Merrily is, for me, a show with a good score. I've seen several productions, and despite the talent involved the show, for me, never works. I think Sondheim lovers want it to work so bad that every time there's a new go at it they say "THIS is the one that works!" Until the next one, then they say, THIS is the one that works! But, as many have pointed out, the majority of the show is extremely negative, never more so than act one, which is, of course, the end rather than the beginning.
