me the secrets." it goes to show you, just because it’s a competition doesn’t mean there isn’t camaraderie. many had thought the olivier  and now tony winning revival of merrily we roll along's director, maria friedman, was a safe bet to take best direction of a musical, but the category ended up going to the outsiders’ danya taymor. narratives can be very powerful when it comes to awards shows, and "fixing" one of sondheim’s only unsuccessful musicals was thought to be a pretty unbeatable story. it helps, too, that friedman was extremely close with sondheim before his death in 2021. not only had she appeared in london productions of merrily over 30 years ago, she made him godfather to one of her children! but don’t worry for friedman too much. the production had a very successful tony night, winning best revival of a musical, orchestrations for jonathan tunick, featured actor in a musical for daniel radcliffe, and leading actor in a musical for jonathan groff. and when lead producer (and maria’s sister) sonia friedman accepted that best revival tony, she brought maria up to the mic to say some words and accept the award, too. tony award or not, maria friedman has definitively become the director that finally made merrily we roll along a broadway success. it’s rare for a play to dominate one category, let alone three slots in the category. but that was the case for stereophonic, where three actors in the production were nominated for featured performance by an actor in a play: will brill, tom pecinka, and eli gelb. no one in the category was a front runner, since there was a chance that the three stereophonic nods would have split the tony votes (and corey stoll and jim parsons are also formidable actors). but out of the stereophonic actors, will brill was the dark horse as a comedic performance in a sea of dramatic ones. then again, perhaps the tony award voters needed a good laugh, and a good tug of the heart and brill’s portrayal of alcoholic bass player reg more than delivered on both (his houseboats monologue is truly one for the ages). as he pointed out in his acceptance speech, jonathan tunick’s tony win for his merrily orchestrations was his first for a stephen sondheim score. tunick was sondheim’s most frequent orchestrator, but the best orchestrations category did not exist for most of the years they were working together on new musicals, including merrily’s original broadway outing in 1981. tunick’s sole other tony win was in 1997 for maury yeston’s titanic. but that’s not the only thing that makes tunick’s tony win notable. his work on the current broadway revival is remarkably old. he orchestrated the original production in 1981 with a fairly large orchestra, and then re orchestrated the score for a much smaller ensemble when sondheim and furth revised the musical in the 1990s. the broadway revival uses an orchestration that finds middle ground between those two, notably adding some string players back into the mix. in this case, it took tunick 43 years to get some recognition for his work on merrily! in a world in which this revival is already rewriting history as a huge broadway success after the original production’s infamously short run, tunick’s win is another full circle cherry on top, hopefully helping heal some wounds from the musical’s premiere. awards show presenters are always a good place to make fun pairings, and the 2024 tony awards were no exception. best musical, the most highly coveted award at broadway’s top honors, was announced by tony winners cynthia erivo and idina menzel. but both being tony winners was not what made them a fun pairing. menzel won a tony award creating the role of elphaba in the original company of broadway’s wicked, while erivo is poised to bring the green skinned role to the silver screen when the first of a two part film adaptation of the musical hits movie theatres this thanksgiving. the onstage meeting may have been a nice way to pass the baton broomstick along, and we were here for it! award shows are also a great way for friends to reconnect. for the theatre fans who may not be tapped into pop culture, jay z joined alicia keys for a pre recorded segment of "empire state of mind" in hell's kitchen's performance medley. the pair collaborated on the beloved 2009 single that has now reached the broadway stage in keys' bio musical. hopefully his performance has given the famed rapper the theatre bug and he can join keys in creating a new broadway musical. for more tony awards coverage, visit playbill.com/tonys. linda cho dede ayite dede ayite cody spencer shaina taub george c. wolfe justin peck tom scutt jane cox david zinn ryan rumery dr. jason kindt nikiya mathis nikiya mathis billy porter billy porter alex edelman alex edelman daniel radcliffe kecia lewis jeremy strong jeremy strong branden jacobs jenkins branden jacobs jenkins members of stereophonic daniel aukin will brill david adjmi kara young kara young sarah paulson jonathan groff and sarah paulson sarah paulson and jonathan groff jonathan groff jonathan groff sarah paulson and branden jacobs jenkins the outsiders producers hank unger, michael rego, and matthew rego patrick catullo, david babani, and sonia friedman maleah joi moon maleah joi moon maleah joi moon one of america’s most acclaimed sopranos will headline concerts in february and may. the concert series, running february through april, will spotlight women and nonbinary artists. john znidarsic will direct the new work from robert lindsey nassif and cavan hallman. the programs will continue to operate until all current students have completed their programs. the massachusetts company's newly announced summer season also includes mario correa's n/a, rajiv joseph's king james, and more. the film purports to examine the chicago outfit’s alleged involvement in the jfk assassination, drawing directly from firsthand accounts and insights from the family of crime boss sam giancana. alex brightman, sara chase, kevin del aguila, and more star in the satire of golden age musicals. the strange loop star is currently playing the iceberg. new production shots give a first look at the wicked tony winner's new musical at the nederlander theatre. sign up for announcements and exclusive discounts on tickets to your favorite shows! 