The theme of second chances runs all through director Michael Disher’s latest staging of Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Along,” playing for the next two weekends at the Southampton Cultural Center.
The musical, which stars Brett Chizever, Stephen D’Amico and Susan Vinski, is Mr. Disher’s second mounting of the production this year and will also kick off the second season of “Center Stage” at the Southampton Cultural Center.
The musical reprise—which chronicles the lives of three friends, told in reverse from 1976 to 1957—is a cautionary tale about the paucity of second chances in life.
“Merrily” tells the story of Franklin Shepard, played by Mr. D’Amico, a man who has found fame as the composer of Broadway musicals but has sacrificed his personal relationships along the way in order to achieve success. In... more
The musical, which stars Brett Chizever, Stephen D’Amico and Susan Vinski, is Mr. Disher’s second mounting of the production this year and will also kick off the second season of “Center Stage” at the Southampton Cultural Center.
The musical reprise—which chronicles the lives of three friends, told in reverse from 1976 to 1957—is a cautionary tale about the paucity of second chances in life.
“Merrily” tells the story of Franklin Shepard, played by Mr. D’Amico, a man who has found fame as the composer of Broadway musicals but has sacrificed his personal relationships along the way in order to achieve success. In... more
