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It's been over forty years in the making. Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Merrily We Roll Along - once dismissed after a devastating sixteen-performance run in 1981 - became the hottest ticket in town when it was revived on Broadway in 2023.

Charting the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends, writer Mary and lyricist & playwright Charley, the cult classic features dazzling performances from Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez.

Directed by Maria Friedman and winner of four Tony Award® prizes including Best Revival of a Musical, Merrily We Roll Along is now captured for the screen in an intimate film; proof, at last, that some shows are simply ahead of their time.

Merrily We Roll Along is directed by Maria Friedman and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez, Katie Rose Clarke, Reg Rogers and Krystal Joy Brown. It's produced by Jon Kamen, Sonia Friedman, Dave Sirulnick and F. Richard Pappas.

Synopsis

Spanning three decades, Merrily We Roll Along charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends - writer Mary and lyricist & playwright Charley. Originally produced on Broadway in 1981, then becoming an inventive cult-classic ahead of its time, the musical features some of Stephen Sondheim's most celebrated and personal songs.

Merrily We Roll Along is available to Buy or Rent on Digital from 4th June 2026, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.