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insights from sherwood, the stage, the hollywood reporter, and npr sign up for semafor flagship: the daily global news briefing you can trust. read it now. british actor daniel radcliffe won his first tony award for his role in the revival of stephen sondheim’s merrily we roll along in a ceremony where hollywood names dazzled but most prizes still went to top broadway actors. the harry potter star’s success comes at a time when a british theater powerhouse is looking to expand its influence in broadway, whose theaters have for decades been dominated by three main family owned operators. behind the scenes of the growing british presence at the tonys, a private equity backed british theater company has been making waves on broadway, sherwood reported. atg entertainment, which owns a quarter of london’s west end theaters, expanded heavily into new york in 2023, buying five houses in an estimated $300 million deal to add to the two it already owned. this kind of change is atypical for broadway, which has operated more in a “dynastic mode,” the stage noted, with three families owning most of the houses. it remains to be seen what long term impact atg will have on new york’s theater district; it may drive away some of the “loyalty edge” that defines broadway today and make it more about “what shows have to offer from a business standpoint,” one producer told sherwood. several of the nominated dramas at the tonys had a political undertone, like enemy of the people, which is about a town’s backlash against a whistleblower, and patriots, about russian president vladimir putin’s rise to power. politics was also a refrain on stage, with a number of presenters and winners touching on “vague” political themes, npr wrote, without naming presidential candidates or specifying issues. in a surprise appearance, former us presidential candidate hillary clinton received a standing ovation when she presented suffs, a musical about women’s right to vote, and talked about “how hard it is to make change,” deadline reported. while the presence of big hollywood names loomed large during the ceremony, most top prizes still went to “broadway’s own,” the hollywood reporter wrote. a list celebrities including angelina jolie certainly played a role in bolstering interest for the event, which is always “a tough sell” because of its specificity. but most of the key acting awards still went to performers who are primarily known for their work on the great white way, like jonathan groff, kecia lewis, and maleah joi moon from hell’s kitchen, kara young from purlie victorious, and will brill from stereophonic. it was “a demonstration of the fiercely independent spirit that has long defined the tonys,” the outlet wrote. sign up for semafor .css w8sqnb{text transform:capitalize;}flagship transparent news, distilled views, and global perspectives.

see 2024 tony award winners daniel radcliffe and jonathan groff, alongside nominee lindsay mendez, in the first revival of merrily we roll along on broadway, winner of the tony award for best musical revival. get merrily we roll along tickets on new york theatre guide. merrily we roll along is a musical about 20 years in the lives of three old friends: broadway composer turned film producer franklin shepard, playwright and lyricist charley kringas, and theatre critic mary flynn. the show charts how their friendship devolves and fractures in the course of two decades as a result of frank's relentless quest for success, fame, and fortune. merrily we roll along goes in reverse chronological order, beginning when frank is a successful but shallow producer whose choices have distanced him from his true composing talents and lifelong friends. the show ends when he, charley, and mary are young, bright eyed, and meeting for the first time, when frank and charley become a writing duo and mary meets them when she hears the beautiful music coming from their apartment. in the meantime, we also see frank's romantic and professional relationships get turned inside out, too. the musical is based on a 1934 play of the same name by george s. kaufman and moss hart. the merrily we roll along musical changed the names and professions of its principal characters: playwright richard niles became franklin, painter jonathan crale became charley, and novelist julia glenn became mary. adapting the story of merrily we roll along into a musical also allowed composer stephen sondheim to be inventive with style and structure. to fit the reverse chronological order setup, he puts reprises of songs before their "original" versions, and he repeats some themes and sounds in different songs to mimic how memories from one's youth take on difference resonances over time. sondheim collaborated with bookwriter george furth and director hal prince for the original production of merrily we roll along on broadway in 1981. it was the trio's second collaboration after the greatly successful company   which, coincidentally, was just revived on broadway in the 2021 22 season. the debut of merrily we roll along in new york was not as successful initially; the show