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Merrily We Roll Along: Sondheim’s 1981 “Flop” Completes Its Comeback

Merrily We Roll Along: Sondheim’s 1981 “Flop” Completes Its Comeback

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 4, 2025Merrily We Roll Along, Maria Friedman, Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, Lindsay Mendez, Broadway, Movies based on Broadway musicals, Stephen Sondheim, MusicalComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Daniel Radcliffe, Lindsay Mendez & Jonathan Groff on Stage Hit’s Leap to the Screen

Original-Cin Q&A: Daniel Radcliffe, Lindsay Mendez & Jonathan Groff on Stage Hit’s Leap to the Screen

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekDecember 1, 2025Maria Friedman, Broadway, Based on a Broadway musical, Merrily We Roll Along, Daniel Radcliffe, Lindsay Mendez, Jonathan Groff, Musical, Stephen Sondheim, George FurthComment

Original-Cin Q&A: David Alvarez, West Side Story's 'Tough Guy' Bernardo, is a Nice Guy from Montreal

Original-Cin Q&A: David Alvarez, West Side Story's 'Tough Guy' Bernardo, is a Nice Guy from Montreal

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekDecember 10, 2021Steven Spielberg, West Side Story, David Alvarez, Ariana Dabose, Canadians in Hollywood, Stephen Sondheim Comment

West Side Story: Spielberg's First Musical Has Moves, Energy and Heightened Storytelling

West Side Story: Spielberg's First Musical Has Moves, Energy and Heightened Storytelling

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 8, 2021West Side Story, Steven Spielberg, 1957 Broadway hit, Rachel Zegler, Ansel Elgort, Movie musicals return, Justin Peck, Jerome Robbins, Stephen Sondheim, Ariana DeBose, Rita Moreno Comments