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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.
Based on George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s 1934 play of the same name, Merrily We Roll Along follows the successful career of Broadway composer turned Hollywood producer Franklin Shepard backward in time.
Merrily We Roll Along is a 1981 American musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by George Furth. It is based on the 1934 play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart .
George Simon Kaufman (November 16, 1889 – June 2, 1961) was an American playwright, theater director and producer, humorist, and drama critic. In addition to comedies and political satire, he wrote several musicals for the Marx Brothers and others.
Plot Summary. “The Man Who Came to Dinner” is a whirlwind of comedic events that begins with — Sheridan Whiteside, a famously cantankerous radio personality, visits the small town of Mesalia, Ohio, to dine with the affluent Stanley family.
Nov 21, 2004 · George S. Kaufman, a founding wit of the Algonquin Round Table and probably the greatest hitmaker in Broadway history—“You Can’t Take It with You,” “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” “Of Thee I...
Sep 24, 2009 · “The Man Who Came to Dinner” was inspired by Kaufman’s pal and former fellow theater critic, Alexander Woollcott who would eventually play the role and also includes facsimiles of Noël...