closed after 52 previews and 16 performances. since then, however, the show underwent extensive rewrites and has become a classic, spawning multiple off broadway revivals and a london production that earned the olivier award for best new musical. this production of merrily we roll along isn't even the only star studded production currently in the works   a film adaptation starring paul mescal, beanie feldstein, and ben platt has begun filming and will shoot over the course of 20 years. merrily we roll along and company join assassins and into the woods in the list of recent sondheim revivals in new york. classic stage company mounted assassins in winter 2021, and into the woods played new york city center as part of the encores! musical revival series ahead of a limited broadway engagement in summer 2022. between the merrily off broadway and broadway productions, sondheim's sweeney todd is getting a 2023 broadway revival. merrily we roll along runs 2 hours and 30 minutes with one intermission. tickets to merrily we roll along are available on new york theatre guide. get merrily we roll along broadway tickets now. 2hr 30min. incl. 15min intermission. hudson theatre ages 10+. children under 4 are not permitted in the theater. december 7th, 2023 july 7th, 2024 by: george furth, adapted from the play by george s. kaufman and moss hartsongs by: stephen sondheimdirector: maria friedmanchoreography: tim jacksoncast list: daniel radcliffe (as charley kringas), jonathan groff (as franklin shepard), lindsay mendez (as mary flynn), krystal joy brown (as gussie carnegie), katie rose clarke (as beth), reg rogers (as joe josephson)design: soutra gilmourcostumes: soutra gilmourlighting: amith chandrashakersound: kai haradaother info: orchestrations by jonathan tunick, hair and wig design by cookie jordan, music supervision by catherine jayes, music direction by joel fram, associate music supervision by alvin hough, jr., music coordination by kristy norter ada seating, elevator access, assisted listening devices, closed captioning devices get tickets to merrily we roll along on broadway, or sign up to receive our latest news and show alerts. daniel radcliffe, jonathan groff, and lindsay mendez star in the first broadway revival of this sondheim musical. the story of of three artists whose friendship falls apart starts at the end and ends at the beginning. knowing their future, can something in the past change their fate? relive your teenage years at merrily we roll along and learn more about tickets today. merrily we roll along on broadway is playing at hudson theatre. the theatre is located at 141 west 44th street, new york, 10036. the running time of merrily we roll along on broadway is 2hr 30min. incl. 15min intermission. the recommended age for merrily we roll along on broadway is ages 10+. children under 4 are not permitted in the theater.. book tickets for merrily we roll along on broadway on new york theatre guide. the script for merrily we roll along is by george furth, adapted from george s. kaufman and moss hart's 1934 play of the same name. the music and lyrics are by stephen sondheim, who previously collaborated with furth on company. merrily we roll along's score includes the famous sondheim songs "good thing going," "not a day goes by," "like it was," and "merrily we roll along." there are 26 musical numbers in the show. merrily we roll along is recommended for children 10 and older due to some strong language and references to alcoholism and adultery. please note that children 4 and younger are not permitted in broadway theatres. daniel radcliffe has been on broadway multiple times before in shows like how to succeed in business without really trying in 2011. learn more about all of daniel radcliffe's broadway and international stage credits. merrily we roll along is on broadway through march 24, 2024 only at the hudson theatre. merrily we roll along on broadway stars daniel radcliffe as charley kringas, jonathan groff as frank shepard, and lindsay mendez as mary flynn. learn more about merrily we roll along and its cast. maria friedman directs merrily we roll along. her production, which she first staged in london in 2012 before bringing it on and off broadway in 2023, received critical acclaim in both the u.k. and u.s. merrily we roll along is among the best reviewed shows on new york theatre guide. our four star review of the off broadway production praises groff, radcliffe, and mendez's performances and reads, "the story’s consideration of the fragility of friendships stands out." unfortunately, tickets for this event are no longer available. the outsiders the great gatsby © 2025 newyorktheatreguide.com

merrily we roll along is a musical with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and a book by george furth. it is based on the 1934 play of the same name by george s. kaufman and moss hart. the show tells the story of how three friends' lives and friendship devolve over the course of 20 years; it focuses particularly on franklin shepard, a talented composer of musicals who, over those 20 years, abandons his friends and songwriting career to become a producer of hollywood movies. like the play on which it is based, the show's story moves in reverse chronology, beginning in 1976 at the friends' lowest moment and ending in 1957, at their youthful best. merrily premiered on broadway on november 16, 1981, in a production directed by frequent sondheim collaborator hal prince, with a cast almost exclusively of teenagers and young adults. however, the show was not the success the previous sondheim prince collaborations had been: after a chaotic series of preview performances, it opened to widely negative reviews, and closed