After the school production of "Merrily We Roll Along" opens, Father Leviatch dejectedly laments that the audience "didn't get it." While this is part of Father Leviatch's storyline (it develops that he is clinically depressed), it is also a reference to the initial reception of the show's professional productions. "Merrily We Roll Along" is now considered a classic of American musical theater and the source of several of Stephen Sondheim's most beloved songs (including "Old Friends" and "Not a Day Goes By") The original Broadway production was ravaged by critics. In the New York Times, Frank Rich called the show "a shambles" and a waste of Sondheim's talent. It closed after only sixteen performances.

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