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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.
16 lut 2012 · In this rebroadcast from 2010, the musical theater legend talks about writing the lyrics and music for several of his productions, including the 1981 musical Merrily We Roll Along, which is...
14 lip 2024 · Dive into "The Meaning Behind The Song: Merrily We Roll Along (1979-1975) / Old Friends / Like It Was by Original Broadway Cast of Merrily We Roll Along" on Beat Crave. Discover the inspiration, lyrics, and story behind the song.
20 mar 2023 · Who wrote Merrily We Roll Along? The Merrily We Roll Along musical is based on a play of the same name written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The pair wrote multiple shows together, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning You Can't Take It with You.
Overview. Context. Broadway producer and director Harold Prince’s wife Judy kept “nagging” him to put on a musical about teenagers, so he brought George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s 1934 play, Merrily We Roll Along, to Stephen Sondheim for their next project.
23 cze 2024 · One such song that captures the essence of friendship is “Old Friends” by the Original Broadway Cast of Merrily We Roll Along. Written by the legendary Stephen Sondheim, this song explores the enduring nature of old friendships and the unique bond they create.
Merrily We Roll Along boasts a score that’s full of what sound like traditional musical comedy songs from the mid-1950s through the 1960s. While the score is clearly Sondheim and the songs are not pastiches, there are evocations of several of his contemporaries: Bernstein, Bacharach, Styne, Coleman, Strouse and Kander.