after 16 performances and 44 previews. in subsequent years, the show has been extensively rewritten and enjoyed several notable productions, including an off broadway revival in 1994 and a west end premiere in 2000 that won the laurence olivier award for best new musical. the 2022 off broadway production staged at new york theatre workshop transferred to broadway in fall 2023, starring jonathan groff, daniel radcliffe, and lindsay mendez, directed by maria friedman, and winning four tony awards, including best revival of a musical. a film adaptation starring paul mescal, beanie feldstein, and ben platt is currently in production and is being filmed over the course of 20 years. this is a synopsis of the current, revised version of the show since the 1994 york theatre production, not the original one performed on broadway in 1981. the plot revolves around frank shepard, a famous songwriter and eventual film producer ("overture/merrily we roll along"). moving backwards across 20 years, the show details frank's rise from a penniless dreamy eyed composer to a wealthy film producing sell out, and what he lost to get there. in 1977, the charismatic frank shepard hosts an opening night party of hollywood insiders, along with his mistress and star of his new film, meg, who all lavishly praise him ("that frank"). frank initially seems jovial but tenses when a partygoer mentions charley kringas, frank's former best friend and musical collaborator. his oldest remaining friend, theatre critic mary flynn, attends the party too but is disgusted by the other guests' shallowness and frank's abandonment of music: his true talent. becoming more and more jaded, mary finally gives a drunken toast, castigating frank and his guests, before storming out. frank's wife gussie arrives, angry that meg landed the film role over her. he admits that he has pursued financial success at the expense of his values and loved ones. gussie says she knows he is cheating on her with meg. when he declares their marriage over, gussie viciously splashes iodine in meg's face. the years roll back to 1973 ("first transition"), when frank and charley are about to be interviewed in a new york television studio. mary greets the bitter charley backstage, who says frank rarely makes time to collaborate anymore. mary tries to soothe him by explaining she set up this interview to force frank to publicly commit to the show the two men have been planning for years. she is nostalgic ("old friends   like it was"), and charley is shocked that, even after 16 years, mary clearly remains in love with frank. frank belatedly arrives with his new wife gussie, who is trying to avoid lending money to her ex husband: washed up broadway producer joe. frank is nervous to tell charley that he has signed a three picture deal, but the interviewer lets the news slip right before they go live on air, during which charley launches into a furious rant on how frank cares about nothing but money ("franklin shepard, inc."), ending their friendship. in 1968, mary and charley surprise frank in his new apartment on central park west ("second transition") with frank's young son, frankie, whom he has not seen since his contentious divorce from his first wife. frank wants to option a film version of his and charley's stage show musical husbands to pay for the divorce, but, when charley passionately objects, mary calms her friends' tensions ("old friends"). frank's producer joe and joe's wife gussie arrive with champagne which mary, a teetotaler at this time, refuses. everyone is aware that frank and gussie are having an affair except mary who, appalled to now realize this, gulps down the champagne. after everyone leaves, frank plays an old song on his piano and attempts to make sense of his choices. on the verge of composing a new piece, he is interrupted when gussie returns, announcing that she intends to leave joe and commit to frank ("growing up"). in 1966 ("third transition"), frank and his first wife beth are fighting over custody of their son frankie in a courthouse. reporters flock around, eager to catch gossip since gussie has been subpoenaed. frank confronts beth, who still loves him but cannot live with him knowing he was unfaithful to her with gussie ("not a day goes by"). beth drags their son away, heading to texas to live with her father. frank collapses in despair but is consoled by mary, charley, and his other remaining friends who try to convince him that this is the "best thing that ever could have happened" ("now you know"). in 1964, gussie is performing a song on the opening night of musical husbands: frank and charley's first broadway show ("gussie's opening number"). the curtain comes down on the show and, as the audience applauds, charley and frank, backstage with joe, mary, and beth, are ecstatic to learn the show is a hit ("it's a hit!"). charley's wife is in labor, and before he and beth rush to the hospital, mary begs beth to stay behind so that frank will not be left alone with gussie. beth says she trusts her husband and departs. in 1962 ("fourth transition"), frank, beth, charley, and mary have been invited to a party at gussie and joe's elegant sutton place apartment, where they stand starstruck by the influential crowd ("the blob"). deliberately spilling wine on beth's dress, gussie pulls frank away from the partygoers, confiding her unhappiness to him, and convinces him to write the commercial show joe is producing, musical husbands, rather than the political satire he and charley are trying to get produced ("growing up" (reprise)). returning to her guests, she invites the songwriters to perform their latest song, "good thing going". the guests love it and gussie implores them to do an