Together, they had teamed up to deliverCompany,Follies, andA Little Night Music.
Two pretty good runs, those.
Just prior to embarking onMerrily, theyd created the masterpieceSweeney Todd.
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Of course, in the theater, theres no such thing.
Price, the director of this documentary, was one of the three young leads ofMerrilyback in 1981.
These interviews are both funny and rueful.
For many of them, their Broadway careers began and ended withMerrilys notorious flop.
It felt like family, like home.
As Alexander says, I was such a lonely kid until I got onstage.
For some, the shows failure still stings enough after 35 years to prompt tears.
And, on that score, its a triumph.A-
