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Merrily We Roll Along [1981]

Opening date
October 1, 1981
Comments
Date is for the first preview of this musical, directed by Harold Prince, with music by Stephen Sondheim. The official Broadway opening date was November 16, 1981 at the Alvin Theatre. The show actually had 52 previews and only 16 official performances before it closed - a major flop. The action in this musical starts in 1980 and moves backward to 1955.

Notwithstanding that the play was a flop, Sondheim was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music and also the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics, which he won. Sondheim was also nominated for a Tony for Best Original Score.

Original Broadway Cast Recording released in 1982.

A new production in 1985 at the La Jolla Playhouse in California introduced another song into the score.

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Performances

Title Performer Written by Info
 PRF Stephen Sondheim Covered by (4 artists)
Originally by Charley [Lonnie Price] REC,REL
 PRF Stephen Sondheim Covered by (34 artists)
Originally by Frank Sinatra REC,REL
 PRF Stephen Sondheim Covered by Adam Grupper, Colin Donnell, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Celia Keenan-Bolger & Betsy Wolfe
Originally by Jason Alexander, Jim Walton, Ann Morrison, Lonny Price REC, Cris Groenendaal, Steven Jacob, Betsy Joslyn and Timothy Nolen REL
 PRF Stephen Sondheim Covered by (7 artists)
Originally by Mary [Ann Morrison] REC,REL
 PRF Stephen Sondheim Covered by (7 artists)
Originally by Company [Merrily We Roll Along, Original Broadway Cast] REC,REL
 PRF Stephen Sondheim Covered by (48 artists)
Originally by Carly Simon REL, Frank [Jim Walton] REC
 PRF Stephen Sondheim Covered by (3 artists)
Originally by Mary and Company (Ann Morrison) REC,REL
 PRF Stephen Sondheim Covered by (25 artists)
Originally by Mary, Charley (Ann Morrison, Lonny Price) REC,REL
 PRF Stephen Sondheim Covered by (2 artists)
Originally by Frank, Charley, Mary, Joe, Girl Auditioning, Beth (Ann Morrison, Lonny Price, Jim Walton, Jason Alexander, Sally Klein, Marianna Allen) REC,REL
 PRF Stephen Sondheim Covered by (13 artists)
Originally by Frank, Charley, Mary and Company (Ann Morrison, Lonny Price, Jim Walton) REC,REL
 PRF Stephen Sondheim Covered by Liz Callaway
Originally by Frank and Guests (Jim Walton) REC,REL
 PRF Stephen Sondheim Covered by Turtle Creek Chorale / The Women's Chorus of Dallas
Originally by Company [Merrily We Roll Along, Original Broadway Cast] REC,REL
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