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.
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.