Merrily We Roll Along
ComedyDramaMusical
"Merrily We Roll Along" follows Franklin Shepard, a talented Broadway composer who abandons his theater career in New York and all his friends in order to produce movies in Los Angeles.
Director
Richard Linklater
Writers
Richard Linklater, Jonathan Marc Sherman, George Furth
Stars
Paul Mescal, Ben Platt, Beanie Feldstein
Language
English
Country
United States
📋 5.3K
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🎭 Top Cast
Paul Mescal
as Franklin Shepard
Ben Platt
as Charley Kringas
Beanie Feldstein
as Mary Flynn
Hannah Cruz
as Gussie
Mallory Bechtel
as Beth Spencer
Boo Arnold
as Mr. Spencer
Leah Loftin
as Mrs. Spencer
Jon Reneé
as Pianist
Werner Richmond
as Minister
Tiana Stuart
as Auditionee #2
🎬 Technical Specs
Color
Color
Production
Blumhouse Productions, Detour Filmproduction
🏷️ Keywords
friendshowbiz dramabased on play
🎯 Categories
Showbiz DramaComedyDramaMusical
💡 Did You Know?
Beanie Feldstein previously appeared in the movie Lady Bird (2017), in which this musical is performed as the high school's fall show. Her character in that film was cast as the female lead in that play, just as she herself would later be cast as the same role in the actual movie in real life.
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📖 Synopsis
"Merrily We Roll Along" follows Franklin Shepard, a talented Broadway composer who abandons his theater career in New York and all his friends in order to produce movies in Los Angeles.