encore, but the guests quickly lose interest and resume their noisy cocktail chatter ("the blob" (reprise)). charley storms out as mary looks on worriedly. in 1960 ("fifth transition"). charley, frank, and beth are performing at a small nightclub in greenwich village, with mary lending a hand. trying to appear bright and sophisticated, they perform a song celebrating america's new first family ("bobby and jackie and jack"). joe is in the tiny audience and is quite impressed, as is his new fiancée and former secretary gussie. after the show, frank explains to them that he and beth are marrying. it becomes clear that the wedding is due to her pregnancy, but frank professes his happiness anyway. with mary, charley, and beth's disapproving parents looking on, the happy couple exchanges vows as a lovelorn mary tries to swallow her feelings for frank ("not a day goes by" (reprise)). in 1958 ("sixth transition"), frank, charley, and mary are busy in new york, working their way up the career ladder, taking any job they can and working feverishly on their songs, plays, and novels. frank and charley audition for joe, but he wants more "hummable" tunes, and instructs them to leave their name with his secretary, gussie. so they decide to do their own show and, in an ensuing montage, audition and hire beth, forming a cabaret show together ("opening doors"). in 1957 ("seventh transition"), early one morning, college attending frank and charley are on the roof of an apartment building on new york city's 110th street, waiting to spot the first ever earth orbiting satellite, sputnik. frank tells charley how much he likes charley's plays and proposes that they turn one, a political satire, into a musical. mary, their neighbor, arrives to view the satellite, and meets the boys for the first time. she has heard frank's piano from her apartment, and tells him how much she admires his music. he speaks of how much composing means to him. suddenly, sputnik appears in the sky, and now, for the young friends, anything is possible ("our time"). act i act ii source:[1] act i act ii the idea for merrily originated from a suggestion by hal prince's wife, judy, that he do a show about teenagers; he decided that a musical version of the 1934 george s. kaufman/moss hart play merrily we roll along would be a good fit, and when he called sondheim about the idea, sondheim "said yes on the phone".[2] the original play tells the story of "richard niles, who is revealed on the opening night of his latest play [in 1934] to be a pretentious playwright of successful but forgettable light comedies", and over the course of the play, gradually moves backward in time until reaching "his college graduation [in 1916], quoting with all the fervor of idealistic youth the words of polonius: 'this above all, to thine own self be true'." the play concerned, overall, "three friends, their artistic ambitions, the price of fame, and the changes in american society from world war i to the depression".[3] for the musical adaptation, the story was revised to take place between 1955 and 1980, and the characters were changed: "richard niles", a playwright, was now franklin shepard, a composer; "jonathan crale", a painter, was now charley kringas, a lyricist and playwright; and "julia glenn", a novelist, was now mary flynn, a journalist and eventually a critic. george furth was brought on to write the musical's book, making merrily a reunion for sondheim, furth, and prince, who had all worked together on the landmark 1970 musical company. merrily premiered at the alvin theatre on broadway, where company had premiered. as part of the original idea of doing a show about teenagers, and in order to, as theater historian ken mandelbaum put it, "enhance the ironies of the story",[4] prince cast the show entirely with teenagers and young adults, who played their characters in both youth and middle age. prince and sondheim had conceived of the show as "a vehicle for young performers",[5] and prince was also charmed by, as he said at the time, "the beginnings of [the cast's] artistry, the roughness of their craft, their inexperience. i was charmed as hell by that[.]"[6] the show's production design was also informed by this notion: the set consisted of a group of movable bleachers lined with lockers and a screen on which projections were shown "to set the mood and period"/ prince's original idea for the staging had been to "have no scenery", but rather "racks of clothes and these kids would come in looking like little kids, and they would pretend to be their parents as they see them", but this was discarded due to prince's perception of what broadway audiences, paying broadway prices, would accept from a show (as he later put it, "[g]uess what? i lacked the courage.")[7] sondheim's score was a mix of the traditional and the unconventional. in basic form and sound, the songs were written in the style of traditional broadway show music of the 1950s (where merrily's story "began") and earlier, a clear departure from the musical complexity of his previous work. but the score was also written to embody the show's backward structure in its use and repetition of certain sections of music. for example, "not a day goes by" is first heard in its "reprise", sung bitterly by frank after his divorce from beth, before being heard in its "original" form late in the second act, sung by frank (as he gets married) and mary (longingly watching frank get married). additionally, "good thing going" is gradually deconstructed throughout the musical before reaching its final but "initial" form near the end of the show, as "who wants to live in new york?". this technique was at times used, sondheim said, to show how "the songs that had been important in the lives of the characters when they were younger would have different resonances as they aged"; he also used some of these musical repetitions to represent "undercurrents of memory" in the characters in their later years. because of the strictures sondheim applied to his writing, merrily's score was one of the most difficult of his career to write.