Merrily We Roll Along follows a trio of old friends – Franklin Shepard, a composer; Charley Kringas, his writing partner lyricist; and Mary Flynn, an upcoming novelist. All three are primed to change the world through words and music. However, life has a way of opening doors that take them further away from what – and who – they love. Famously told in reverse, Merrily bittersweetly investigates how grown-up sellouts are forged from wide-eyed poets.
Franklin Shepard: Matthew de Meyrick
Charley Kringas: Daniel Mark Wakeford
Mary Flynn: Theresa Landy
Gussie Carnegie: Lucy de Hosson
Beth Spencer: Helen Jordan-Lane
Joe Josephson / Swing: Ben James
Ensemble / Meg / Mrs Spencer: Olivia Causer
Ensemble / Tyler / Swing: Bailey Mitchell
Ensemble / KT / Swing: Rishika Nair
Ensemble / Jerome / Mr Spencer: Hudson Perry
Ensemble / Scotty: Gabe Way Stamatellis
Ensemble / Ru: Savannah Windus
Producer: Priscilla Soo
Director: Sasha Cole
Music Director: Jieshun Wang
Vocal Director & Assistant Director: Benjamin Olivera
Choreographer & Intimacy Coordinator: Bonnie FitzGerald
Wellbeing Officers: Bronwyn Dyer & Emily Whiting
Assistant Producers: Vivienne Payge Boucher & Selena Madrio
Publicity Manager / Graphics Designer: Sophie Szecsodi
Assistant Publicity Manager: Bronwyn Dyer
Photographer: Sam Folden
Stage Manager: Charlotte Jones
Assistant Stage Manager: Zia Bohm
Costumes: Lois Andresson, Helen Jordan-Lane & Sasha Cole
Props Master: Joshua Wilson
Set: Nic Barg & Bronte Taylor
Lighting Technician: Flynn Crewes
Assistant Lighting Technician: Ryder Garvey
Sound Technician: Andrew Chen
Assistant Sound Technician: Levi Maron
Hair and Makeup: Rachel Baker
Crew: Keshiga Gopalarajah, Eugenia He, Jake Henderson, Sophie Lin, Jules Pek-Lowther, Holly Spinks, Lewis Sucic, Joshua Wilson
Reed 1: Emma Chau
Reed 2: Lindford Gilmour
Trumpet: William Hogg
Trombone: Beate Mannes
Keys 1: Jonathan Zhang
Keys 2: Roderick Nguyen
Bass: Nick Airey
Drums / Percussion: Kye Burns