Maria's Merrily rolls along to West End after Menier?

Maria Friedman's Whatsonstage.com Award-nominated revival of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along is tipped to transfer to the West End following its run at the Menier Chocolate Factory.

The revival, which recently extended booking at the Chocolate Factory to 9 March 2013, stars Damian Humbley, Jenna Russell, Mark Umbers, Josefina Gabrielle, Clare Foster and Glyn Kerslake.

Based on the 1934 play of the same name by George S Kaufman and Moss Hart, the musical scrolls back through the career of talented composer Franklin Shepard, who has abandoned his friends, family and Broadway songwriting career to become a producer of lucrative Hollywood films.

As key moments of his life are replayed, decisions, choices, priorities and the price of success are equally reevaluated. The show features some of Sondheim’s most notable songs including "Good Thing Going", "Not a Day Goes By" and "Old Friends".

The production, which was widely acclaimed by critics, marks Friedman's directing debut. According to the Daily Mail, it will transfer to the Harold Pinter Theatre after the run of Old Times finishes on 6 April. A representative of the production told Whatsonstage.com that a deal still to be signed.

If it is confirmed, the production will become the latest in a string of Menier revivals to transfer to larger stages. Recent examples include the Whatsonstage.com Award-nominated Abigail's Party and A Little Night Music.

The Menier Chocolate Factory is nominated for eight Whatsonstage.com Awards, winners of which will be announced at the star-studded Awards Concert on 17 February at the Palace Theatre. Click here for tickets.

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	Menier Merrily We Roll Along transfers to Harold Pinter in May - 20th Feb 2013 news
	Menier Merrily We Roll Along extends booking to 9 Mar - 6th Dec 2012 news
	Michael Coveney: Rolling along merrily to Christmas - 29th Nov 2012 blog
	Merrily We Roll Along - 29th Nov 2012 reviews
	1st Night Photos: Friedman makes Merrily at Menier - 29th Nov 2012 photos
	Review Round-up: Critics Roll Along to Menier - 29th Nov 2012 roundup
	Show Pics: Merrily spends Christmas at the Chocolate Factory - 28th Nov 2012 photos
	Past/Present/Future for... Merrily We Roll Along star Mark Umbers - 19th Nov 2012 interviews
	Cast announced for Merrily We Roll Along at Menier Chocolate Factory - 12th Sep 2012 news