What: In 1981, the new Sondheim-Prince musical premiered on Broadway. With the creators fresh off Sweeney Todd, everyone expected Merrily We Roll Along to be a smash hit.
It bombed.
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened is the story behind the story. The documentary is directed by one of the original cast members and it's a talking heads bonanza of interviews. Yes, yes, it's all about the power of theater, but what really struck me was how everyone involved actually had to live the story of the show before they really got it, thirty years later.
How to get it: It's currently streaming on Netflix.
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