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This edition: "Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened"


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Episode Details

Original tape date: November 18, 2016. First aired: January 14, 2017.

Lonny Price and Abigail Pogrebin, original cast members of Stephen Sondheim’s ”Merrily We Roll Along,” discuss Price's new documentary ”Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened,” about the young people who appeared in that unsuccessful 1981 Sondheim/Hal Prince musical, and what has happened to their lives since then.

Guest List

Jesse Green Guest Co-Host, New York Magazine

Abigail Pogrebin Actress, “Merrily We Roll Along”

Lonny Price Director; Actor, “Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened”

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  • Theater Talk is a series devoted to the world of the stage. It began on New York television in 1993 and is hosted by series Executive Producer Susan Haskins-Doloff along with a revolving team of guest hosts, including: Adam Feldman, Jesse Green, Donna Hanover, Warren Leight, Michael Musto, Jan Simpson, Elisabeth Vincentelli and Jason Zinoman

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