This headline is annoying. Dude has done a million cool projects since he got famous as a child actor. Let him fucking grow up already.
And he’s one of the most outspoken against that cunt
Which cunt?
Amusingly enough, the “gimmick” of Merrily We Roll Along is that the story is told in reverse chronological order. So it starts when he’s a successful middle-aged man, but with a life of regrets and ends when he’s a college student full of hope for the future.
Granted, it doesn’t end with him literally as a child, but it’s funny to me that you’re saying “let him fucking grow up already” in an article about a show where all of the characters essentially age in reverse.
Edit: Also, the original Broadway cast were almost all teenagers. I think the youngest was 17 and the oldest was 21.
Fun fact: The original Broadway production of Merrily We Roll Along was a flop (unfortunate, because the music is amazing), but it was also the first big break for Jason Alexander!
There’s a fun documentary about the musical- Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened- where he talks about an experience when he learned not to question Sondheim’s lyrics.