[5] for budgetary reasons, merrily did not get an out of town tryout production,[8] and instead the production put on over 40 tryout performances[9] which were actually previews on broadway before the opening.[10] the tryouts, beginning on october 8, 1981, had a poor reception, with audiences walking out. by october 21, the new york times reported that original leading man james weissenbach had been replaced by jim walton (who appeared in the role beginning october 19)[11] and the broadway opening had been postponed.[12] rehearsal choreographer ron field was replaced with larry fuller.[13][14][15] the opening was delayed a second time, from november 9 to november 16, 1981.[16] looking back on that "painful month", sondheim recalled, "that month of fervent hysterical activity was the most fun i've ever had on a single show." by opening night, the production team "thought we'd fixed the show," but in retrospect, they had only "bettered it, not fixed it," and the critical response was "merciless".[8] the broadway production, directed by prince and choreographed by fuller, opened on november 16, 1981, at the alvin theatre. it received mostly negative reviews. while the score was widely praised, critics and audiences alike felt that the book was problematic and the themes left a sour taste in their mouths. hampered by several critical reviews published before its official opening, as well as more negative ones published afterward, it ran for 16 performances and 44 previews.[17] in his new york times review, frank rich wrote, "as we all should probably have learned by now, to be a stephen sondheim fan is to have one's heart broken at regular intervals."[18] clive barnes wrote, "whatever you may have heard about it go and see it for yourselves. it is far too good a musical to be judged by those twin kangaroo courts of word of mouth and critical consensus."[19] the cast included jim walton (franklin shepard), lonny price (charley kringas), ann morrison (mary), terry finn (gussie), jason alexander (joe), sally klein (beth), geoffrey horne (franklin shepard age 43), david loud (ted), daisy prince (meg), liz callaway (nightclub waitress), tonya pinkins (gwen), abby pogrebin (evelyn), and giancarlo esposito (valedictorian).[20] judith dolan designed costumes for the production.[21] the audience had trouble following the story. consequently, the actors all ended up wearing sweatshirts with their characters' names. according to meryle secrest, "prince ... dressed everyone in identical sweatshirts and pants. then he had to add names emblazoned across the sweatshirts because the audience had difficulty telling the actors apart".[22][23][24][25] sondheim later remembered: "i rather liked it; the paying audience did not." the failure of merrily meant the "glory days" of the sondheim prince collaboration were over, and the two did not work together again until bounce (2003).[8] throughout the years, with furth's and sondheim's permission, the musical has been staged with numerous changes. sondheim has contributed new songs to several of the show's incarnations, most notably "growing up", added to the la jolla 1985 production.[26][27] a "streamlined" off broadway revival, directed by susan h. schulman, opened on may 26, 1994, at the york theatre in st. peter's church, and ran for 54 performances. the cast included malcolm gets as frank, adam heller as charley, and amy ryder as mary.[28] a cast recording was released by varèse sarabande.[20][29] another off broadway revival, directed by noah brody with choreography by lorin latarro, began on january 12, 2019, opening february 19 and originally set to run to april 7, 2019 (extended to april 14, 2019), by roundabout theatre's resident company, fiasco theater, at the laura pels theater. the reduced cast included manu narayan, brittany bradford, jessie austrian, ben steinfeld, paul l. coffey, and emily young.[30] a production directed by james lapine opened on june 16, 1985, at san diego's la jolla playhouse, where it ran for 24 performances. the cast included john rubinstein as frank, chip zien as charley, marin mazzie as beth, and heather macrae as mary.[27] an arena stage production, directed by douglas c. wager and choreographed by marcia milgrom dodge, opened on january 30, 1990, at washington, d.c.'s kreeger theater, where it ran slightly more than two months. the cast included victor garber, david garrison, becky ann baker and, as in san diego, marin mazzie as beth. in his review of the production, rich wrote, "many of the major flaws of the 1981 merrily, starting with its notorious gymnasium setting, have long since been jettisoned or rectified in intervening versions produced in la jolla, calif., and in seattle." he called the score "exceptional".[31] a 2007 signature theatre production also ran in arlington, virginia. the uk premiere of merrily we roll along was at the guildhall school of music and drama on may 11, 1983.[32] the first professional production in the uk was by the library theatre company in manchester in 1984, directed by howard lloyd lewis and choreographed by paul kerryson. paul kerryson directed a production of the show at the haymarket theatre, leicester with orchestrations by jonathan tunick and music direction by julian kelly. the production opened on 14 april 1992 with a cast that included michael cantwell as frank, maria friedman as mary and evan pappas as charlie.