Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened (Trailer) | 'Merrily We Roll Along' documentary

One of the truly legendary musicals in the history of Broadway, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG opened to enormous fanfare in 1981, and closed after sixteen performances. For the first time, BEST WORST THING THAT EVER COULD HAVE HAPPENED draws back the curtain on the extraordinary drama of the show's creation - and tells the stories of the hopeful young performers whose lives were transformed by it. Directed by Lonny Price, a member of the original cast, the film is a bittersweet meditation on the choices we all make, and the often unexpected consequences of those choices -- through success and failure. Featuring exclusive appearances by Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, Jason Alexander, Mandy Patinkin, Adam Guettel, Frank Rich and the original Broadway cast of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG.

An Atlas Media Corp Production in association with Allright Productions.
Opened theatrically on 11-18-16.

[georgemaniere]

I was in the orchestra for this production. Music, cast, orchestrations were sublime.
One thing I will never forget was the look on Stephen Sondheim's face when he heard the overture for the 1st time.
Next to Gypsy the best Broadway overture ever by the great Jonathan Tunic.

[jeffkoons]

This film is extraordinary. I discovered it last week and have watched it five times. I think it's breathtakingly beautiful.

[robertamsel]

I'm one of those people who saw this original version of the show... and loved it.

[raspa]

Loved it the moment I saw it - opening night on Broadway -

[d.d.jacksonpoetryproject]

Fantastic documentary - the biggest surprise was how it parallels the theme of the musical by following the young actors afterwards to see what happened to them/how things panned out just as was done ( in reverse) in the actual musical. Bravo.

[BertCCRI]

Having seen "Merrily" four times in the span from early previews to opening night on Broadway, I hope this film gets widespread distribution, or becomes available on DVD.

[makiburgess]

Jason Alexander is the biggest name among the cast who participated in this doc, but the other big name to come out of the cast was Giancarlo Esposito. I wonder why he isn’t in the film.

[melisloan]

Saw it 3 times in the 2 weeks. Being a theater fanatic its one of my all time great memories. Never liked the revivals

[jesshawthorn]

Does anybody know where I can actually watch this film? I'm in the UK. Thanks!

[musicaltheatrefank]

Now we have Jonathan, Daniel, and Lindsay.

[rockubabe]

I never saw this production but the sentiment and heartbreak were palpable