Merrily We Roll Along

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Event Merrily We Roll Along
Venue Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank, VIC
Umbrella Event A Sondheim Triptych
First Date 27 September 2010
Opening Date 27 September 2010
Last Date 27 September 2010
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere No
Description The authors of COMPANY reunited to turn the traditional showbiz musical on its head with MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG - a thrilling and compelling Broadway fable about friendship, compromise and the high price of success. With a unique narrative style that begins in the present and moves backwards in time, the story revolves around Franklin Shepard who, having once been a talented Broadway composer, has now abandoned his friends and his songwriting career to become a Hollywood producer.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Musical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jacob Cook Actor Ensemble
Phoebe Coupe Actor Ensemble
Laura Fitzpatrick Actor Mary
Joti Gore Actor Ensemble
Ben Hudson Actor Ensemble
Martin Lane Actor Ensemble
Angela Lumicisi Actor Ensemble
Darren Natale Actor Joe
Emily Paddon-Brown Actor Ensemble
Christopher Parker Actor Franklin
Lisa-Marie Parker Actor Beth
Helena Plazzer Actor Mary
Hester van der Vyver Actor Gussie
Stephen Wheat Actor Charlie
Mitchell Roberts Actor and Singer Franklin jnr
Stephen Sondheim Composer
Christina Logan-Bell Designer
Shaun Murphy Director
Lucy Birkinshaw Lighting Designer
Stephen Sondheim Lyricist
Ben Kiley Musical Director
Georgi Cahill Stage Manager
George Furth Writer
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
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Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 86239