Production Information
Saturday 12 September 1987 to Saturday 19 September 1987 (8 performances)
at Hampton Court Theatre, Hampton Court House, Surrey, United Kingdom
by Stephen Sondheim
Book by George Firth. Based on the original play by George Kaufman and Moss Hart
Merrily We Roll Along tells the story of the rise of Franklin Shepard. The show starts off with Frank as a successful filmmaker and works backward in his life. We learn that Frank used to be an idealistic artist who dumps his best friends and lowers his artistic standards all in order to become popular in Hollywood.