“Unorthodox” a 4 part series “Best Worst Thing” a documentary both on Netflix---reviews


You are never too old to learn and though I am Jewish I knew very little about the Hasidic Jewish culture and “Unorthodox” opened my eyes to a lot at the same time offering a story that will hold your interest from the opening scene to the last. It is told in 4 episodes each about 55 minutes.


Israeli actress Shira Haas is mesmerizing as a 17 year old girl in an arranged marriage who after a year wants to break free of the life she is forced to live. I highly recommend this series.


The full title of this documentary is “Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened” and is about producer-director Harold Prince and composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim who, after having such hits as “Sweeney Todd”, “Company”, “Follies” and “A Little Night Music”, wake up to some of the worst reviews of their life when “Merrily We Roll Along” opens on Broadway.


Due to the discovery of footage from the rehearsals of that production we meet and hear from the 2 men and the young people who auditioned and played the original roles back then and are talking now about how they dealt with failure.


Recommended for anyone who has had failure in their life and those starting out on their journey now.