Hey, old friends, the filmed version of the Tony-winning revival of Merrily We Roll Along arrives on video on demand January 20. It is currently available to stream on Apple TV (the price is $14.99 purchased or rental for $9.99).

To celebrate the digital release from Sony Pictures Classics, Playbill has an exclusive look at a clip from the musical: the complete "Old Friends" scene. Watch Tony winners Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, and Lindsay Mendez perform the Stephen Sondheim classic in the video below. The over-six-minute scene also includes the dialogue leading into the famed song, as well as the arrival of Gussie (Krystal Joy Brown) and Joe (Reg Rogers).

The hit revival of Sondheim and George Furth's Merrily We Roll Along, directed by Maria Friedman, opened at the Hudson Theatre in 2023. This filmed version, also directed by Friedman, was captured towards the end of the show's run on Broadway in 2024. The film was screened in cinemas in December 2025, via Sony Pictures Classics and Fathom Entertainment. Read reviews of the film here.  

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The capture is the latest in a long line of Sondheim musicals to receive official stage films. It's also the second time this version of Merrily has been filmed and commercially released. A film of the production's 2013 West End run was preserved with the London cast and released for on demand streaming by Digital Theatre. 

The Broadway revival of Merrily starred Radcliffe as Charley Kringas, Groff as Franklin Shepard, and Mendez as Mary Flynn. The trio all reprised their performances from the production's sold-out 2022 Off-Broadway run at New York Theatre Workshop, along with Krystal Joy Brown as Gussie Carnegie, Katie Rose Clarke as Beth Shepard, and Reg Rogers as Joe Josephson. Max Rackenberg, Rocco Van Auken, and Brady Wagner shared the role of Frank Jr.

This film and the Tony win marked the culmination of the musical's remarkable comeback story, from an infamously short-lived original production to a revival that was the hottest ticket in town. While the original Broadway production of Merrily only ran for 16 performances and 44 previews, this revival was regularly among the highest-grossing shows on Broadway. This revival won four 2024 Tony Awards, also including Best Orchestrations for Jonathan Tunick, Leading Actor in a Musical for Groff, and Featured Actor in a Musical for Radcliffe.

Watch: An Oral History of Merrily We Roll Along's Journey From Flop to Tony-Nominated Hit

This revival of Merrily We Roll Along opened October 10, 2023, at the Hudson Theatre, and completed its run July 7, 2024. Directed by Olivier winner Maria Friedman, the work features music and lyrics by Sondheim and a book by Furth.

The company also included Sherz Aletaha, Maya Boyd, Leana Rae Concepcion, Coby Getzug, Ken Krugman, Corey Mach, Talia Simone Robinson, Jamila Sabares-Klemm, Brian Sears, Evan Alexander Smith, Christian Strange, Brianna Stoute, Vishal Vaidya, Natalie Wachen, and Jacob Keith Watson. Casting was by Jim Carnahan and Jason Thinger.

Based on the George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart play of the same name, Merrily We Roll Along tracks the lives of three friends navigating the entertainment industry over three decades in reverse chronological order. Sondheim's score includes such songs as "Old Friends," "Now You Know," "Franklin Shepard, Inc.," "Good Thing Going," and "Not a Day Goes By." A revival cast recording was released last year.

WATCH: Jonathan Groff Hilariously Flubs a Lyric in Merrily We Roll Along On Broadway

The production features choreography by Tim Jackson and orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick. Scenic and costume design are by Soutra Gilmour, with lighting design by Amith Chandrashaker, sound design by Kai Harada, hair and wig design by Cookie Jordan, music supervision by Catherine Jayes, music direction by Joel Fram, associate music supervision by Alvin Hough, Jr., and music coordination by Kristy Norter.

The film is produced by Sonia Friedman, David Babani, Patrick Catullo, F. Richard Pappas, RadicalMedia’s Jon Kamen, and Dave Sirulnick. Executive producers include Meredith Bennett, No Guarantees Productions, Scott Abrams, Jonathan Corr, Mary Maggio, Jeff Romley, Tony Yurgaitis, Andrew Cohen, Amanda Lipitz, and Henry Tisch alongside co-executive producer Stephanie P. McClelland. Karla Zambrano and Alec Sash serve as supervising producers. Friedman, Babani, Catullo, and Romley led the revival's stage producing team.