[33] a cast recording of the production was released in 1994 which included extended cuts and dialogue. the show finally received its west end premiere at london's donmar warehouse on 11 december 2000 in a production directed by michael grandage, running for 71 performances following eight previews. the cast was led by julian ovenden as frank, samantha spiro as mary and daniel evans as charley. spiro and evans received olivier awards for their performances, and the production received the olivier for best musical.[34] karen hebden's production for derby playhouse in may 2007 featured glyn kerslake as frank, glenn carter as charley, eliza lumley as mary, and cheryl mcavoy as beth.[35] maria friedman directed a revival of the musical at london's menier chocolate factory, which opened on 28 november 2012 and transferred to the harold pinter theatre in the west end on 1 may 2013. the production starred mark umbers as frank, jenna russell as mary and damian humbley as charley.[36] the revival won the peter hepple award for best musical in the 2012 critics' circle theatre awards.[37] it was filmed and broadcast to select cinemas in 2013.[20] the original broadway cast reunited to stage a concert version of the show for one night on september 30, 2002, with both sondheim and prince in attendance.[38][39] an encores! staged concert at new york city center ran from february 8 to 19, 2012. this production was directed by james lapine and starred colin donnell as frank, celia keenan bolger as mary, lin manuel miranda as charley, elizabeth stanley as gussie, and betsy wolfe as beth. this version incorporated parts of revisions done for the 1985 la jolla playhouse production and 1990 and 1994 productions.[40] many members of the original production were invited to attend on february 14 and joined the encores! cast and sondheim on stage following the performance to sing "old friends". an off broadway revival, directed by maria friedman and based on her prior staging at the menier chocolate factory, ran at new york theatre workshop from november 21, 2022 to january 22, 2023, starring jonathan groff as frank, daniel radcliffe as charley, lindsay mendez as mary, krystal joy brown as gussie, katie rose clarke as beth, and reg rogers as joe.[41] in september 2023, the production transferred to broadway for a limited engagement at the hudson theatre, with all six principal actors reprising their roles. previews began on september 19, 2023 with opening night on october 10. it is the first time that merrily we roll along has run on broadway since the 1981 original production.[42] during its first week of previews, the show broke the house record at the hudson theatre and played to sold out audiences, grossing over $1.3 million.[43] on december 5, 2023, it was announced that the production would extend until july 7, 2024 with the original cast. the new york times described the revival as "the first convincing revival" of the "cult flop," crediting the success to "maria friedman's unsparing direction and a thrillingly fierce central performance by jonathan groff...groff, always a compelling actor, here steps up to an unmissable one. with his immense charisma turned in on itself, he seems to sweat emotion: ambition, disappointment and, most frighteningly, a terrible frozen disgust."[44] on june 18, 2024, it was announced that radicalmedia, the same company that filmed the original cast of hamilton for disney+ and come from away for apple tv+, would be filming this production.[45] the first australian professional production was presented by the sydney theatre company at the footbridge theatre in may july 1996. it featured tom burlinson, tony sheldon, peta toppano, greg stone and gina riley, and was directed by wayne harrison.[46] in 2002, the show ran for approximately 120 performances at the shaw festival in a production directed by jackie maxwell and featuring tyley ross as frank, jay turvey as charley and jenny l. wright as mary.[47] as part of the sondheim celebration at the kennedy center, a limited engagement of 14 performances opened on july 12, 2002 at the eisenhower theater. the cast featured michael hayden (frank), miriam shor (mary), raúl esparza (charley), anastasia barzee (beth), and emily skinner (gussie).[48] in september 2002, a concert production of merrily we roll along was a part of the 2002 2003 reprise! season. the production starred hugh panaro as franklin, kevin chamberlin as charley, lea delaria as mary, teri hatcher as gussie, and jean louisa kelly as beth.[49] a derby playhouse production ran from april 19 to may 19, 2007, starring glyn kerslake, glenn carter and eliza lumley in the lead roles.[50] a signature theatre (arlington, virginia) production, directed by eric d. schaeffer, opened on september 4, 2007 and ran through october 14, 2007.[51] the production received four helen hayes award nominations,[52] with a win for erik liberman as charley.[53] john doyle directed a production running at the watermill theatre, newbury, berkshire, from january 16, 2008 through march 8, 2008. it featured sam kenyon (frank), rebecca jackson (gussie), elizabeth marsh (mary) and thomas padden (charley).[54][55] available light theatre (avlt) presented the revised version at the vern riffe center in columbus, ohio, from august 19, 2010 through september 4, 2010. it was directed by john dranschak and featured ian short as frank, nick lingnofski as charley, and heather carvel as mary. the musical director was pam welsh huggins.[56] the cincinnati playhouse in the park presented a revival directed by john doyle, using the actor musician concept, opening on march 3, 2012. the cast included malcolm gets (frank), daniel jenkins (charley), and becky ann baker (mary). this production used the 1994 york theatre revisions.