Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...

2016
1 Std. 35 Min.

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Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened... (2016)

This film from acclaimed theater director Lonny Price charts the journey of the original cast of Stephen Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along" in the 30-plus years since the musical debuted on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre in 1981.

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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuThis film from acclaimed theater director Lonny Price charts the journey of the original cast of Stephen Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along" in the 30-plus years since the musical debuted on ... Alles lesenThis film from acclaimed theater director Lonny Price charts the journey of the original cast of Stephen Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along" in the 30-plus years since the musical debuted on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre in 1981.This film from acclaimed theater director Lonny Price charts the journey of the original cast of Stephen Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along" in the 30-plus years since the musical debuted on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre in 1981.

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David Cady

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Liz Callaway

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Giancarlo Esposito

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Terry Finn

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George Furth

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Adam Guettel

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Steven Jacob

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Ann Morrison

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Mandy Patinkin

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Tonya Pinkins

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Abigail Pogrebin

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Lonny Price

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Daisy Prince

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Harold Prince

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Forrest Ray

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Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened

7/10 - very fascinating look at one of the biggest flops to ever hit the Broadway stage and the legacy that continues to this day.

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A Famous Sondheim Fiasco Revisited & Revitalized

Having just recently been thrilled by the successful Broadway revival of "Merrily We Roll Along", I wanted to revisit this 2016 documentary which chronicled the original 1981 production, a legendary fiasco now revered by Stephen Sondheim aficionados. Directed by Lonny Price, one of the original three leads and now one of the leading Broadway directors, the film went into fascinating specifics about the embattled mounting of the show, including the auditions of the youthful cast. It lasted only 16 performances, and the heartbreak of its closure was followed in this film by what happened to each of the cast members and how they looked back on their involvement. Needless to say, Sondheim and Hal Prince recovered from this stumble, but they never worked together again.

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Toward the end of this documentary, the director/narrator Lonny Price gives overviews of several of its subjects' life and career paths (including Ann Morrison [Mary Flynn], Jim Walton [Franklin Shepard], Jason Alexander [Joe], Terry Finn [Gussie], and himself [Charley Kringas]) after "Merrily We Roll Along" closed. However, Price doesn't mention the subsequent careers of two of the show's most successful cast members: Tonya Pinkins (Gwen Wilson) and Giancarlo Esposito (Valedictorian). Although she was interviewed for the documentary, the fact that Pinkins has had a successful Broadway career in plays and musicals like The Wild Party and Radio Golf, was nominated for two Tony Awards, and has won one all went unmentioned. And Esposito, whose extensive film and television career has ranged from Do the Right Thing to The Usual Suspects to Breaking Bad, was not interviewed.

Soundtracks
The Hills of Tomorrow
Merrily We Roll Along (1980)
"Rich and Happy" from Merrily We Roll Along
Written by Stephen Sondheim
Performed by Paul Gemignani
copyright 1981
Courtesy: Sony Masterworks by arrangement
with Sony Music Licensing
Warner/Chappell, by arrangement with
Warner Group Licensing