Merrily We Roll Along (42SM)

Role: Franklin Shepard
Theater:
42nd Street Moon
Director: Dennis Lickteig
Music Director: Tonia Johnson
Choreographer: Ashley Cowl
Opening: March 25th, 2023
Photos: Ben Krantz

Description

I was thrilled when 42nd Street Moon approached me about reviving the production of Merrily that we had done almost a decade earlier. With an original production run scheduled for April of 2020, though, we had to wait three years before we actually were able to align the stars to put it up. With DC Scarpelli and I reprising our roles as Charlie and Frank, we added in Melissa WolfKlain (with whom I had done Millie a decade earlier) as Mary to create our trio of Old Friends, and the three of us loved telling the story together each night. I also played the piano live on stage again, something I wished I had the opportunity to do more.