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A 1935 song by Charlie Tobias, Murray Mencher, and Eddie Cantor, and the theme of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Learn about its history, variations, and relation to other songs and plays.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupMerrily We Roll Along · Stephen Sondheim · Merrily We Roll Along Orchestra · Michael Rafter · CastMerrily We Roll...
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Apr 1, 2017 · The song “Merrily We Roll Along” was published as commercial sheet music but never r... 1935. Words & music by Charlie Tobias, Murray Mencher, and Eddie Cantor.
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Jul 29, 2020 · Not many people know that Eddie Cantor (1892-1964) wrote the song "Merrily We Roll Along" which is the theme song for all of those Warner Brothers cartoons. ...
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Merrily We Roll Along Lyrics. It's a Hit! The script for this was written by George Furth, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The basis of creation was the 1934 theatrical play, Merrily We Roll Along, by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The creators kept the main idea and plot of the original play but advanced the scenario to cover the ...
The idea for Merrily originated from a suggestion by Hal Prince's wife, Judy, that he do a show about teenagers; he decided that a musical version of the 1934 George S. Kaufman/Moss Hart play Merrily We Roll Along would be a good fit, and when he called Sondheim about the idea, Sondheim "said yes on the phone".
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Jun 3, 2024 · Joey Sims May 1, 2024, 04:00. “It’s a hit!”. So goes the refrain sung by best friends Franklin Shepard, Charley Kringas, and Mary Flynn early in the second act of Merrily We Roll Along, Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s onetime flop which is now Broadway’s hottest ticket. In “It’s a Hit,” the trio celebrate Frank and Charley ...
