First review for BEST WORST THING EVER COULD HAPPENED

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/best-worst-thing-ever-could-happened-936597

Updated On: 10/15/16 at 10:46 AM

It is a great review of what I am sure will be a great documentary. I look forward to seeing it in the near future.

I'm so dying to see this. Hope a wide release or on demand isn't far away. The trailer made me shed a tear. Looks like a thrilling and important theatre documentary.

Hi Neon, I know it's not exclusive to members...was just thinking about joining anyway because it seems like a cool thing to do. Even though I've lived in New York my whole life, I haven't really KNOWN it till recently. And, to quote Zootopia, "I wanna try everything" Lol.

This was a wonderful film! I can't recommend it enough. The footage that was filmed for the unproduced 1981 TV documentary was priceless. I'd love to see more footage of the original production. Has anyone watched the recording at the Lincoln Center Library? There's a note that it's in poor quality. Is it watchable?

I saw this on friday night an echo what everyone has said. It's an emotional, funny and touching journey. Was a nice touch to see Bernadette Peters and Lonny Price introduce the film on Friday (I got sold out of the Q&A following the earlier screening).

The vintage documentary footage is absolutely fascinating. I think it's one of the best documentaries about theater since Every Little Step.

There are so many wonderful moments. Lonny's story about Sondheim's birthday present was one of my favorites and if you aren't a puddle of tears by the time they'e reunited on the original stage at the end, you need to check your pulse. It's a wonderful documentary and one of my favorite films I've seen this year.

I want to see it. I hope it shows up on cable or in smaller cities. If anybody hears anything, please post!

We caught this yesterday at the Laemmle in LA, although sadly not at the show that had the Q & A.

In a word, this doc is SUPERB. Nearly everything a Sondheimaniac could want-- incredible footage we've never seen before, up close and personal interviews with nearly every key cast member, chilling shots of Hal Prince and Sondheim all gleefully making choices that you as an audience member know will bite them in the ass down the road. Especially great to focus on the 3 leads before during and long after the show itself was in rehearsal and performance. The post mortem goes into great depth about what went wrong and where all those participants are today.

A couple of gaps I wish we'd seen filled in: An explanation from either Sondheim or Prince on why the partnership broke apart so decisively following Merrily. An interview with the costume designer to give us an idea of the how those horrific sweatshirts came into being. A post mortem with Jim Weisenbach to learn where his career ended up following his devastating firing.

I loved how much emotion this movie could inspire in all of us who watched-- there were unanimous cheers and sobs at all the right spots-- you just knew nearly every one in the house yesterday was an avid reader of BWW!

I see it's playing in Wilmington, DE, and Asheville, NC. C'mon people, we need some Merrily love for the nation's capital!

I hope this is pushed for Oscar consideration. I thought it was amazing and who ever knew they had all of that original footage?! When I started watching the piece, I thought they were using clever reenactments...only to realize that, no, this was the real thing.

Funny, beautiful, poignant and heartbreaking. This was so much better than I ever thought it could've been. So glad to have seen it...

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Agreed...having just seen the Michael Arden production; my sixth MERRILY.

^^^^ Agreed!

Saw the doc last night at IFC and absolutely loved it! I saw the Live Stream in theaters version of Merrily a few years ago, so it was nice to have this documentary is a companion piece in a way.