We loved it. How could you not? A sentimental story line with Shakespearean comedy overtones about lovers whose identities are hidden from each other, likable characters whose failings and weaknesses are forgivable, great choreography (especially in the bravura nightclub scenes), great acting and singing (Brooks Ashmanskas -- he's so frantic you think he's going to collapse on stage, and yet he always holds holds back just enough to be in confidently in control).
A big crowd on Saturday night, probably the biggest we've seen all year.
Do you have to like and love the characters -- even the characters who embody evil -- for it to be good theater? Is that what it takes to fill theaters?
There's not a lot of like and love in modern plays. Is it enough to simply recognize and empathize with the alienation, disorientation, and amoral vagueness we see in so many plays? It's certainly not enough to make you love the play, and want to see it again.
And of course, the playwright has to write a good play to begin with.
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