The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia by Rick Pender

Author:Rick Pender [Pender, Rick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781538115879
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

References

Caryl Flynn, Brass Diva: The Life and Legends of Ethel Merman (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2007); Brian Kellow, Ethel Merman: A Life (New York: Viking Press, 2007); Gerald Nachman, Showstoppers! The Surprising Backstage Stories of Broadway’s Most Remarkable Songs (Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2017); William Ruhlmann, AllMusic Review (allmusic.com); Meryle Secrest, Stephen Sondheim: A Life (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998); Murray Schumach, “Ethel Merman, queen of musicals, dies at 76,” New York Times, February 16, 1984; Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010); Craig Zadan, Sondheim & Company, 2nd ed. (New York: Da Capo Press, 1994). See also: GYPSY, ARTHUR LAURENTS, JEROME ROBBINS, JULE STYNE.

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (1981, 1985)

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

Music and Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim

Book: George Furth

Director: Harold Prince

Furth and Prince adapted the book from the play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart

Orchestrator: Jonathan Tunick

Choreographer: Larry Fuller

Assistant Choreographer: Janie Gleason

Musical Director: Paul Gemignani

Scenic Designer: Eugene Lee

Costume Designer: Judith Dolan

Lighting Designer: David Hersey

Sound Designer: Jack Mann

Makeup and Hair Designer: Richard Allen

Producers: Lord Lew Grade, Martin Starger, Robert Fryer, and Harold Prince; in association with Ruth Mitchell and Howard Haines

Cast: Franklin Shepard (Jim Walton), Mary Flynn (Ann Morrison); Charley Kringas (Lonny Price); Gussie (Terry Finn); Joe Josephson (Jason Alexander); Beth (Sally Klein)

The original Broadway production of Merrily We Roll Along at the Alvin Theatre (where Company was a hit a decade earlier) began with previews on October 1, 1981. After forty-four previews, it opened on November 16 and closed after sixteen performances, on November 28, 1981.

AWARDS AND HONORS: 1982 TONY AWARD NOMINATION (1): Best Original Score. 1982 DRAMA DESK AWARDS (2): Outstanding Music and Outstanding Lyrics. 1982 THEATER WORLD AWARD: Ann Morrison.

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