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It's our time, breathe it in; worlds to change and worlds to win"

Merrily We Roll Along

Presented by Little Triangle
The Depot Theatre
March 2017

Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by George Furth
Director & Designer Alexander Andrews
Music Director Conrad Hamill
Producer Rose McClelland
Stage Manager Christopher Starnawski
Répétiteur Antonio Fernandez
Lighting Designer Alex Smiles
Costume & Props Assistant Mitchell Wassink
Production Photographer Clare Hawley

Merrily We Roll Along

Presented by Little Triangle
The Depot Theatre
March 2017

Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by George Furth
Director & Designer Alexander Andrews
Music Director Conrad Hamill
Producer Rose McClelland
Stage Manager Christopher Starnawski
Répétiteur Antonio Fernandez
Lighting Designer Alex Smiles
Costume & Props Assistant Mitchell Wassink
Production Photographer Clare Hawley

Merrily We Roll Along, set in the show-biz world of opening nights and hit songs, turned a disenchanted gaze on the creators’ own milieu. Ironically, the show marked the end of the historic collaboration between Stephen Sondheim and director Hal Prince, the team that redefined the Broadway musical. Merrily opened on Broadway on November 16, 1981, after a month of previews, and closed after just sixteen performances.

Franklin Shepard, a successful songwriter and movie producer in his late thirties, reviews his life, both professional and personal, especially his relationships with his best friends, Mary and Charley (his song-writing collaborator), and his two wives, Beth and Gussie. The action moves backward in time from 1976 to 1957, from the disappointments of adulthood, to the hopeful idealism of youth.
Merrily We Roll Along Poster

Cast
Patrick Howard (Frank), Zach Selmes (Charley), Victoria Zerbst (Mary), Richard Woodhouse, Matilda Moran (Gussie), Shannen Sarsedt (Beth), Embla Bishop (Mrs. Spencer), Phoebe Clark (Meg), Blake Condon (Jerome), Victoria Luxton (Dory), Jesse Layt (Tyler), Caitlin Rose (K.T.), Kelly Goddard (Scotty), Tayla Jarrett (Ru), Katelin Koprivec (Terry), Michael McPhee (Bunker)

Band
Conrad Hamill (Keyboard, Cello, Double Bass), Antonio Fernandez (Keyboard)

"The must see show of the year. Five and a half stars" ... "Merrily We Roll Along is enormously entertaining, sparklingly high-spirited and heart-touchingly charming, with incredibly complex and beautiful vocal harmonies."
Rebecca VaridelSydney Scoop
"As tight an ensemble performance as I have seen on a Sydney stage in a long time. An absolute winner of a production." ... "Slick, polished, warm and geniune. An absolute delight for every single moment." "Conrad Hamill's musical direction is nothing short of perfect"
Emma CaldwellWeekendNotes
"Little Triangle is a brand new Sydney theatre company dedicated to reprising under-performed musicals at a ticket price point that doesn’t cost their audience a week’s rent. As an effort to expand and diversify the musical theatre scene in Sydney, this is a valiant way to open a company."
Julia ClarkNight Writes
"Little Triangle have “pulled it off” again capturing the essence of these shows and presenting them as chamber pieces." ... "Most appealing in this production is the creative simplicity in the direction, design and music direction" ... "Highly recommended"
Mark NagleOn The Town
"The score is beautifully played by a two-man band (Antonio Fernandez, piano; musical director Conrad Hamill on bass and cello)"
Jason BlakeAudrey Journal
"Andrews has gathered a wonderful cast for this work and he has ensured that the work remains text driven, ensuring that none of Sondheim's fabulous lyrics are lost in amongst the gorgeous musicality." ... "This is a wonderful presentation of a rarely performed work that is poignant in its exploration of the effect of ambition, arrogance and artifice."
Jake KopsBroadwayWorld
"Andrews’ meticulous stage direction was seen again in the sharp comic timing, excellent tension, and unceasing vivacity of ensemble moments."
Sylvie WoodsCutCommon
"Something about Little Triangle works very well to produce these high-quality Sondheim productions that combine the enormity of a well formed musical cast with the intimacy of what feels like a small theatre." ... "These are stellar productions that are not to be missed."
Lisa Thatcher
"This charismatic and talented cast of seventeen strong shows ensemble work at its best." ... "Highly recommended"
Sylvia KeaysThe Buzz From Sydney
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