Signature’s Merrily We Roll Along Does Roll On In Spite of Itself

No one wrote ambivalence like composer Stephen Sondheim, which makes his and George Furth’s Merrily We Roll Along stand apart in its prescriptive reckoning with the unchecked pursuit of fame and fortune. “How did you get to be here?” the ensemble sings pointedly at its sellout lead character, leaving little question for the audience that […]

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