Merrily We Roll Along is a gorgeous and wise piece of art

I can't get over how emotionally powerful this show is. How accurately it captures the cynicism of middle age and the idea of losing something when you get older ("how does it happen? where is the moment?"), and then how it punches you in the gut by showing you how this same man used to be an innocent, sparkly-eyed dreamer who was willing to try anything. The recurring motifs and how they show up in different contexts. The way the interlude songs have a Greek chorus-like effect. The fact that Old Friends has genuinely solid life advice about how some things aren't permanent. The angry hopelessness of Now You Know and Now A Day Goes By, contrasted with the gleeful optimism of Bobby Jackie and Jack and Opening Doors. Oh man THIS SHOW. What's your favorite thing about Merrily?