Merrily We Roll Along
Franklin Shepard is a talented Broadway composer who abandons his theater career and all his friends in New York in order to produce films in Los Angeles. The story begins at the height of his Hollywood fame and moves backwards in time, showing snapshots of the most important moments in Frank’s life that shaped the man he is today.
Director:
Richard Linklater
Writers:
Richard Linklater, Jonathan Marc Sherman.
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Paul Mescal as Franklin Shepard |
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Ben Platt as Charley Kringas |
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Beanie Feldstein as Mary Flynn |
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Mallory Bechtel as Beth Spencer |
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Hannah Cruz as Gussie Carnegie |
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Boo Arnold as Mr. Spencer |
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Leah Loftin as Mrs. Spencer |
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Lin-Manuel Miranda as |
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Werner Richmond as Minister |
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Ray L. Perez as Luncheonette Patron |
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Kate Heron as Auditionee #1 |
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Tiana Stuart as Auditionee #2 |
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Zora Ambrose Ellis as Mary's Work Friend |
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Jon Reneé as Pianist |
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Tristan Tierney as Tyler |
| Directing | George Sledge | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Derek Franzese | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | John Sloss | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Glen Ackers | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Victoria Resendez | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tara Cooper | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Stephen Sondheim | Music |
| Sound | Stephen Sondheim | Songs |
| Writing | George Furth | Musical |
| Writing | Stephen Sondheim | Musical |
| Production | Mike Blizzard | Producer |
| Production | Jason Blum | Producer |
| Production | Jonathan Marc Sherman | Producer |
| Production | Richard Linklater | Producer |
| Directing | Richard Linklater | Director |
| Production | Ginger Sledge | Producer |
| Writing | Richard Linklater | Screenplay |
| Editing | Sandra Adair | Editor |
| Art | Bruce Curtis | Production Design |
| Directing | T.J. Larson | Script Supervisor |
| Writing | Jonathan Marc Sherman | Screenplay |