[57] clwyd theatr cymru at mold in north wales performed the musical may 12   june 2, 2012, directed by nikolai foster.[58] pan productions staged merrily we roll along in 2014 at the kuala lumpur performing arts centre for the first time in south east asia. directed by nell ng with music direction by nish tham. this production featured peter ong (frank), aaron teoh (charley), chang fang chyi (mary), nikki palikat (gussie), stephanie van driesen (beth), and dennis yeap (joe).[59][60] astoria performing arts center produced an off off broadway production in 2015 starring jack mosbacher as frank, ally bonino as mary, and nicholas park as charley.[61] the production won outstanding production of a musical at the 2015 new york innovative theatre awards.[62] the wallis annenberg center for the performing arts in beverly hills staged a production from november 23 to december 18, 2016. directed by michael arden, the production starred aaron lazar as frank, wayne brady as charley, and donna vivino as mary.[63] the huntington theatre company produced maria friedman's version in boston, running from september 8 to october 15, 2017. umbers and humbley reprised their roles from the london production, with eden espinosa joining as mary. the hayes theatre in sydney staged a production directed by dean bryant which was intended to start its run on 16 april 2020,[64] but was delayed by the covid pandemic. the production finally premiered on 21 october 2021, with an expected run to 27 november.[65] the production was well reviewed, and extended its run to 9 december.[66][67][68] the original broadway cast recorded the show the day after their final performance. the recording was released by rca as an lp album in april 1982, then compact disc in 1986. a 2007 remastered cd release from sony/bmg broadway masterworks includes a bonus track of sondheim performing "it's a hit".[69] in his review of the album, alan stern of the boston phoenix felt that "merrily we roll along is not in the same league with sweeney todd. although ingeniously structured, merrily is less ambitious and less accomplished. fans of sondheimian mordancy and wordplay will be disappointed: lyrically, the songs are less showy than anything he’s written since 1964's anyone can whistle.[70] a cast recording of the 2012 encores! revival was released by ps classics as a two cd set,[71] featuring colin donnell, celia keenan bolger, lin manuel miranda, betsy wolfe, and elizabeth stanley. various artists have recorded the show's songs, including carly simon, rosemary clooney, frank sinatra, petula clark, mandy patinkin, bernadette peters, betty buckley, cleo laine, liza minnelli, barbara cook, patti lupone, barry manilow, audra mcdonald, michael crawford, and lena horne. "not a day goes by", "good thing going", "old friends", and "our time" frequently appear on the cabaret circuit. the 2023 broadway revival production released a digital cast recording on november 15, after announcing it just a few hours before at the end of the performance on november 14. the physical cd was released on january 12, 2024.[72] original cast member lonny price directed the documentary best worst thing that ever could have happened, describing the "thrilling, wrenching experience" of the original production. the film opened november 18, 2016, in new york city,[73][74] followed by a question and answer session with price, moderated by bernadette peters.[75] richard linklater announced in 2019 that he would film an adaptation of the musical over the course of twenty years, allowing the cast to age with their characters (a style linklater used in boyhood).[76] actors ben platt, paul mescal, and beanie feldstein portray charley, frank, and mary. mescal replaced blake jenner, who was initially attached to the project.[77] the 2017 film lady bird includes a school production of merrily we roll along in its story;[78] one of the students in the production was played by feldstein.
performances in n.y.c. “merrily we roll along” is radcliffe’s fifth show on broadway, but the first for which he was even nominated for a tony award. transcript “and the tony award goes to charlie kringas himself, daniel radcliffe.” “this is just, it’s been unbelievable. thank you so much to our cast. everybody on that stage, it is an honor to be on stage with you every single night. and to   yeah, i will just, i will miss it so much. speaking of missing things; jonathan, lindsay, i will miss you so much. i don’t really have to act in this show. i just have to look at you and i feel everything that i want to feel. i will never have it this good again.” by michael paulson daniel radcliffe is one of the world’s most famous actors. but he’s never won a major award. until now. radcliffe won the tony award for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical, for his work in the smash hit revival of “merrily we roll along.” the show is radcliffe’s fifth on broadway, but the first for which he was even nominated for a tony, despite mostly admiring reviews all along the way. radcliffe, 34, will forever be known as the actor who played the title wizard in all eight “harry potter” films. but even before shooting of those films concluded, he had begun making the adventurous choices   onstage and onscreen   that have helped him accomplish the rare transition from child star to respected adult actor. in “merrily,” radcliffe plays charley kringas, a lyricist turned playwright whose long friendship and collaboration with a talented composer (a character named franklin shepard, played by jonathan groff) has imploded.