Part of the Sony Masterworks label's series of 2007 reissues, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG presents recordings by the original 1980s Broadway cast of the inventive Stephen Sondheim production. Highlights of the ensemble musical, which essentially runs ...
a Sondheim flop? i think not... NB: best if you also own the other "NEW CAST" recording with Malcolm Gets et al. so you can listen and compare.
Some people are so afraid of "serious" musicals. this one is a blast though. Funny, incisive, and touching commentary on who we are, and (maybe) how we get lost.
Worth it alone for "Franklin Shepard, Inc." and Sondhein singing "It's a Hit"
If you like Sondheim you gotta have it, if not, well what's wrong with you? Submitted by ceedeegee57 (Vancouver, BC, CANADA) Was This Merrily We Roll Along Soundtrack Music Review Helpful? YesNo
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