US EditionLindsay Mendez Clarifies Jonathan Groff Spitting on Stage After Viral Clip
The 2023 Broadway revival won four Tony Awards and was filmed to allow wider audience access and capture unique stage moments, releasing in theaters Dec. 5, 2025.
- On December 5, 2025 the filmed recent Broadway revival Merrily We Roll Along directed by Maria Friedman opens in cinemas, starring Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, and Lindsay Mendez.
- The show's earlier Broadway failure saw Merrily We Roll Along close after only 16 performances, but the recent Broadway revival grew from off-Broadway origins into wide critical success.
- Radcliffe explained, 'They filmed three shows at night in a row, and during the day, they had cameras on stage with us to film close-up stuff,' and Mendez said, 'There were so many moments I never knew existed because I'm busy doing my thing.'
- For many fans, the film provides immediate access, landing on screens nationwide to reach moviegoers and Broadway audiences who missed the stage run, while critics frame it as cinematic rather than a concert recording.
- Richard Linklater is simultaneously developing a long-term film shot over 20 years with Paul Mescal, Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein, while reviewers say the filmed revival should tide Sondheim fans over.
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A review of 'Merrily We Roll Along' a filmed version of the Tony Award winning Broadway Musical revival with Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe
Lindsay Mendez Clarifies Jonathan Groff Spitting on Stage After Viral Clip
Lindsay Mendez is setting the record straight on how much her Merrily We Roll Along costar Jonathan Groff really spits on her during their performances. During the run of their Broadway show, Mendez, 42, Groff, 40, and their costar Daniel Radcliffe participated in Vanity Fair’s Lie Detector Test, during which the actress was instructed to ask Groff, “You’re a notoriously spitty singer… How many times do you think you spit on us during the produc…
<em>Merrily We Roll Along</em>: Good Thing Going
Richard Linklater is currently filming his own version of Merrily We Roll Along with Paul Mescal, Ben Platt, and Beanie Feldstein. He’s doing it à la Boyhood, in piecemeal fashion over a long period of time so that the actors age along with their characters. It should be out in 2040 or thereabouts, and I fully intend to be there. However, if you can’t wait that long (and who could blame you?), you can go out this week to the concert film version…
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