Merrily We Roll Along (play)
Merrily We Roll Along is a play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. It concerns a man who has lost the idealistic values of his youth. Its innovative structure presents the story in reverse order, with the character regressing from a mournful adult to a young man whose future is filled with promise.
Although the 1934 Broadway production received mostly good notices, it was a financial failure and was not revived on Broadway.
Read more about Merrily We Roll Along (play): Background and Production History, Critical Response, Synopsis, 1981 Musical Adaptation
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