Critical Reaction

"Glorious... Heartbreaking... The charms of the music are still abundantly evident... The cheers began with the first bars of the show s overture, the most infectious and conventionally stirring that Mr. Sondheim wrote." - New York Times

"The songs, and the mood and verve and expertise... in all these aspects, Merrily sings." Time

"A 'merry' experience - hugely witty, tunefully inventive and brightly entertaining& has the freshness of real-time thought and the sting of genuine feeling." - The Telegraph

"The songs are rich in melody... the lyrics are deftly sophisticated and witty, and there is brilliant use of musical themes." - Talkin Broadway