Watch: Video of 'Old Friends' from 'Merrily We Roll Along' Revival Released

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Just in time for the holidays, Sony Masterworks Broadway, along with producers Sonia Friedman, David Babani and Patrick Catullo share the official music video for "Old Friends," featuring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, and Lindsay Mendez from the New Broadway Cast Recording of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's "Merrily We Roll Along."

Available now in the digital format with the physical CD set for release on January 12 (preorder here), the New Broadway Cast Album was produced by David Caddick, David Lai, Joel Fram and Maria Friedman, and recorded and mixed by Ian Kagey at Berklee at PowerStationNYC and Renaissance Recording NY. The album also includes new liner notes from Director and Album Producer Maria Friedman as well as former New York Times Chief Theater Critic, Ben Brantley.

"'Merrily We Roll Along's' initial short run may have been nothing but a footnote in the illustrious career of Stephen Sondheim without the preservation of his amazing score on the Original Broadway Cast Recording," says Scott Farthing, EVP of Sony Masterworks U.S. "How amazing that over 40 years later, Masterworks Broadway had the opportunity to memorialize the musical's celebrated new revival to live alongside the iconic original album."

Starring Daniel Radcliffe as Charley Kringas, Jonathan Groff as Franklin Shepard, and Lindsay Mendez as Mary Flynn, "Merrily We Roll Along" also features Krystal Joy Brown as Gussie Carnegie, Katie Rose Clarke as Beth Shepard, and Reg Rogers as Joe Josephson.

The company includes Calvin James Davis, Max Rackenberg, Brady Wagner, Sherz Aletaha, Maya Boyd, Leana Rae Concepcion, Morgan Kirner, Ken Krugman, Corey Mach, Talia Simone Robinson, Amanda Rose, Jamila Sabares-Klemm, Brian Sears, Evan Alexander Smith, Christian Strange, Koray Tarhan, Vishal Vaidya, Natalie Wachen, and Jacob Keith Watson.

"Merrily We Roll Along" is directed by multi-Olivier Award® winner Maria Friedman, features music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, a book by George Furth, and is based on the original play by George S. Kaufman & Moss Hart. "Merrily We Roll Along" officially opened Tuesday, Oct. 10 and runs for a strictly limited engagement through Sunday, July 7, 2024 at the Hudson Theatre (141 W 44th Street).

Spanning three decades in the entertainment business, "Merrily We Roll Along" charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends – writer Mary and lyricist and playwright Charley. An inventive cult-classic ahead of its time, "Merrily We Roll Along" features some of Stephen Sondheim's most celebrated and personal songs.

"Merrily We Roll Along" features a design and creative team that includes Tim Jackson (choreography), Tony Award Winner Jonathan Tunick (orchestrations), Soutra Gilmour (Scenic & Costume Design), Amith Chandrashaker (Lighting Design), Kai Harada (Sound Design), Cookie Jordan (Hair & Wig Design), Jim Carnahan, CSA (casting), Joel Fram (music direction and additional vocal arrangements), Catherine Jayes (music supervision), Alvin Hough Jr. (associate music supervision), Kristy Norter (music coordination).

This production was originally produced at the Menier Chocolate Factory in 2012 followed by a West End run produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, the Menier Chocolate Factory, and Neal Street Productions in 2013. It was later produced at New York Theatre Workshop in 2022.

"Merrily We Roll Along" was originally directed on Broadway by Harold Prince and originally produced on Broadway by Lord Grade, Martin Starger, Robert Fryer, and Harold Prince in association with Ruth Mitchell and Howard Haines.

Tickets are available at MerrilyOnBroadway.com starting at $79. A limited number of $39 tickets will be available for performances of "Merrily We Roll Along" via digital lottery. The lottery will open for entries on the TodayTix app each Sunday at 12:01 a.m. for the coming week's performances and will close at noon on the day before each performance. Winners will be notified by push notification and email between 1 to 4 p.m. on the day before their selected show, and will have 30 minutes to purchase their tickets in the app. Entrants may request 1 or 2 tickets, and entry is free and open to all. Click here to download the TodayTix app.


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